Investor launches Greeley real estate buying spree A Texas native with Colorado ties has embarked on a real estate buying spree in Greeley, snapping up dozens of properties over the past couple of years. Chris Flaherty, 29, owner of Blue Oak Properties LLC and Rockport Properties LLC, has spent an estimated $20 million on the properties, most of which were acquired under the Blue Oak umbrella. The latest acquisition occurred Friday, when Blue Oak purchased the Bear’s Den Apartments at 1609-1617 10th Ave. for $2.2 million. Blue Oak Properties LLC is co-located with one of Flaherty’s bookkeepers and property managers at 1808 Boise Ave. in Loveland. Flaherty acquired his first local property in April 2019, snapping up 10 single-family properties in Greeley, Evans and Weld County. Some of the properties initially were purchased by Flaherty and subsequently transferred to Blue Oak once the limited-liability company was formed.