Meet the Argus South Central Brokers

Bill Barnhill, CCIM
Omega Properties, Inc.
150 Government Street, 1003A
Mobile, AL 36602
251-432-1287 (phone)
888-801-4534 (toll free)
251-433-3470 (fax)
e-mail Bill
www.omegapropertiesinc.com

Meet Bill Barnhill

C. William Barnhill, CCIM, PhD, has been in the Commercial Real Estate Business over 30 years.  He has been actively involved as owner and broker in the self storage business for 13 years.  As President and owner of Omega Properties, Inc., Mr. Barnhill has been an active broker, developer, consultant and manager of self storage properties.  He has brokered over $100 million in self storage transactions.  Omega Properties, Inc. was formed in 1979 as a Commercial Investment Real Estate firm.  The company has been active in site selection, land development and particularly self storage.  Mr. Barnhill owns and operates six self storage facilities in Alabama.

Stuart LaGroue
Associate Broker in Alabama & Mississippi
Licensed Salesperson in Florida
251-433-0251(phone)
251-433-0258(fax)
e-mail Stuart
www.omegapropertiesinc.com

Meet Stuart LaGroue

Stuart LaGroue has been involved in Commercial Real Estate and specializing in self storage brokerage since 2004.  He has been involved in the brokerage of over $30 million in transactions in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.  Currently, Stuart serves as a board member of the Alabama Self Storage Association (ALSSA).  In 2009, he served as President of ALSSA and for the two years prior to that he served as Treasurer.  Stuart earned his Bachelor's of Science from Auburn University and is currently a CCIM candidate.

Shannon Barnhill Barnes
251-432-1287 (phone)
251-433-3470 (fax)
e-mail Shannon
www.omegapropertiesinc.com


Argus Territory:
Alabama, Mississippi  (Also covers Southeast Region: Florida Panhandle)

Meet Shannon Barnes

Shannon Barnhill Barnes has been in Commercial Real Estate since 2005.  Along with specializing in self storage, she also manages 6 self storage facilities locally in Mobile, AL.  Shannon is currently a CCIM Candidate and is working toward her designation.  Shannon is licensed in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.  She earned her Bachelors of Science from the University of Alabama.

Argus Territory:
Tennessee

Mack Browder has been a real estate affiliate broker since 1985 after over 15 years in public accounting as a CPA including a stint with one of the Big 4 International accounting firms.  His broad experience with Crye-Leike Commercial includes transactions in industrial, multi-family, office, retail and land and he has been recognized by the Memphis realtor association as a top producer.  He has served as President of the Tennessee Society of CPAs, (CPA license now inactive) as a member of the Memphis & Shelby County Industrial Development Corporation and as a trustee of the Memphis & Shelby County Public Library and Information Center.  He has represented numerous owners of private operating companies in the sale of their business.  Mack represents the Argus Self Storage Sales Network in the state of Tennessee.

Argus Territory:
South & Central Texas

William H. Brownfield, CRE, CCIM, is the managing director of acquisitions for Means Knaus Partners and directs acquisitions and dispositions, manages the investment process and oversees client real estate investments. His transaction activities exceed 5 million square feet valued at almost $1 billion.  Since 1978, Mr. Brownfield has been responsible for more than 28 million square feet of properties representing 22 U.S. markets, including every major city in Texas.

Mr. Brownfield has several professional affiliations and designations. He is presently an active Texas real estate broker, a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), and a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Mr. Brownfield served as 2005 Chairman of the CRE Houston Gulf Coast Chapter and is a past Board member of both the Houston CCIM Chapter and the Houston IREM Chapter. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Southwest Missouri State University.

Argus Territory:
Arkansas (Also covers North Central Region: Kansas and Western Missouri)

Larry Goldman, CCIM has been active as a commercial and investment real estate broker in the Kansas City market for more than 12 years. Larry has represented both buyers as well as sellers in the sale of office, retail and investment properties.  Larry represents Argus in Western Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas.

Argus Territory:
Oklahoma

Jared Jones has been with Bauer & Associates, Inc. in Tulsa, OK since 2007 and he specializes in self storage brokerage, office and retail leasing and sales, and investment property brokerage.  Jared earned a Marketing degree and MBA from Pittsburg State University and he is also a CCIM candidate.  He serves on the Office Advisory Board for the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors and is an active participant in the RCA Commercial Alliance and RCA Education committees.  Jared also serves as President of the Oklahoma Self Storage Association and has played an active role in the founding of the organization.

Meet Richard Minker

Richard D. Minker, CCIM is CEO of MINKERTrahant & Associates. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.  Richard has been involved in the commercial real estate industry since 1980 and has worked with such nationally known companies as DynCorp International, Tyson Foods, 20th Century Fox Television and Federal Express.  Richard has been recognized by the Society of Commercial Realtors for the Charles D. Tandy Realtor of the year in 2005.  The Texas Association of Realtors presented him with the William C. Jennings award for the Commercial Real Estate transaction of the year for the State of Texas in 2005.

Tyler Trahant
MINKERTrahant & Associates
817-335-5600 (phone)
817-335-9203 (fax)
e-mail Tyler
www.minkertrahant.com

Argus Territory:
North Texas

Meet Tyler Trahant

Tyler Trahant became President of MINKERTRAHANT & Associates in January 2009, after joining the firm as a Broker/Associate in 1998.  Tyler specializes in office and industrial leasing and sales as well as self storage brokerage.  Tyler holds a BBA in International Marketing from Texas Christian University and is currently a candidate for the prestigious CCIM Real Estate designation. He is an active member of the Society of Commercial Realtors where he serves on the Board of Governors.  Tyler has been selected as a Fort Worth Business Press 2002 - 40 Under 40 Award Recipient, 2005 Leadership Fort Worth class and he also serves on the board of directors of local civic organizations Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Women's Center of Fort Worth.

Jack Stumpf & Jon Cerruti
Jack Stumpf & Associates, Inc.
1700 Central Blvd.
Harvey, LA 70058
504-366-6800 (phone)
504-366-6836 (fax)
email Jack & Jon

Argus Territory:
Louisiana

Jack Stumpf & Associates has been serving the public as a commercial brokerage for over 25 years.  The company has been a contributor to the Louisiana Market helping businesses attain property and developing major thoroughfares.   Jack Stumpf has been in the real estate business for over 40 years as a broker and investor, including construction of self storage facilities.  Jon Cerruti graduated from the University of New Orleans and has been growing with the company for 5 years.  Jack Stumpf & Associates strives to attain the same goal today as it did when it first opened its doors in 1981 – Service-Service-Service.