Max Vollmer

Max Vollmer
Personal information
Full nameMaximillian Volmer
NationalityGerman
Born
Ulm, Germany
EducationUniversity of Oregon
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • Real estate investor
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTrack and field
Events
Decathlon, Heptathlon
College teamOregon Ducks
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDecathlon: 8,022 pts (2022)
Medal record
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 AustinDecathlon (First Team All-American)
Pac-12 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 EugeneDecathlon

Maximilian “Max” Vollmer is a German-born businessman, real estate investor, and former decathlete. As a collegiate athlete, he competed for the University of Oregon's track and field team, winning three consecutive PAC-12 decathlon championships from 2019 to 2021[1][2] and receiving First Team All-American honors in consecutive years.[3] After graduating from the University of Oregon, he founded the real estate firm Vollmer Real Estate Investments and its construction division, Cepheus Homes.[4][5]

Early life and education

Vollmer grew up in Ulm, Germany.[6] As a child, Vollmer was diagnosed with asthma.[4][7]

When he was 16, he moved away from home to train at Germany's Olympic Training Center for track and field.[6]

Vollmer briefly interned at a management consulting firm while still living in Germany.[8]

He eventually received a student visa and immigrated to the United States to attend the University of Oregon and compete for the school's track and field team.[8] He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in business, minoring in economics.[8][6] He was named to the Dean's List several times while in college.[6]

Athletic career

Vollmer participated in the decathlon events at the Junior World and European Championships, winning fourth place at the Junior European Championships.[6] In 2017, he finished in fifth place at the European Athletics U20 Championships, with a personal record of 7,713 points.[9]

In 2019, Vollmer made his collegiate decathlon debut at the Bryan Clay Invitational.[9] He won the decathlon title as a freshman at the PAC-12 Combined Events Championships, finishing with a score of 7,964 points.[1] He went on to win three consecutive PAC-12 decathlon titles from 2019 to 2022, finishing with a score of 7,961 in 2022.[2]

At 2022's Bryan Clay Invitational, Vollmer set a personal best of 8,022, winning the event.[10]

Vollmer was named a First Team All-American for several consecutive years.[3][7] He ranked in the top five in both the decathlon and heptathlon categories for several NCAA seasons.[6]

Business career

Vollmer began his career in the real estate industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he needed a way to generate income that would not violate the terms of his student visa.[4] After learning that real estate wholesaling was considered a passing investment, he began wholesaling by making cold calls to homeowners.[4][5][8][11]

Vollmer founded Vollmer Real Estate Investments on January 7, 2020.[12] The company is based in Tampa Bay and currently focuses on residential developments in the Tampa Heights, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota regions of Florida, specializing in townhome, luxury single-family, and multifamily projects.[5][13][14]

Vollmer founded Cepheus Homes, a construction-focused subsidiary of Vollmer Real Estate Investments and Developments, in 2022.[12] The company focused more on ground-up development than the fix-and-flip model that he initially used.[12] His first development project was in the Sarasota Rosemary District.[12] It comprised 12 townhomes located close to downtown Sarasota.[13] In 2026, Vollmer signed a deal with Plutus Capital Partners in order to receive a $5 million preferred equity investment in Vollmer Real Estate Investments’ Rosemary District development.[4][8][14]

After Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, Vollmer began developing projects on Florida's Gulf Coast, including properties in the Indian Rocks Beach and Redington Beach areas, which were two of the few coastal areas that allowed short-term rentals.[12][13]

Vollmer also founded Vollmer Coaching, a development program that gives aspiring real estate entrepreneurs coaching and job experience in the real estate field.[8][13]

Personal life

He is married to Kaitlin Vollmer, whom he met at the University of Oregon.[7] She is his business partner and the founder of Arvaya Designs, a short-term rental design and management company that works on construction projects with Vollmer's other companies.[5][11][7] The couple has a daughter named Sofia.[4]

He is an advocate for the practice of meditative visualization.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oregon freshman Max Vollmer wins the Pac-12 decathlon, leads a 1-5 finish for Ducks". oregonlive. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  2. 1 2 snoadmin; Marvin, Gabriel (2022-05-15). "Max Vollmer, Alysah Hickey defend their titles in Oregon's second day of Pac-12 Championships". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. 1 2 "Farmer Wraps up Decathlon at Bryan Clay Invitational". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "From $76 to a $125 Million Pipeline: The Journey of Vollmer Real Estate Investments' Max Vollmer". Richest Magazine. 2026-03-12. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "How Max Vollmer, Tampa's Youngest Real Estate Developer, Is Helping Aspiring Real Estate Moguls Reach Their Goals". 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "How Max Vollmer Used Visualization to Become an NCAA All-American and Build a Real Estate Business". FINE Homes and Living. 2026-04-22. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "How Former Athlete Max Vollmer Found His Calling in Real Estate - Broke and Chic". brokeandchic.com. 2026-05-22. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "What Real Estate Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Max Vollmer's Rise - California Business Journal". calbizjournal.com. 2026-04-09. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  9. 1 2 "Freshman Max Vollmer is Oregon". registerguard.com.
  10. ↑ "Oregon's Max Vollmer joins exclusive club with Bryan Clay Invitational decathlon performance". The Register-Guard. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  11. 1 2 "Max Vollmer's $125M Pivot: Scaling a Development Platform". The World Financial Review. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "How Florida's Max Vollmer Found an Opportunity for Coastal Development After Hurricanes Helene and Milton". ORANGE COUNTY’S HOME & REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE. 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Mills, Kaityn (2026-04-16). "Vollmer Real Estate Investments: Adding Housing Layer by Layer in Florida". Considerable. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  14. 1 2 "Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project". Business Observer. 2026-02-04. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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