The Tidwell Group welcomed Justin Heberling as its newest partner in the firm’s Birmingham, AL office. Heberling’s background includes over 11 years of auditing entities that own affordable housing projects and includes extensive experience working with real estate developers on 70-plus transactions in deal structuring and financial modeling. As part of that experience, he has frequently assisted in the navigation of the many complex government leveraged financing programs. Heberling’s expertise also includes:

  • Helping developers with financial modeling, underwriting and structuring multifamily real estate projects financed with various government programs such as LIHTC, RD, FHA/HUD, HOME, RAD, AHP and CDBG.
  • Reviewing tax credit applications for technical correctness and reasonableness.
  • Assisting developers with syndicator negotiations, due diligence process, closing LIHTC equity and debt transactions including those with multiple sources of financing including FHA, RD and VA funding.

Heberling is a graduate of Samford University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is a licensed CPA in Alabama and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Alabama Society of CPAs. He currently serves as Treasurer and is on the Scholarship Committee of the Alabama Affordable Housing Association, Inc., and is an active member of the Phoenix Club of Birmingham.

The Tidwell Group also announced Joel T. McDowell, CPA as the firm’s Birmingham Office managing partner. McDowellhas been performing in this role as part of the firm’s leadership and will continue in that capacity.

A lead partner in the firm’s leadership council and tax consulting team, Mr. McDowell’s clients include a variety of critical industries, with a major focus on real estate developers and investors in the multi-family real estate markets. He provides professional services within the affordable housing industry including tax planning, project development, investment, cost segregation services, and partnership transactions. He has over 25 years of tax and business experience and is a founding member of Tidwell Group.

McDowell is involved with training and development of firm staff and routinely participates in national and state tax and industry conferences and training meetings. He is active in the Alabama Affordable Housing Association (AAHA), and regularly participates in panel discussions and assisting with state policy decisions for the affordable housing industry. Other associations include NCSHA, AICPA, Georgia and Alabama Societies of CPA’s.