Dan Sight ( left) is heading up a new venture these days — Reece Commercial. With more than 25 years of commercial real estate experience, Sight brings with him a long list of accomplishments — leadership roles with Johnson Board of REALTORS, the Kansas City CCIM Chapter, the Kansas Association of REALTORS, and Region Vice President for the National Association of REALTORS. Currently he is Vice-Chair of NAR Commercial. As a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), he gives his clients confidence and insight when considering property decisions. Dan also owns and manages investment properties. He is known for his hands-on philosophy and his dedication to long term-relationships with his clients.
What’s Reece Commercial all about?
First, I would like to say what a incredible company I have joined. Reece and Nichols has 20 offices, 35 affiliates, over 2,000 agents and sell 39 houses a day. The managers at this company are top notch. They train their agents, and help them be successful. But there are no two better people to work for than Jerry Reece (above right) and our company President LindaVaughan. Reece and Nichols does an amazing job on the residential side. My job as the head of Reece Commercial is to build a company that is as successful on the commercial side as we are on the residential. Below, Sight with his team – John Sweeney, CCIM, and Shari Turek.
When and why did Reece Commercial start?
Reece Commercial Started in October, 2009. It started because of the of the long term relationship that Jerry Reece and I had. Over the years I had received a lot of referral business from residential agents and brokers that I knew. I approached Jerry on a vision I had for create a formal commercial division at Reece and Nichols could look like.
What have you been focusing your efforts on so far?
I have spent the 3 three months building the commercial tools for Reece Commercial. Websites, email system, marketing materials. At the same time talking to potential agents, and going to each of our 20 residential offices and talking to the agents about increasing their income by referring clients to Reece Commercial.
What is your niche?
Our niche is that while we are the newest commercial real estate company in Kansas City, we are associated with the dominate residential company in town, Reece and Nichols, and our parent company Home Services of America is the 2nd largest real estate company in the country, but the most profitable. Oh, and our real parent is Berkshire Hathaway. Reece Commercial has the backing and strength to build a top notch commercial real estate company. Jerry Reece said, “We felt with our market share in residential, adding commercial would be a natural complement.”
Tell us about some interesting deals you’re working on these days.
I have never been busier in the business. But I guess I am most proud that I have taken my investment properties and driven them to 95% occupancy. I can provide insight to our property owners as to how to be an owner of commercial real estate in 2010.
What are your goals in 2010?
To build a new commercial real estate brokerage model. We want to deliver a remarkable commercial real estate experience for our clients, built on our core values that Jerry and I have built.
Tell us about yourself and your family.
I have been married for 27 years to Melynn, my No. 1 fan and inspiration. I have two college students, Jessie, who is studying to be a high school English teacher at UMKC, and Spencer, who is studying psychology at Naropa University in Boulder. We have a Wheaten terrier, Snickers. I like to snow ski, scuba dive, go to our lake house and once I did a parachute jump. I have been a Chiefs fan since I was 4, and have been to most of the games since then. I also am a MU Tiger fan.