Who are the Top 25 Commercial RE brokers in DFW market?
Hello,

I am a first-time industrial RE developer in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. I am actively looking to purchase 4-10 acres of industrial-zoned land in any part of DFW to build office/warehouses. Hence, I am seeking to connect with the top brokers in my market to improve my deal flow.

How do I find out who are the Top 25 CRE brokers in DFW? Alternatively, can you name-drop some of the names here?
[{"id": "j0egfy8", "text": "You can probably search on Costar or D Magazine's Top CRE Brokers list that is updated every year, but off the top of my head I would say:\n\n1) Adam Abushagur - Marcus &amp; Millichap\n2) Nick Fluellen - Marcus &amp; Millichap\n3) John Zikos - Venture Commercial \n4) Ed Bogel - Davidson Bogel\n5) David Davidson Jr. - Davidson Bogel \n6) Mark Allen - GREA\n7) Michael Ytem - Younger Partners \n8) Rich Flaten - CBRE", "replies": [{"id": "j0f4ses", "text": "Costar or D Magazine to find the actual best brokers? Tell me you work at M&amp;M without telling me you work at M&amp;M. OP you\u2019ll need to refine your ask and requirement to hone in on the best broker for your project. And you\u2019ll be competing with over 100 institutional developers. Welcome to DFW and good luck.", "replies": [{"id": "j0f6t9n", "text": "I actually don't work at M&amp;M. I was just trying to give OP a starting point.", "replies": [{"id": "j0f8b5d", "text": "Yeah that was probably a dickhead response on my part. My bad. OP- there are submarkets in Dallas bigger than some cities. This is one of the most active markets in the world. To find your most suitable broker you will need to refine your requirement a bit. Is it office you want? Industrial? Retail? And why? Picking the asset class will help pick the proper sub market and ultimately the most suitable broker. Infill land is a developer warzone. I\u2019d suggest refining what you are envisioning a bit more, then ask the question again.", "replies": [{"id": "j0f8saj", "text": "No worries at all lol. All good.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j0fkfr1", "text": "I believe I have refined my need already \u201c4-10 acres of industrial zoned land to build office warehouses aka light industrial multi tenant small bay warehouses\u201d. How could I get even more specific?", "replies": [{"id": "j0fzgne", "text": "I think you should also specify price per acre you are looking for. Also mention you don't need road frontage and that you can work with slightly weird shape lots (flag lots or triangle lots) or lots with some material defect (power lines, cell phone tower in the middle, etc). You just need the zoning and the acreage since you will be doing multiple individual building and will have flexibility of layout.\n\nThat way if he finds some weird shape lot that has a cell phone tower in it, he thinks of you first. But just saying you want 4 to 10 acres of industrial is too broad in my opinion.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "j0fldfs", "text": "I realize I will be competing with dozens of well established and experienced developers for the attention of these top 1-25 brokers. \n\nSo my strategy is to target the remaining Top 26-75 brokers on the list, who I assume are up and coming, and hence hungrier and receptive to new buyers. Also, I want to establish new relationships with the 30-40 year old broker who will active in the market for another 20-30 years and not the 60 year old top producing broker who might retire in 5 years. \n\nHow do I identify these middle of the pack, up and coming CRE land brokers?", "replies": [{"id": "j0fsmfg", "text": "If you start working with a top broker, they're gonna have a team with them.  If the main guy retires someday the rest of the team will still be there and you can continue your relationship with them.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}, {"id": "j0gk4as", "text": "Call Alex Perry with Biel Partners. He just moved to Midland to open a new office but he can most likely still assist, or make a suggestion for another broker. He\u2019s in his late 20\u2019s and has had more land brokerage success than many of the industry vets. Since 2020 he\u2019s completed over $265MM in land sales and is responsible for over 12 million square feet of speculative and build-to-suit industrial developments. Pretty much all of it was off market.  Land brokerage is a beast of its own. I\u2019d call him as a starting point. He\u2019s young and hungry but also an expert. Should have said this with my first post instead of being a dickhead. Good luck.", "replies": [{"id": "j0gkjzn", "text": "Then call David Guinn at Bogel. Hell I might call David first.", "replies": [{"id": "j0hmte5", "text": "David\u2019s a great guy. But you really need some track record", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}, {"id": "j1ma4h8", "text": "We have an industrial property in Midland never heard of them, thanks for the info.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "j0hmx7a", "text": "Check the SIOR top transactions. Perfect call list of entrepreneurial producers, not just those with expensive marketing departments.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]