Michael Sims
About Michael Sims
REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE with extensive commercial background; goal-oriented, hands-on senior level experience in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, redevelopment, leasing and sales; demonstrated ability to recruit, train and retain sales, administrative & subcontractors; adept at public speaking, presentations and team leadership; effective personal interaction skills with ability to facilitate negotiations across property owners, municipal governments, lending institutions and judicial courts; expertise in transformation, stabilization and disposition for all classes of investment real estate; measurable accomplishments with multi-family, office, retail, industrial and vacant land for development; proficient in all types of lease & contract negotiation, analysis and administration; initiated and led several real estate related ventures complimentary; best suited for executive level, decision making positions with direct impact to bottom line and market value. ►Owned and operated full service real estate brokerage and management company for Commercial and Residential properties. Directly responsible for the daily management of properties. ►Directly responsible for the management of multiple office and sales staff exceeding 50 licensed salespersons and brokers and administrators/support staff. ►Directed the Acquisition and Redevelopment of multiple commercial properties. ►Successfully completed acquisitions of real and personal property through adverse acquisition techniques including tax sale/tax deeds, auction, sheriff sales, bankruptcy sales and foreclosures. ►Professionally administered the disposition of commercial and residential properties for the United States Bankruptcy Trustee (Northern District, Illinois). ►Qualified as an Expert Witness for matters of real estate opinions and valuation. ►Directly responsible for the reduction of property taxes by administration of petitions to County and State Property Tax Appeal Boards.