Reliant
Commercial is a real estate brokerage firm
focused on land and general brokerage of commercial
real estate in the Houston metropolitan area.
Our clients have benefited
from our professional services backed by experience
and expertise. Between the founding principals, Tom
Bell and Steve Jarnigan,
there is over 40 years of real estate experience.
A review of our client list will display many
leaders in their respective industries. Reliant
Commercial has been serving most of these clients
for several years in numerous transactions.
Steve Jarnigan - Texas
Real Estate Broker, Licensed by the Texas Real
Estate Commission
Steve
Jarnigan specializes in land brokerage in the North,
West and Southwest portions of Houston and Harris County.
For over 30 years his many clients have benefited from
his extensive experience, professionalism and hard work
ethic. The skills he brings to bear on his client’s
behalf include: marketing of raw and improved land; identification
and evaluation of land intended for investment syndication;
coordination of acquisition due diligence; land use analysis
and planning; and working with engineers to solve the
myriad of issues associated with land development.
- Over
30 years in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry
- Completed
over $85 million in land transaction value over
the last 6 years
- 68
land transactions totaling over 968 acres since
1995
- Helped
form property owner’s association to assemble
80-acre land tract near CBD-Houston. The gross
value in excess of $30 million
- Provided
consulting services to overseas-based company regarding
sale and disposition of real estate based assets
in Houston area market.
Steve
has completed numerous and diverse consulting, sale
and purchase land transactions which have required
he work closely with executives of Fortune 100 companies,
REITs, developers and private owners. Representative
transactions include: the parceling out of large
land tracts for “big box” retailers,
pad retail users and multi-family developers. Over
the last six years he has completed 68 transactions
on 968 acres with a total value in excess of $85
million.
A
partial list of firms with whom Steve has worked
includes: McDonald’s Inc., Ford Motor Company,
Suburban Lodge, Best Western, Munday Chevrolet, Century
Air Conditioning, Woodmont Development, Discount
Tire, American General Insurance, Limestone Development,
Spencer Distributing Company, Sun Suites, Redland
Stone, Extended Stay of America, WalMart, Home Depot,
Vision Development, Southwestern Bell, Goose Creek
Independent School District, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Preferred Bank, and Stewart Title.
Steve
earned a BBA from Texas Tech University and is affiliated
with the Urban Land Institute and the Neartown Business
Alliance. Previous business experience includes:
- Top
Producing Broker for McAlister Company Inc, - a
land investment syndicator with a $100 million
portfolio of land
- President
of Metropolitan Development & Real Estate – a
company focused on the development and rehabilitation
of multi-family, retail and office buildings in
the inner-loop area
- Project
Construction Manager for The St. James Corporation – a
25-story, $30 million high-rise condominium project
(a joint venture project with New England Life
Insurance)
- Executive
VP for Space City Development – administered
the commercial brokerage division, developed retail,
office and multi-family projects
- Sales
Manager for Elder & Associates managing 10
residential sales people and support staff.
Tom Bell - Texas Real Estate Salesman,
Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission
Tom S. Bell specializes in the brokerage of land and investment real estate.
He brings a wealth of knowledge to bear on each client’s needs, drawing
from extensive experience in project leasing, and project financing. His training
in finance, economics and strategic planning helps him understand a client’s
industry, current business cycle and how these interact in developing sound business
and investment decisions. Known for his ability to see and seize opportunities
disguised as problems or under-utilized assets, his clients have benefited from
solutions that are often innovative and yet practical.
Tom
has completed numerous and diverse consulting, sales
and lease transactions which have required him to
work closely with executives of Fortune 500 corporations
as well as smaller private companies. Representative
transactions include: Sale values totaled over $40
million for land and approximately $21 million for
the improved properties.
A
native Houstonian, Tom earned an MBA from the University
of Texas and holds cum laude degrees in Economics
and Finance from Southern Methodist University. Previous
business experience includes over five years of retail
leasing with Gerald D. Hines interest and Carlisle
Property Company. Additionally, he has several years
experience in project financing with J.C. Cooper
Inc. and business consulting with Arthur Andersen.
A
partial list of firms with whom Tom has worked includes:
American Standard; Aztec Rental; ; Cash America;
Chicago Title; Denny’s; Cash America and Napa
Automotive Parts; Hertz; Hotels of America, Inc.;
Intown Suites; JP Morgan Chase Bank; The Lionstone
Group, McDonalds Inc.; NAPA Genuine Auto Parts; Petroleum
Wholesale, Picerne Development; Retail Investment
Management Inc.; Schlosser Development; US Franchise
Systems; U.S. Postal Service; Weiner Development;
and Wells Fargo. |
