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Who uses CCIM.com’s Find a
Professional directory? Just about everyone from private investors to corporate
space users, according to CCIM designees. “I love this feature,” says Fred Caminite, CCIM, CPM. “But some CCIMs I’ve contacted are actually
surprised that I found their name in the database.”
Don’t overlook this member
benefit that connects potential clients and industry colleagues with CCIMs
every day.
Streamline Your Search
As the person responsible
for handling the dispositionof real estate assets in other states, I
automatically turn to Find a Professional to identify CCIMs in a particular
geographic region who have the asset-type specialization we need. We’ve disposed of multifamily,
retail, land, medical office, industrial, and even food-processing plants over
the past two years with the help of CCIMs.
Fred Caminite, CCIM, CPM
Cross-Border Contact
In 2007, at the height of
the real estate market, Canadian buyers found my partner, Henry Hagendorf,
CCIM, and me through the CCIM database. They said they wanted to purchase some
properties in the Houston market.I returned the call and, after learning
more about their goals and budget, got to work finding them some good options.Ultimately,
they invited their parents to join them in the purchase of three buildings in
Houston that summer.
Beth Young, CCIM
Big Companies Find Pros
On more than one occasion
I have been contacted by Fortune 500 companies seeking professional assistance
in central Indiana. These big companies might not have a pre-existing relationship with an
expert in the area. Holding the CCIM and SIOR designations serves as a
differentiator if all other factors are equal.
Jeff Castell, CCIM, SIOR
Where CCIMs Connect
Debra Stracke Anderson,
CCIM, SIOR, found me through the Find a Professional database, which we used to
call The Red Book! I helped her with a lease transaction for her client. On
another occasion, aCCIM involved in agricultural real estate investment
trusts 3,000 miles away recommended me to an employee of a company. That was
years ago, and that employee is long gone. But I’m still working as a commercial real estate adviser
to that corporation.
Debra Lee Stevens, CCIM
An Expert in the Area
A young couple from
California contacted me to help them acquire an investment property in
Columbus, Ohio. I was curious about how they had located me, and when I asked
they said they had searched for CCIMs in central Ohio on the CCIM Web site. The
end result? They purchased a property for $1.75 million.
Jerry Hall, CCIM
Brokers Need Help Too
I can usually attribute
seven to 10 deals a year to my CCIM affiliation. For instance, I received a
call from a Kia Motors broker looking for a location in Morristown, Tenn. The
broker said they always try to find a CCIM to help withsite selection,
and, as the only CCIM in the area, I received the assignment. After a short
search, the Kia franchisee bought an old 80,000-square-foot Lowe’s building and converted it
into a dealership. This location became the largest Kia dealership in the
world.
Paul LeBel, CCIM