Jim Murphy   CFO View My Sale Listings View My Lease Listings   jmurphy@uniqueprop.com     Jim joined our team as Chief Financial Officer after experiencing success in many different areas. He graduated from California State University in Northridge, California in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in both accounting and finance with an emphasis in real estate. In addition to being a certified public accountant (CPA), certified property manager (CPM), and a real estate broker, Jim has been vice president of both a real estate lender and a national real estate syndicator. He grew up in a family-run real estate business doing everything from cleaning and maintenance to management. After working through college by doing apartment on-site management and maintenance, Jim worked in public accounting to gain a broad base of knowledge in taxation and various aspects of business operation. His asset management duties at the age of 30 covered over 40 properties valued in excess of $230 million. The portfolio included 5,600 apartment units, 778,000 square feet of office and retail space and 79,000 square feet of industrial properties. Jim was given the “difficult” properties and demonstrated numerous successes in renegotiating/purchasing debt, “work-out” analysis/negotiations, and property management oversight. He has acquired numerous properties for his own account, hired and trained the staff, and successfully operated his portfolio. Jim has turned around troubled properties which were later sold at considerable gains. In addition to his other accomplishments, Jim also designed, engineered and actually built (as opposed to being a general contractor) a 2,300 square foot, three-story mountain home. Although he retired in 1996, after a few years Jim concluded that he wanted a challenge and started up a new business. Although his business was very successful, Jim decided that he would like more interaction among other successful professionals. As a former client, he recognized the caliber of people and talent at Unique Properties and agreed to join their team. Jim’s talents are utilized on a daily basis as a trusted, respected and valued resource for not only the principals of Unique Properties, but everyone who works there.