Aaron Swerdlin, Senior Managing Director

With more than 15 years of self-storage property and capital markets experience, Aaron is recognized as one of the industry’s foremost real estate investment experts.  Aaron directs our new business development initiatives, and because of his longstanding leadership in the investment community, is the primary advisor with institutional investors and for managing relationships with select private capital sources nationwide.  He also provides overall direction for the team and creates corporate development strategies to support our firm’s long-term success.  Aaron is a frequent speaker at self-storage industry events and a contributing author on real estate investment topics for regional and national publications. 

Barbara Guffey, Associate Director

With over 12 years experience in commercial real estate finance, Barbara is responsible for assisting clients with their transactional needs.  She works with buyers and sellers in facilitating the acquisition and disposition of assets, including valuation services and the marketing process.  Barbara is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, NAIOP, and is a committee chair for Commercial Real Estate for Women.

Doug McCarron, Managing Director - Brokerage/West

Based in our Los Angeles, California office, Doug is the co-leader of our Private Capital Practice and focuses his efforts on serving clients in the western portion of the country. He works with buyers and sellers during their facility acquisition and disposition transactions, and provides valuation services for the private client sector. Doug is an active member of the California Self Storage Association and also serves as the editor of our electronic newsletter, The Advisor.

Gina Munoz, Analyst

Gina coordinates financial analysis on client assignments and database support for the team. Her responsibilities include providing assistance with the underwriting and valuation of properties, as well as the organization of due diligence information provided by clients. Gina is involved in a variety of tasks throughout each client transaction as she is cross-trained with both the marketing and the financial departments.

Jennifer Munoz, Production Coordinator

Production Coordinator. Jennifer coordinates a variety of marketing initiatives for our group, including marketing communication collateral development, website and online communications and special event planning. She is also responsible for managing our property and investor databases, and working with other team members to develop local, regional and national private investor lists. Jennifer is also responsible for the creation and design of the Confidential Offering Memorandum. Jennifer supports clients during transactions by ensuring they receive Offering Memoranda and financial information, distributing their property marketing materials, and coordinating local property tours.