Blake Farrar Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

Oversee Texas sales production through agent development and training, deal structure support, intensive agent education initiatives, statewide marketing campaigns, and creating value add opportunities for the agents and the division.

Our team represents buyers and sellers of hunting, recreational and agricultural properties throughout the country. We select team of land specialists whom we believe are the most skilled, honest, and hard-working recreational and agricultural land experts in the country. We utilize an aggressive national, regional, and local advertising program to ensure every single property maximum marketing exposure. Strategized and implemented statewide expansion plan from the ground-up for the parent company and grew the team to service 15 different geographical regions throughout Texas. Managed Texas operations including overall team sales exceeding 40MM, statewide marketing campaigns, and the recruiting, training, and developing of agents throughout the state to help them build their businesses. Balanced statewide management and growth activities while exceeding personal territory sales goals. Developed innovative agent education and training tools to ensure industry leading technology and information was available to all agents to promote increased productivity and build corporate value.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Commercial Real Estate AnalystAnalyzed financial performance of seasoned commercial real estate loans across the nation to establish level of cash flow risk for bank reserves. Responsible for establishing risk rating of 30 loans in the portfolio per month and became top producer in all of portfolio management within six months of initial training. Assisted in high level planning and organizational strategy as department switched processes for risk rating and planned for future expansion. Collaborated with key relationship group to complete loan reviews for large aggregate balance borrowers. One of two selected from portfolio management to lead strategic team to assist in high priority reviews due to exposure and experience across all property types.

Strategically gathered and organized data directly for use in large regression analyses which were used for class action lawsuits of environmental contamination as they pertain to real property valuation. Traveled to contaminated area and collaborated with local appraisers to develop accurate classification of data.

Aided chief broker in negotiation, purchase, renovation, and property management of a fifteen story office building known for its rich history in Tyler, Tx. Worked directly with investor and tenants to oversee a seamless ownership transition period and plan for future renovation and lease-up. Provided technological assistance for financial analysis, marketing, and other active listings.

Mre, Mgmt, Real Estate

Mre, Real Estate

Activities and Societies: Aggie Real Estate Network, MRE president, MRE intramural chair

Management, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations