Mike Lane

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Real Estate * Client Relations * Business Development * Team Building * Project Management

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE I started in the real estate business in the Century 21 system in 1988 mainly selling single-family homes, later starting my own company and selling it as an ongoing business which still exists today. I also worked as a commercial manager for Century 21 in Columbus. For the past 6 years I’ve specialized in commercial real estate where I established a niche in Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. Lately I’ve also added the Charitable Remainder Trust as a tool to help clients KEEP their wealth after having built their wealth using exhanges. I counsel all of my clients completely so that I understand their true motivations, wants, and needs from their real estate position at any given time. I travel throughout the midwest region and across the nation going to “marketing sessions” to help clients exchange property and to learn about opportunities in other areas. Being a licensed Broker in the state of Ohio does not mean that my business is limited to Ohio. I have represented Buyers, Sellers, Landlords, Tenants, and acted as a “broker’s broker” in numerous transactions.EDUCATION & TRAINING: I graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1981, and The Ohio State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. I majored in Marketing, Transportation & Logistics, and Real Estate & Urban Analysis. I have completed all of the courses for the CCIM designation along with many other commercial real estate courses in exchanging and investment strategy.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS -Columbus, Ohio, and National associations of Realtors -National Council of Exchangors (Equity Marketing Specialist Designation) -Former President of the Ohio Commercial Realtors Exchange Association (OCREA) and the Columbus Real Estate Exchangors (CREE). -Member of exchange groups in Dayton and Cleveland. -Candidate for the CCIM designation.OTHER I have been in the real estate business primarily since 1988 and have also worked in the trucking industry, clothing business, and as a campaign manager doing fundraising for churches and non-profit organizations. I have a broad range of professional expertise and personal life experiences which will help me help you in most any real estate situation.