Ryan Nill’s expertise is in developing Residential Cooperatives and assists clients in understanding and starting cooperatives, maintaining and managing their books and financial systems, and advising on land use and zoning issues.

After leaving the housing co-operatives near the University of Texas, he was the founding Treasurer of the La Reunion Cooperative Apartments, Austin’s first non-student apartment cooperative. Working with other business savvy Co-op experts, they started Key Figures, a worker co-op that provides bookkeeping, financial management, and tax prep services. He was also the Program Manager of the ROC USA Manufactured Housing Cooperatives program in Texas.

Some of Ryan’s Current Clients and Projects are:

• Acting as cooperative consultant, bookkeeper, and Treasurer for HappyLane LCA a Real Estate Investment Cooperative developing a 10 unit Housing Cooperative in Oak Creek Colorado.
• Representing College House Inc. a student housing cooperative in influencing zoning changes that are happening in their neighborhood.
• Working with Texas Rural Cooperative Center and the City of Austin’s Small Business Division providing free coaching for Austinites interested in starting or improving housing cooperatives.
• Redeveloping an ICC Austin co-op into a high-rise cooperative.