ABOUT The Birds

Managing Home With Care Since 2008

Residential real estate management was ready for a change in 2008. Nest DC owner and founder, lisa wise brought that change to the District. And the first bird took flight.  In the shape of a quail.

Nest had a simple model from the start. Take great care of property, great care of residents and build stronger, happier and more robust communities. Care the most. Do the work with an eye toward justice.

It worked.

Today Nest is Washington’s well-known management firm caring for residents, clients and community. Boot strapped from the start, built for impact. Today, Nest cares for homes and residents in every quadrant of the city and close in Maryland communities. 

Our team has expertise in single family homes, condos, multi-family housing, mixed-use property in high-density, urban environments.  We are the only local firm managing Co-Living, an exciting new category of living and housing. 

Nest leadership has over 40 years of combined experience overseeing multi-family management.  As a point of pride, Nest DC is designed to advance justice. We are vocal advocates and practitioners of fair housing policy and housing justice. Nest navigates Federal requirements along side the complexity of the District’s (evolving) housing policy.

Nest puts people and place first.In 2020, lisa founded and launched the birdSEED foundation, a housing justice foundation granting no-strings down payment grants to first-time BIPOC home buyers: building generational wealth. In 2022, birdSEED was named a World-Changing Idea by Fast Company. By the end of 2023, twenty grantees purchased homes.  And yes, we want to add many zeroes to that number:)

Lisa is deeply involved in community.  She was recognized as a “Woman Who Means Business” in 2022 by the Washington Business Journal and a Heroine of Washington by the March of Dimes in 2023.  Lisa has been quoted and featured in The Washington Post, Inc. Forbes, Fast Company, CNN, NPRand more. She is a sought out speaker and advisor. Deeply committed to community, lisa is the immediate past chair and board member of Whitman-Walker Health, and serves on the Board of Directors for the DC Affordable Law Firm.

Nest DC is a Women's Business Enterprise (WBENC) and is 100% women + LGBTQ owned.  And proud of it!