Betting on the market - 2005-05-02 -
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Published on: 5/2/2005
Last Visited: 5/6/2005
Dave Besserer and Curt Linn, the two principals at DMc Properties, a tenant representative firm affiliated with car dealer David McDavid, say they're the perfect ying and yang.
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"Curt is a detail guy and I'm more big picture," Besserer said.
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The two collaborated on deals for more than 10 years at Fischer & Co. before Besserer left to launch DMc Properties in early 2001.
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Prior to Fischer, Besserer worked for 12 years on the landlord side at Vantage Cos.That changed in 1993, when he negotiated a lease with tenant rep Cliff Fischer.
"He showed me a computer system he had developed and I was blown away," Besserer said."He was using computers in ways no one else was using them, and I wanted to be a part of that process."
The Dallas market had not yet rebounded from the downturn it was experiencing at the time, which added to the appeal, Besserer said.
"In a down market, as a landlord rep you're a sitting duck," he said.
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Almost immediately, Besserer teamed up with Linn, who had been at Fischer since 1990.
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Together, Besserer and Linn have developed their own proprietary research methodology at DMc.