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.