By John Fooks
Texarkana Gazette

With local expertise and global reach, NAI/American Realty, 2603 Texas Blvd., does it all, has it all, says owner/broker Jerry Brewer. Brewer signs all of his emails with  “Where else in the world can I help you with your real estate needs?”  NAI/American can sell you a piece of property in Texarkana, or arrange an exchange of your farm in Texas for a resort in Austria -- with equal ease.  NAI recently opened offices in New Delhi and in Mumbai, India.  ”No one has applied for the NAI license for the Moon, but I expect to be in line." Brewer said, laughing. "We have people who specialize in nothing but apartments, another in nothing but retail leasing, and so on. 

 

NAI represents one of the best real estate success stories in the area. They recently sold Summer Meadows Apartments in Texarkana and The Best Western Motel in Arkadelphia.  "We sold the apartments to investors from California who moved up from a much smaller complex which we sold to them earlier.  " Brewer said. "We also leased to Hobby Lobby and Ross Dress For Less, recently, and exclusively represent the developers of Richmond Pavilion, where Best Buy, Old Navy and the new movie theater are located.  Most of our investment listings are exclusive because Sellers want their property sold—but sold privately and confidentially.” NAI/American currently has Apartments, Motels, Mobile Home Parks, Shopping Centers, Office Buildings, a Bowling Center and Commercial Land in the developing areas of Texarkana.  Most are pre-approved for financing by local or national lenders.  “An exciting trend,” Brewer explained, “is the growth of investment groups, comprised of physicians, accountants, stock brokers, attorneys and people from all walks of life, who spread their risk with several types of properties from income producing to long term commercial land holdings.”  We tailor investment portfolios to the customer’s needs, which range from high cash yield to ZERO income and tax sheltering features.  Sometimes, owners nearing retirement age want to exchange management intensive property like apartments for land or leased properties like a Walgreen’s, which involve little or no management.  Often, owners with large equity in properties want to refinance to raise cash for down payments on additional properties.  People trying to build an estate usually need income properties with high cash returns.  Either way, we try to help and often purchase an interest in the property with our investors and we are available to manage the property for them if needed.” 

NAI/American is the only real estate business in Texarkana that has a national and international commercial real estate network, all in one neat package. With the press of a button, Brewer and other agents with NAI can send a photograph and sales information on a piece of real estate to more than 4,000 commercial real estate brokers throughout -- not only the United States -- but the world. 

“I can’t tell you how excited we are about the new technology at NAI,” Brewer said pointing at his laptop computer, “I can give a multi-state client a password to NAI’s online project tracking website.  He or she can see what NAI agents are doing for them right now anywhere, anytime.”

The client can also give passwords to their attorneys, architects and others who need access to upload or view documents or communications from the NAI/Client Team.   Brewer or another local agent is the client’s single point of contact with NAI.
"That means a lot less phone calls and a drastic reduction in searching for documents which are stored and archived on the NAI servers," Brewer said.

"NAI is in more cities and towns than any other real estate provider in the world," Brewer said. "With approximately 4,000 real estate professionals
working for you in more than 350 offices world-wide, we can deliver the staff, resources and systems to expedite transactions, cut operating expenses and maximize asset values throughout the world." "I think we are the only company that has brought in national anchors like K-Mart, Albertson's, Walgreen's, Tractor Supply, Ross Dress For Less and Hobby Lobby," Brewer said. "Anyone who is interested in getting into an investment group or making a career in real estate should call me.  I always tell young people that more than half of the people you work with in commercial real estate are more intelligent, more interesting and funnier that you are, so why wouldn’t you enjoy working with them.” Brewer said for more information, log onto NAI's web site at www.amreal.com, or the national NAI web site at www.naidirect.com or email Jerry at jerry@amreal.com  Phone 903-691-0941 or 903-793-2666.