Kenneth Nishikawa is a Financial Analyst at Faris Lee Investments, where he provides financial modeling, valuation analysis, and market research support to the brokerage team. His responsibilities include underwriting investment opportunities, preparing offering memorandums, analyzing market fundamentals, and developing financial analyses that assist clients and advisors throughout the acquisition and disposition process.

Prior to joining Faris Lee Investments, Kenneth worked as a Real Estate Development Intern at Jamison Properties, where he focused on multifamily and affordable housing developments throughout Southern California. He performed development feasibility analyses, constructed financial models for ground-up residential projects, and evaluated Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investments, building a strong foundation in real estate underwriting, market analysis, and development economics.

Kenneth earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. While at USC, he completed the Ross Program in Real Estate Finance and Development through the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate and was an active member of the USC Trojan Marching Band. His academic and extracurricular experiences helped develop the discipline, collaboration, and analytical skills that he brings to his work today.

Kenneth supports a wide range of investment assignments through detailed analysis and a thoughtful approach to problem solving. He is committed to delivering accurate, data-driven insights that help clients navigate an evolving commercial real estate market.

Outside of the office, Kenneth enjoys strength training, playing bass guitar, and following fashion and menswear trends.

Maxwell Culbertson is a retail-focused real estate investment professional with a background in commercial lending and institutional asset management. He leverages advanced financial modeling, lease analytics, and credit underwriting experience to support the brokerage team in evaluating opportunities. His expertise includes retail investment strategies, portfolio analysis, lease evaluation, and financial modeling, enabling him to deliver data-driven insights that support acquisition, disposition, and development decisions.

Prior to joining Faris Lee Investments, Maxwell gained valuable experience across both the investment and lending sides of commercial real estate through roles at Perform Properties, a Blackstone portfolio company, and Dominion Bank. His experience spans retail leasing analysis, acquisitions underwriting, portfolio management, credit evaluation, and financial statement analysis.

Maxwell holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Oklahoma State University. While in graduate school, he was actively involved in real estate and private credit organizations and was a member of the first-place team in the Berkadia NYU Case Competition. Outside of the office, Maxwell enjoys playing pickleball, staying active, karaoke, and watching his 49ers and Angels.

Robert Del Valle is a Financial Analyst at Faris Lee Investments where he provides financial modeling, valuation analysis, and market research support to the brokerage team, specializing in retail commercial real estate. His areas of focus include retail investment analysis, acquisition and disposition underwriting, demographic research, and development feasibility analysis, enabling him to deliver actionable insights that support informed investment decisions.

In his role, Robert assists with underwriting investment opportunities, analyzing market trends, evaluating property performance, and preparing financial analyses that support clients and brokers throughout the transaction process. His strong analytical foundation and attention to detail help drive data-driven decision making across a variety of retail investment assignments.

Robert earned a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Development from University of Arizona, where he concentrated his studies on real estate, land use, urban economics, and development. During his academic career, he completed coursework in real estate finance, investment analysis, valuation, and development, building a strong foundation in commercial real estate principles and market analysis. Outside of the office, Robert enjoys spending time at the beach, skiing in the mountains, and traveling.

As a Director of Marketing at Faris Lee Investments, Jay Johansson leverages a robust background in multi-channel growth and high-level marketing strategy to enhance the firm's digital presence and portfolio value. With over 15 years of experience driving revenue across diverse industries—including real estate, automotive, and finance—Jay brings a unique, data-driven perspective to the retail investment landscape. He specializes in bridging the gap between physical assets and digital reach, ensuring that each property receives a precise, high-impact marketing strategy that maximizes its potential and keeps clients one step ahead of the competition.

Prior to joining Faris Lee, Jay held senior leadership roles where he managed six-figure monthly budgets and spearheaded large-scale digital initiatives, notably at Auction.com and RealtyTrac. His expertise in cross-campaign optimization and advanced analytics has consistently delivered significant increases in conversion rates and organic traffic for major real estate platforms. Jay earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the same institution. His combination of financial acumen and hands-on technical mastery in platforms like GA4, Buildout, and Hubspot allows him to provide the creative insight and disciplined execution that are hallmarks of the Faris Lee brand.

In his spare time Jay enjoys mountain biking, triathlon and family.

