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.