Investing by Design

09/17/2026

Last year, I spent months refusing to buy myself a $16 kettle.

Money felt uncertain, and somehow I decided making my morning a little bit better was irresponsible.

Eventually, I bought the f*cking kettle.

It didn’t change my life.

It just made my morning better.

Turns out, not every investment needs to be big.

Sometimes you just need to make Tuesday 5% better.

09/14/2026

Not everything needs to be torn down.

This house had good bones, it just needed us to see them differently.

We kept the fireplace, reimagined the space around it, and let something that was already there become the anchor of the new design.

I’ve always believed the best transformations start by figuring out what’s worth keeping.

Turns out, that applies to more than houses.

02/04/2025

11/28/2023

On November 2, 2023, Rise Up Residential had the incredible opportunity to partner with other local non-profits for the common goal of supporting each other and aligning towards a common goal in San Diego to raise money to help make a difference in our local communities'.

It was also the event where we got to announce our current grant award of $968,000 from The Regional Task Force on Homelessness for the acquisition of our newest affordable housing project in San Diego County.

HUGE shout out and thank you to everyone that made this incredible evening possible. And another HUGE shout out to all of the sponsors for the gifts and donations for the silent auction and giving tree, and another big thank you to those of you that showed up and supported and donated and made this evening such a success.

Cheers to my amazing co-founder and business partner Amanda Chambers Noeldechen for riding this crazy roller coaster with me. And to the staff at Rise Up Residential and all our amazing volunteers for your tireless work to bring more affordable housing and services to those most vulnerable in San Diego County. The work we do now will last decades to come.

We build homes that build up people.

We raised funds for six of our non-profit members in our first annual Playing It Forward Gala. Hosted at our beautiful headquarters, Ventur X-Scripps Ranch, ...

09/18/2023

Calling all investors and real estate agents! Need help crushing those Monday goals? Let us do the heavy lifting!

Investing by Design offers help with acquisitions, underwriting and deal structuring. And our amazing staff of designers and project managers are here to help with everything from initial property walks, budgeting, permitting, design and layout changes and of course project management from beginning to end.

We’re your turn key service provider for real estate investments and development in San Diego County.

Contact us today for a discovery call to learn how we we can help from A to Z!

05/09/2023

It’s not everyday you get to hang certificates of recognition on the wall from the Assembly and Senate. Congrats Team ! Keep up the amazing work!

04/26/2023

Humble Brag:
Here’s the full video from the event yesterday where we won innovator of the year for our work on sustainable affordable housing. My business partner Amanda Chambers Noeldechen absolutely killed it.

Still can’t believe we won. It’s a true honor to be recognized for what started as a passion project of ours. Cheers to the long nights, endless stress and betting both our own nest eggs and our families livelihoods on blind faith.

Also I’d be remiss if I didn’t give a HUGE shout out to all employees, volunteers, affiliates and friends that have helped us along the way. Buckle up ladies…. We’re just getting started.

Whatch video here:

The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce 2023 CBAD Award for Innovator of the Year in Carlsbad, California went to Investing by Design. Congratulations to Investing ...

04/25/2023

I would like to congratulate our partners Melissa Meza & Amanda Chambers Noeldechenfor winning an incredible award through the Chamber of Commerce. This award is for INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR, and is for their work alongside our non-profit Rise Up Residential. These amazing women are blazing a path to truly being able to solve the housing and homelessness crisis here in San Diego (and eventually across the US). Please take a moment to congratulate them and all the staff here for their unwavering and constant work to make this world a better place. Thank you ladies! And congratulations again. What an amazing opportunity and experience. We are all so grateful for your mentorship, leadership and most importantly, friendship.
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04/18/2023

This spring and summer we are embracing the kitchen colors🏡

04/13/2023

After a hack and a deletion I’ve given up and am starting over. I had over 25k followers I grew over 10 years. But instead of crying over what was lost, I’m moving on and creating a new account with new content, pics and sharing my journey. Please give me a follow on IG and share to help me achieve my goal of 10k followers by summer. My new account to follow is: ❤️