SARASOTA REIA ‘FIRST THURSDAY INVESTOR WORKSHOP’
May 7, 2026
FREE – ALL ARE WELCOME
Is elevating your home a viable option? An in-depth look at bringing properties into FEMA compliance, enhance property value, and expand livable square footage by elevating your home
Roger Smith | CEO & Founder, Fortified Home Elevations
Coastal Florida homeowners face a unique challenge — protect what they’ve built or risk losing it entirely. I built Fortified Home Elevations to solve that problem with precision, integrity, and a level of craftsmanship the Gulf Coast deserves.
With deep roots in construction management and a specialized command of structural elevation, I lead every project with a contractor’s eye for detail and an engineer’s understanding of what it takes to make a home truly resilient. From initial property assessment and FEMA flood zone analysis to foundation system selection — whether masonry lifts, wood-frame elevations, pier-and-beam conversions, or push pier and helical pier systems — I stay involved at every phase because the stakes are too high to delegate what matters most.
At Fortified Home Elevations (FortifiedHomeElevations.com), we operate as a boutique firm by design. We take on a selective number of projects each year so that every client receives our full attention, expert coordination, and a finished product built to last generations. Our work doesn’t just bring homes into FEMA compliance — it enhances property value, expands livable square footage, and helps keep Florida’s coastal communities viable for the long term.
If you’re a homeowner, real estate professional, or insurance specialist on the Gulf Coast navigating flood mitigation decisions, I’d welcome the conversation.
📍 Serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Lee & Collier Counties
🌐 FortifiedHomeElevations.com
Roger Smith
941-957-9579
6pm Thursday May 7, 2026
MALONEY FUNERAL HOME
(TURN AT SHERWIN WILLIAMS)
2401 CATTLEMEN ROAD
SARASOTA, FL 34232
Special thanks to owner Dean Maloney for hosting us. Questions? Call Ed Taylor # 941.315.8050
ATTENTION! WE WILL NO LONGER BE SHARING THE FIRST THURSDAY EVENT VIA ZOOM
