Kent’s focus is industrial sales and leasing, market analysis, and distressed assets. He is also active in retail site selection.

Kent began his real estate career in the real estate department of The Southland Corporation (7- Eleven Food Stores) as the real estate representative in Charlotte, NC. During his eleven years at Southland he served as real estate representative and senior real estate representative in the Carolinas and as the division real estate manager in the South Florida Division real estate department. Kent has managed and been and equity partner in several real estate partnerships involved in residential, warehouse, and retail large-site assemblage and development. Kent has successfully represented clients in “work out” situations marketing their properties, achieving results satisfactory to both clients and their lenders. Kent also represents industrial tenants and owners primarily along the I-81 corridor through Southwest Virginia.