With over 35+ years of institutional and entrepreneurial real estate transaction experience, Mr. Ramming has an extensive asset management background in dispositions, acquisitions, operational matters, planning and budgeting, investment finance and fund raising. Prior to Faris Lee, Mr. Ramming was a leader within the asset management team of Sabal Financial Group, LP, an affiliate of Oaktree Capital where they managed over $8.2 billion in assets on behalf of clients and investors. Ramming served as Retail Product Leader, Portfolio Manager, and development and was a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Ramming was responsible for the investment performance of a portfolio of diverse assets with value of over $340 million and led the underwritings of diverse asset groups and portfolio acquisitions.

Additionally, Mr. Ramming was the lead negotiator and led the construction management process for tenants including TJ Maxx, Ross, Save-A-Lot, LA Fitness, ULTA, Five Below. As an owner/developer, Mr. Ramming directed over 2.2 million square feet of ground-up retail and industrial development.  Further, Mr. Ramming spent seventeen years running a privately-held real estate development, management, and investment company, specialized in commercial properties throughout the western United States. Mr. Ramming has also served as Chief Operating Officer of a Netherlands based development company, Wattson Breevast, which developed ground-up commercial development projects specializing in retail and office.

Mr. Ramming has a MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from UCLA. Married for 33 years, Phil and his wife have three sons.  Phil’s lifelong hobby is sailing.  In addition to many national competitions, Phil has campaigned one design boats in Europe, sailed dozens of offshore Mexico races and the Transpac five times.

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.