
Real estate investment firm focused on boutique hotels and short-term alternative living solutions.
Encore Investments focuses on value-add strategies in the boutique hotel and short-term rental alternative living solutions markets. We bring design, construction and operational improvement expertise and tailor our strategy to each investment opportunity.
Our approach is holistic, focusing on both macro and micro market trends in the real estate space. We’ve partner with Somers Capital a successful boutique hotel investment firm based out of California with over 15 properties and a successful track record of providing double digit returns to investors at exit.
Our investment strategy is simple and effective. Invest in yourself with Encore Investments and develop a strong boutique hotel and alternative living short term rental portfolio with tax benefits and short-term returns.

Founder & CEO, Joe Payseno brings years of experience in the residential real estate space. Founder of a successful general contracting firm in the Pacific Northwest, Joe has a successful track record of buying and remodeling single family and multi-family properties. A graduate of Oregon State University with an engineering and business degree, he brings critical thinking and real-life remodeling experience to the boutique hotel market.

Co-Founder and CTO, Alex Marin-Serghie brings years of experience in the industrial and residential construction industry. Founder of a residential architectural firm in the Pacific Northwest, he’s worked on remodeling and alternative living solution designs with a focus on sustainable THOW and modular homes. Passionate about design and technology, he’s actively developing streamlined asset analysis tools for the boutique hotel space.