Cole Flanagan is a Commercial Real Estate Investment specialist. His financial and business background sets him apart and enhances his ability to add value to his clients by consulting with them to make sound decisions based on fundamental analyses. During the span of his career, Cole has gained the respect of his peers and become a top producer for NAI Maestas & Ward. His dedication to excellence in work and client relationships has empowered his successful completion of over $125 Million in closed Investment transactions during the past three years. More importantly, it has earned him the praise, respect and trust of his clients.
Prior to embarking on his career in commercial real estate with NAI Maestas & Ward, Cole worked as a Senior Tax Consultant for Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC, an international management consulting firm, providing public and private businesses, as well as high wealth individuals, with both tax advice and solutions. Cole received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Miami in 2008, and his Master in Business Administration, focusing in Finance and Real Estate, from Warrington College of Business Administration, Hough Graduate School of Business, at the University of Florida in 2009.
While pursuing his degrees, Cole worked for Grant Thornton, LLP where he developed his expertise in State and Local Tax practice, while assisting in compliance and consulting projects for banking corporations. Also, in conjunction with his studies, Cole began developing his Federal and International Tax consulting skills with Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC, in their international restructuring, business and tax consulting division. Some notable clients Cole worked with on consulting and compliance projects during this time period were Terremark Worldwide, Inc., Telecom Italia, North American Development Group as well as many others.
Standing out from the crowd comes natural to Cole. His commercial real estate clients benefit from his strong work ethic, customer service focus, attention to detail, business and financial knowledge and problem solving skills.