Investment Real Estate LLC (IRE), a property-management and consulting firm serving the self-storage industry, has hired John Nicolson as senior financial analyst. Nicolson will provide the brokerage team with financial analyses and self-storage property valuations. He’ll also prepare market and feasibility analyses, support the development of proposals and offer memorandums, and create and maintain financial models. Finally, he’ll conduct detailed transaction underwriting for investors, owners and lenders, which will include development planning, growth projections, seven-year pro forma forecasting, expense modeling and return calculations, according to a press release.
Nicolson has a background in analysis and more than 10 years of experience in cash-flow forecasting, maximizing and protection. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University, where his coursework centered on statistics and economics. He’s working toward a Master of Business Administration at Johns Hopkins University.
“I am very excited to be a part of the team! It is great to be part of a team comprised of highly skilled professionals pushing toward a common goal. I feel the future of IRE is very bright,” Nicolson said.
“The addition of John to our growing brokerage team is an exciting hire for our company. He gives our brokerage team the ability to provide our buyers and sellers with financial and investment analysis that most brokerage firms simply can’t match,” said Kevin Bledsoe, vice president of brokerage. “John is a bright and talented individual, and I know that our buyers and sellers will be happy to have his financial insight added to the properties that we represent.”
Since its inception in 1998, IRE has provided brokerage, construction, development and management services to self-storage owners and investors.
