— FOUNDING PARTNER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMERCIAL LENDING
Ruy Rodriguez
I came here with nothing but the belief that this place could become home. It did. Now I help others plant their roots here too.
Ruy Rodriguez is a Founding Partner and Managing Director of Commercial Lending at Homegrown Capital Group. He was five when his family came from Cuba to South Florida with little more than hope and the belief that hard work could create a better future—a perspective that still shapes how he approaches business and opportunity.
Long before he arranged his first loan, he was a real estate investor. For more than 15 years, he has acquired and repositioned distressed properties across South Florida, learning firsthand how to identify opportunities, secure financing, and create value. That experience now informs how he structures acquisitions, construction, bridge loans, refinances, and other commercial real estate financings for investors, developers, and business owners.
Active investing also built deep relationships across South Florida's real estate and lending community—connections that go well beyond a typical broker-lender dynamic. Having sat on both sides of the table, he understands what borrowers need and what lenders require.
