Joe Palms

Property Manager | Leasing Agent | Commercial Real Estate Consultant

Associate Broker, CCIM

Swisher CommercialAnn Arbor, MI (734) 662-3676

ABOUT

Joe joined Swisher and acquired his real estate license in 1995, earned his Associate Broker license in 2017, and his CCIM (certified Commercial Investment Member) designation in 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Michigan and soldiered in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. With his accounting, physical plant, organization and relationship abilities, he found a niche in property management and spent a decade building the operations side of a real estate management enterprise. Serving as a property manager, Joe strives to keep building issues off the list of concerns for owners and occupants. He is proactive in identifying improvements that will enhance a property’s value. He is responsive to tenant service needs, elicits quality work by seeing contractors eye-to-eye, and is proficient in financial reporting and lease administration. Joe is a problem-solver. Being a middle child in a big family he is a dedicated mediator, and in conflicts cuts through peripheral concerns to focus on a path to the best possible solution. Since 2010, Joe has also served clients in leasing and sales. He applies his broker skills to remove obstacles so landlords and tenants or buyers and sellers can come to agreement. He enjoys the challenge of assisting clientele that have a diversity of goals, backgrounds, and types of properties and businesses, providing them a broker with a breadth of experiences and understanding.