In 1973 Gary Smith began selling lodging properties along with other business opportunities. He began to focus on hospitality properties in 1980. Michigan Motel Brokers was founded in 1985 to provide specialized brokerage services to the hospitality industry.
Meril Dean joined the company in 1990 and in 2000 SMITH DEAN was formed. Ron Burgett, a 15 year veteran of the hospitality industry joined the team in 2007 as a partner and the company has now evolved into SMITH DEAN BURGETT. All the while maintaining our hands on approach to hotel brokerage, but now with a national presence and wider reach.
Gary Smith was named the Top Broker for the North Central Region of the United States by HBI: Hotel Brokers International in 1999 and 2000 based on sales volume and number of properties sold. Mr. Smith has been awarded the prestigious Salesman of the Year by HBI twice in his career. Meril Dean was named the Top Salesman for the North Central Region of the United States by HBI in 1999 and 2001.
SMITH DEAN BURGETT's performance in the hotel brokerage business over the past 25 years has been unparalleled. The firm has successfully completed more sales of limited and full service hotels and resorts than any other broker in Michigan. SMITH DEAN BURGETT has maintained a strong record of performance by matching opportunities in an ever-changing industry with the needs of investors and sellers.
Lodging properties are our areas of expertise and include the sale of limited and full service hotels and all suite properties, as well as resorts and multi-property portfolios. In addition to handling independent properties, SMITH DEAN BURGETT has worked with all the major hotel franchise companies. Since successful brokerage must entail careful planning and appropriate timing, we continually advise our clients of the prevailing market conditions in order to maximize our investors' returns.
We maintain working relationships with many financing sources that specialize in hotel financing. We assist our buyers in obtaining financing for their acquisitions. We consider this an important aspect to the sales process, thereby allowing sale to close in an expeditious manner. Unlike many other firms, we do not charge buyers for assistance with the financing process.
Our client base ranges from individual hotel owner/operators to regional hotel companies, international hotel companies and
institutional investors. Our company takes great pride in the loyalty and commitment that our clients have shown us. Many of our clients are repeat customers as customer satisfaction is our driving force.
SMITH DEAN BURGETT maintains a comprehensive database of thousands of qualified buyers and exposes each listing to a multitude of prospective purchasers. SMITH DEAN BURGETT's comprehensive database of buyers ranging from local and regional, to a national customer base with varying purchasing criteria, provides our company the ability to target buyers and in turn facilitate sales within a reasonable time frame. SMITH DEAN BURGETT has also developed cooperative relations with hotel brokers nationwide providing additional exposure for our listings.
Our reputation and commitment to our clients is unrivaled. Client satisfaction and integrity are the foundation upon which our firm was built and will continue to prosper into the future. SMITH DEAN BURGETT has a unique hands on approach to hotel brokerage with a national presence maximizing seller value through aggressive marketing programs that provide the greatest property exposure to the largest qualified buyer pool resulting in timely completion of sales. Professional style, expertise, and honest hard work ethics have garnered SMITH DEAN BURGETT many sales awards over the years and consistently produced excellent results for our clients. We intend to continue that tradition.
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