One of the first things I learned in my professional career, which is arguably one of the most important life lessons of all, is to do what you say you are going to do. If you follow through with the commitments you make to your family, friends and clients then success with all is virtually guaranteed. Today, as the oldest of four brothers, the father of four wonderful children and as one of the founders of Fortis Net Lease, this very simple life lesson guides everything I do. Having earned numerous, national sales awards in my earliest years at the largest investment brokerage house in the nation I was blessed with an unexpected level of success. The lessons I learned from those early da

As a Senior Director at Fortis Net Lease, I specialize in the disposition and acquisition of net lease real estate. With laser focus on my clients, I aim to make every client feel as if there is no one else. I have concentrated on Net Lease retail, both single, and multi-tenant.Prior to joining the Fortis family, I was a successful banker, working at national and super regional banks. Through the commitment, 100% availability and full service experience I offered my clients, I became one of Michigan’s top loan originators. This financial experience has been instrumental in my success in CRE. I understand both the lending and real estate markets, which allows me to assist clients throughout t

January 18th, 2008 was my first day working in Commercial Real Estate. I still remember arriving early that morning, and receiving a phone call from my father. “Never change who you are” he said, knowing how nervous I was in trying to follow my brother, Robert, into Investment property sales at Marcus & Millichap. I had to make this work, I cannot fail, I thought to myself. After a one and a half decades of ups and downs, listings and closings, and seemingly endless negotiations, a lesson I learned many years prior while working on a local farm during high school and college summers, still rings true: nothing beats hard work. My nearly $2 Billion in Net Leased Property sales is a test