David Ossa, a Graphic Designer at Faris Lee Investments, collaborates with brokers and analysts to develop proposals. In addition, he also focuses on crafting visually appealing social media content for the company's LinkedIn and Instagram pages.

David holds a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from California State University, Fullerton. Prior to his tenure at Faris Lee, he honed his design skills as an intern for CSUF, collaborating with fellow designers to create captivating art events on campus. During his six-month stint, David leveraged his creativity to craft engaging social media posts, stunning illustrations, and captivating animations. In his free time, David enjoys outdoor adventures such as camping, off-roading, and fishing. He also enjoys indulging in his passion for painting.

As an Associate at Faris Lee Investments, Mr. Strauss specializes in the acquisition and disposition of single-tenant net leased investments, national portfolios and sale/leasebacks nationwide. Furthermore, Tyler specializes in creative solutions including but not limited to lease structure, development advisory, break-ups, and pre-sale strategies. In addition, his clients benefit from his financial counsel and ability to produce customized marketing programs to maximize the best outcome.

Mr. Strauss comes from a lineage of Southern California real estate entrepreneurs, spanning across the architecture, development, and property management sectors. Prior to joining Faris Lee, Tyler spent two years as a member of CBRE’s Capital Markets Business Intelligence team. A unique opportunity, as Mr. Strauss collaborated with and reported directly to the vertical leaders of CBRE. His experience providing intelligence specific to investment sales, global capital movement, financial and competitive analysis has given him a deep understanding of the commercial real estate industry and its players. Wearing a number of hats, Mr. Strauss served as the lead analyst for the National Retail Partners and has a phenomenal grasp on how retail continues to shape real estate across the country. During his tenure, he was also responsible for auditing $119B worth of sales transactions.

Mr. Strauss graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance. As a highly-involved member of the student body and second-generation Wildcat, Tyler is an incredibly active alumnus and always looking for ways to contribute back to the University. His other interests include sportfishing, basketball, surfing and vintage Nike sneakers.

As a Director at Faris Lee Investments, Mr. Miller provides high level advisory in the acquisition and disposition of single tenant and multi-tenant retail investments. Nicholas specializes in all retail assets classes including NNN, strip, power, community and anchored retail centers with an emphasis within the Southern California markets. A few noteworthy transactions include the disposition of the $19.5 Million record breaking Anaheim Resort Centre, the $17.3 Million sale of La Verne Plaza and the $12.9 Million sale of Meridian Plaza. Mr. Miller is committed to comprehending and achieving his client’s investment goals and objectives. Consequently he manages the transaction process entirely from street level analysis and initial underwriting to marketing, pricing, financing, due diligence and the close of escrow.

Nicholas has more than five years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. Prior to being a Director, Mr. Miller managed Faris Lee Investment’s Trading Desk, superintending all 1031 exchange requirements personally with investors and with others in the brokerage industry. He engaged in sourcing qualified investors, cross-selling Faris Lee inventory, and matching buyers with all available on market investment opportunities and a large array of privately marketed opportunities. He also held the role of Market Analyst within the Faris Lee Research Analytics Group, where he assisted with the underwriting, lease analysis and marketing of over $1 billion in retail assets.

Mr. Miller is an alumnus of the University of Colorado Boulder where he obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Nick’s current hobbies and interests include snowboarding, swimming, traveling and golf.

 As a Director at Faris Lee Investments, Hunter Steffien specializes in the acquisition and disposition of net leased investments with a specific focus Single Tenant Assets. 

Mr. Steffien hit the ground running with Faris Lee Investments by quickly becoming a top performer in the company and earning an astounding reputation amongst his clients who consist of private-office owners, developers, REITS, franchisees & corporate restaurant chains. Mr. Steffien’s early and continued success is based almost exclusively on positive referrals. He has earned the trust of his clients by working tirelessly on their behalf and his close attention to detail. 

