Gary Nelson, President - Founder - Principal Broker

"My clients come to me with very specific goals that demand experience, hard work, and personal integrity."
 
Experience:
Gary is the founder, principal broker, and president of Highland Commercial. Over the past 34 years, Gary has represented both buyers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of over $800 million in land and commercial real estate, including multifamily, community retail, regional mall, office, hotel, industrial, development land, farms and ranches.

Some of Gary’s brokerage focuses on complex or troubled properties, including short sales and bank-owned properties. He has also done considerable work in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, including Section 363 sales, Chapters 7 and 11 trustee work, and working for court-appointed receivers. Over the course of his bankruptcy work, Gary has worked for both local and national law firms and has testified before the current bankruptcy judges in Utah.
 
In addition to his brokerage activities, during the last 34 years Gary has brokered permanent financing for over $2,300,000,000 in commercial real estate. Since 2001, Gary has been the exclusive permanent loan broker for Woodbury Corporation, one of the region’s largest commercial developers. Gary’s non-real estate hobbies include fishing, slot canyon hiking, and searching for Anasazi ruins in Southern Utah.
 
Professional Activities:
Member, Mortgage Bankers Association
Licensed Real Estate Broker - Utah
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Idaho
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Nevada (inactive)
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Wyoming
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Missouri (inactive)
Member, Holladay City Real Estate Advisory Committee
 
Education:
University of Utah:
Masters of Business Administration (1981) (Top 10%; Beta Gamma Sigma, National Scholastic Honors Society for Business and Administration)
B.A. Finance (1979)