Richard is a seasoned real estate broker with over 27 years of experience in the marketing and negotiating of commercial real estate transactions. Richard has closed over $2 Billion in commercial transactions, which has consisted of more than $1.5 Billion in hospitality and gaming transactions.During his career, Richard has worked extensively with key hospitality executives and principals to assist them with the marketing and sales of their assets and has negotiated hundreds of successful transactions on behalf of his clients. Richard has represented the full spectrum of hospitality owners, including hospitality REITS, public hotel companies, gaming companies, insurance companies, hotel management companies, offshore investors, and multiple-to-single asset owners. His experience covers resorts, full service hotels, boutique hotels, select service hotels, limited service hotels, casinos, development projects, and leasehold transactions. He also has expertise in negotiating franchise and hotel management contracts for his clients.Prior to his real estate brokerage career, Richard worked in the construction industry using his Civil and Heavy Construction Engineering Degree from Arizona State University to build hotels and other commercial buildings in the major New York Metropolitan Area.Richard currently owns and operates several hospitality assets in San Francisco and has developed, renovated, and re-positioned hotels in his career. Mr. Ehmer also acts as an Expert Witness in Hospitality related Civil and Bankruptcy court cases. He has participated as a panelist at Hotel Conferences and is frequently interviewed in Hospitality publications. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Hotel Brokers International.Specialties: Negotiating Real Estate TransactionsRepresenting Hotel Owners in the Acquisition and Disposition of Hotel AssetsDeveloping Hotel AssetsRe-positioning Hotel AssetsNegotiating Hotel Management and Franchise Agreements