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EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND
Brian’s foundation in real estate, entrepreneurship, and agriculture was shaped early on his family’s small grain and cattle farm in Argyle, Minnesota. Life on the farm created a practical understanding of land, capital, risk, and responsibility. Those lessons shape how Brian evaluates transactions and helps guide his clients through complex commercial real estate decisions.
After graduating from North Dakota State University, Brian built his career in senior level roles within banking, consumer services, and real estate organizations. That experience provided direct insight into how businesses operate, allocate capital, and manage growth. During that same period, his commercial real estate career began with the acquisition of an owner occupied apartment complex in Fargo shortly after completing his education.
That first investment launched more than twenty five years of active ownership and deal structuring. Over time, investments expanded across single family homes, multifamily properties, lease options, new home construction, lakeshore properties, short term rentals, mortgage notes, farmland, and development land.
Today, Brian’s commercial real estate portfolio includes mortgage notes, multifamily apartment communities, industrial triple net properties, and triple net retail assets across the Midwest and Sunbelt regions. That ownership experience directly influences how Brian advises clients when structuring capital stacks, underwriting risk, and negotiating transactions.
Brian lives in West Fargo with his wife, Kate, and their five children, Brooks, Brody, Brock, Briggs, and Baylor. Outside of work, time is spent attending NDSU Bison games, coaching youth sports, traveling between practices and activities, teaching Sunday school at Hope Lutheran Church, and spending time at his lake home in Nevis, Minnesota. Brian is also the founder of Fargo Networking Group, serves as Treasurer of the Fargo Commex Board of Commercial Realtors, and remains deeply involved in the Fargo business community.
Currently, Brian’s commercial real estate portfolio comprises mortgage notes, multifamily apartment complexes, industrial NNN properties, and NNN retail properties across the Midwest and Sunbelt regions. This comprehensive portfolio of commercial real estate investments reflects Brian’s vast knowledge and expertise, which benefits his clients through strategic, informed guidance designed to maximize their investment returns.
Since obtaining his real estate licenses in North Dakota and Minnesota in 2017, Brian has leveraged his vast commercial real estate experience together with his extensive background as a corporate executive to provide unmatched expertise and service to his clients.
Brian and his wife, Kate, make their home in West Fargo, where they are raising their four energetic sons: Brooks, age 7; Brody, age 4; Brock, age 2; and Briggs, 8 months. Beyond his professional endeavors, Brian is profoundly dedicated to his family and his community. He enjoys taking his sons to NDSU Bison games, unwinding at their lake home in Nevis, Minnesota, and being present at his children’s numerous sporting events. His boys stay busy in various activities, including Tae Kwon Do, flag football, basketball, soccer, and baseball, along with attending several camps at NDSU. Furthermore, Brian invests time in coaching his boys’ sports teams, is the founder of Fargo Networking Group, and serves as a Sunday School teacher at Hope Lutheran Church.
With 25 years of corporate and commercial real estate experience, Brian is uniquely equipped to guide you through the purchase, sale, or leasing of commercial real estate in North Dakota and Minnesota.