Shailesh Shah serves as a senior advisor for Sperry Van
Ness/Small-Shah Commercial Advisors specializing in the sale of
hotel/motel and convenience stores in the Virginia and North Carolina
market. Shah has seven years of commercial real estate experience.
Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, Shah was a sales associate with
Advantis Commercial Real Estate Company focusing on hospitality
properties and C-store gas station sales and sites. He also worked as a
sales person for Century 21 First Colony selling residential real estate for
three years.
As an active advisor, Shah is a member of the Certified Commercial
Investment Member (CCIM). As such, he is a candidate for the
prestigious CCIM designation. He is also a member of the Hotel Brokers
International and a candidate for the organization’s Certified Hotel Broker
designation. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors
holding the GRI designation; the National Association of C-stores; and
the Asian Indian Hotel Owner Association. Shah was awarded a bronze
medal for his sales performance in 2001 from the Hampton Roads
Realtors Association.
Shah earned a Bachelor of Science in physics and math from Gujarat
University, India.
With a love of photography, Shah served as a photographer for royal
families of India. He came to the U.S. in 1995 with little pocket money
and purchased a grocery store.
