- EXPERIENCEBUSINESS BROKER, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND COMMERCIAL FINANCING PROFESSIONAL
Licensed Business BrokerBusiness Broker – Green & Co., Sarasota, Florida
2019 - Present
As part of the elite team of Business Brokers at Green & Co., Jim's customers benefit from his 40-years experience, not only in business brokerage but also in commercial real estate, small business consulting and commercial & small business financing. Jim works from the firms Sarasota, FL office, helping business owners across SW Florida sell their businesses or grow via acquisition. He will also assist buyers who are looking to purchase an existing business, perhaps even their first. The main focus at Green & Co. is on delivering to all of their clients the very highest level of service possible.
Central Funding Exchange LLCSmall Business and Commercial Real Estate Financing Consultant
– Present
Jim's specializes in working on financing that a local commercial bank is unable to do. Jim's association with the Central Funding Exchange he is able to help small business owners and commercial real estate borrowers compete and succeed in today’s world with the best financing options available. Jim can help small business owners secure short term working capital loans which can help small businesses immediately with capital and he can assist with all SBA financing programs.
Jim also provides a broad assortment of small balance commercial real estate financing products including highly attractive bridge financing product for property owners who need short term financing that can be completed quickly as well as small balance commercial and multifamily loans.
Jim enjoys his work providing “all things alternative lending” and helping commercial borrowers find the right match and the best loan or financing product. Jim can provide short term, small business loans from $5,000 to $500,000+ that are not so much determined by credit score but rather the strength of the business cash flow.
Commercial Real Estate BrokerLicensed Real Estate Broker in AR, KS, MO & FL
1978 – 2019
Jim currently holds an active Real Estate Brokers License as an independent resident broker in Arkansas, a non-resident broker in Florida, Kansas and Missouri. From 2012 to 2018 Jim was a broker associate with Platinum Commercial in Overland Park, Kansas working with small business owners and investors on small balance commercial real estate investments and tenant representations.
Jim has a broad range of experience in commercial and residential real estate including investment property sales, business brokerage, leasing, commercial property sales, investment analysis, real estate auctions, new homes sales and marketing and real estate development. Jim has had 20 years of experience in the new home industry, as a sales and marketing specialist, sales manager/broker, builder and developer. Since completing his first commercial brokerage transaction in 1980, Jim has gained experience in all commercial property segments including office, retail, industrial, vacant land, senior housing, medical, multifamily business brokerage (such as car washes) and hospitality.
Jim has worked extensively in the real estate auction industry over his career, having graduated from the Missouri Auction School in 1982 and worked with the Resolution Trust Corp. (FDIC) as a Regional Auction Coordinator during the S&L Crisis of the early 1990's. In 2017 Jim served as a Part Time Auction Coordinator for Auction.com ( the nations largest online real estate auction company) in NW Arkansas, handling non-jurisdictional foreclosures in Benton and Washington County.
LifeStyle PropertiesBroker - Owner
– 2012
LifeStyle Properties specialized in the sales and marketing of new home communities across the greater Kansas City area. Jim served as sales and marketing director for dozens new home communities, working with multiple area builders and developers and managing a staff of a dozen real estate professionals.
During his career, Jim has awards many new homes sales awards including acknowledgment for nearly $30 Million in New Home Sales annually and he earned designations and certification from the National Association of Home Builders, including Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP), New Home Marketing Professional (CMP), Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)and Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing (CAASH).
The primary market focus for LifeStyle Properties was maintenance-provided communities as well as communities that were either age-qualified or designed for active adults and busy h professionals and he gained a depth of experience in marketing and selling to that market segment. He developed his first maintenance-provided community in 1993.
Century 21 Heartland RealtyBroker– 2004Century 21 Heartland Realty, under Jim’s leadership grew to become one of the top five Century 21 office’s in the Century 21 Heartland Region as well as the top Century 21 office in the Metro Kansas City area and the State of Kansas. The firm was involved in over $100 million in new home sales as well as substantial activity in resale, relocation and commercial real estate sales, leasing and development during Jim’s time there.
Real Estate & Business ProfessionalOwner/Broker – J.L. Albertson Company, Leawood, KS
1992 – 1996
New home development, sales and marketing firm primarily involved in the completion of Leawood Falls, a 200-home PUD in Leawood, Kansas offering single-family homes as well as maintenance provided townhomes and villas. Coordinated all the development and homes association issues and served as President of a small homebuilding firm.
Commercial Real Estate Broker, Various Organizations.
1978 – 1996
- From the Regional Sales Center in Overland Park, KS served as an employee of the federal government, coordinating the auction sale of thousands of commercial and residential real estate assets from failed Savings and Loan institutions
- Director of Real Estate for a national car wash franchise.
- Site selection consultant for a shopping center developer in San Diego County, CA.
- Director of Brokerage, national commercial real estate syndication firm.
- Broker/Owner of a small commercial real estate brokerage specializing in the marketing of a 1,200 acre mixed use, light industrial/office development in Kansas City, MO.
- Executive V.P. for a boutique commercial real estate brokerage handling sales and leasing for office, retail and industrial properties.
- Real estate auctioneer handling residential auctions over an 8-year period.
- Broker and Sales Manager for one of the first Century 21 franchise brokerage offices in the Kansas City market.
- EDUCATIONALWAYS A HORNET!
Emporia State UniversityBachelor of Science Business Business Administration 1966 - 1970Bachelor of Science Business
Activities: Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity, Union Activities Council, Corky the Hornet Mascot
School NameMissouri Auction School Graduate-1982Completed a full course of instruction in the broad structure of the auction industry with an emphasis on the accelerated method of real estate marketing. Jim continued on to become the Regional Auction Coordinator for the RTC (FDIC) overseeing the marketing of real estate assets from failed financial institutions during the financial crisis of the early 1990's.
- REFERENCESCUSTOMER SERVICE IS OUR MOST VALUABLE PRODUCT!Various Past Clients
Owners of HVAC/Mobile Mechanic/Locksmith
Very down to earth...gets things done...easy to get along with... very responsive!
Gordon GarrettPartner - Frontline DevelopmentI fully recommend Jim Albertson – it is rare to see someone with who brings such enthusiasm and initiative to any project. Our team performance benefited greatly from Jim Albertson’s dedicated work ethic, creative skills, and flexibility of thinking. - LET'S CHATCall or email at your convenience!
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