Testimonials
Leith Swanson
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Prime Net Realty Advisors
Mr. Swanson has served in an advisory capacity for commercial real estate transactions for over thirty years. Prior to forming Prime Net Realty Advisors in 1995, he spent nine years with two of the largest investment brokerage companies in the United States and received numerous listing and selling agent honors. Mr. Swanson is a graduate of the "Thunderbird School of Global Management”, located in Glendale, Arizona. He has lived overseas for nine years in Western Europe and the Middle East, and has on-site business negotiation and representation experience in 31 countries worldwide.
Roger Stern
Partner - Chevy Chase, Maryland
After graduating Columbia College and Law School, Roger practiced law in New York City for thirty years, specializing in negotiating and closing complex real estate transactions. For over a decade, he purchased, managed and sold commercial, office and industrial real estate. Purchases were made of roughly 300 properties, mostly free-standing commercial buildings leased by major companies on a long-term basis, including well over 100 leased to Wal-Mart and acquired in the 1980’s directly from the company. Roger negotiated the deal points of bond-net leases with Wal-Mart, primarily with David Glass (mostly before he rose to CEO), and also with other companies, including A & P, Ames, General Cinema, Toys "R" Us and Winn-Dixie. In the late 80’s, he bought Wal-Mart stores from CalPERS and from MetLife. The bulk of his acquisitions were net-leased properties with considerable appreciation potential. Currently, together with Leith, he devotes most of his time to assisting institutions and substantial persons, who seek to acquire properties suitable for investment and exchange.