Prior to joining Faris Lee, Mr. Steffien handled the franchise development for the QSR chain, Del Taco. During his tenure at Del Taco, he gained a profound understanding of what it takes for a business to be successful including the fundamentals of the real estate, the strength of the operator and the recognition of the brand. Mr. Steffien heavily contributed to Del Taco’s expansive new unit growth by signing franchisees to the brand in such states as MI, CA, OR, TX, TN, SC, FL, GA, NJ & PA and guiding them through the critical site selection process tailoring the site criteria to their specific markets. He also played a role in Del Taco’s acquisition and disposition of real estate assets including a portfolio sale of 22 corporate stores that sold for approximately $30.0 Million.

Mr. Steffien is an alumnus of Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, and St. Margaret’s Episcopal High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA. He played Division IAA Football during his time at Colgate University. His current hobbies include studying history, traveling the world and all things sports. Mr. Steffien is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) & International Franchise Association (IFA).

As a Senior Managing Director at Faris Lee Investments, Mr. DeYoung has been a top producer at the Company since 2021. Mr. DeYoung has more than a decade of brokerage experience and currently holds real estate broker licenses in California, Florida, Montana, and Hawaii.

Mr. DeYoung is a fifth-generation broker and developer in Southern California, as well as an active real estate investor. Since 2021, Mr. DeYoung acquired and disposed of over $30M in real estate properties as a principal. His extensive background in his family’s real estate business provides his clients with knowledge in real estate sales transactions, development, property management, landlord leasing and investment, as well as premier property level analysis. Mr. DeYoung is an active real estate investor in retail, storage, hospitality, and senior living primarily in California. He is currently a limited partner in 5 hotels with a total room count of over 950.

Mr. DeYoung since 2021 has closed over 135 properties equating to over $700M, which consisted of restaurant and grocery store portfolios, shopping center break ups, and high street retail, neighborhood & strip centers, leasehold assignments and NNN leased investments. Mr. DeYoung is actively managing a stable listed inventory of approximately $400M of commercial properties throughout the United States. Mr. DeYoung facilitates the marketing of properties with a high level of sophistication in transactional negotiations and is able to realize the maximum value for his clients in all product types. His clients range from family offices, institutions, public and private REIT’s, high net worth individuals to merchant & private developers. Recent record setting transactions include K&G RSM Portfolio (Plaza El Paseo, Marketplace & Walgreens & Shops) – Rancho Santa Margarita, CA ($92.3M), Algiers Plaza – New Orleans ($35M), STNL Whole Foods – New Orleans, LA ($31.4M), STNL Ross Dress for Less – Pasadena, CA ($28.5M), Plaza Empresa Shopping Center Break Up, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA ($24M), Signal Hill Gateway Shopping Center Break-up, Signal Hill, CA ($28.3M), Flagstaff Marketplace – Flagstaff, AZ ($23.5M), STNL Albertson’s Portfolio – Washington and Nevada ($22.4M), Anaheim Gateway Retail – Anaheim, CA ($20.5M), 10 Store Dairy Queen Portfolio in Louisiana – Real Estate with Business, 16 Store Sale-Leaseback Big Boy Portfolio – MI, OH, FL ($20M), Parkville Commons – Parkville, MO ($16.6M), La Paz Shopping Center – Laguna Niguel, CA ($14M), STNL Tesla – Fayetteville, GA ($13M), Halekuai Center – Kapolei, HI ($13M), FedEx – Raleigh, NC ($11.6M), STNL Sprouts – Folsom, CA ($11.3M), STNL Bank of America – Hawthorne, CA ($11.1M), San Jacinto Pads – San Jacinto, CA ($10.5M), Anson 3 & 4 Strip Center Portfolio – Zionsville & Whiteville, IN ($9.4M), Cornwell Business Center – Oceanside, CA ($9M), Cottonwood Crest Office Building – Salt Lake City, UT ($8.5M), Villa Capri Motel – Coronado Island ($420,000 per key).

Prior to Faris Lee Investments, Mr. DeYoung worked as the Assistant and Apprentice directly to the founder of Kinko’s and aided in managing his Family Office, which focused on his commercial real estate portfolio. Mr. DeYoung has also worked within the family business, where he has assisted in procuring and managing a variety of real estate assets ranging from hotels, retail shopping centers, apartments, office buildings, and other projects.

Mr. DeYoung is an Alumni of the University of Southern California where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate Finance and was the captain of the track and field team. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the California Club and the Pacific Club. Scott’s hobbies include skiing, golfing, hiking, running, and attending USC athletic events.