William H. Brownfield, CRE, CCIM
- Argus Territory:
- Central & South Texas
Bill Brownfield has been in the commercial real estate industry since 1978 and is a designated CRE (Counselor of Real Estate) and a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). Since 1998, he has handled company and client property purchases and dispositions valued in excess of $1 billion (self storage, office & retail). Bill’s focus shifted to the self storage industry in 2008, and in both 2015 and 2013 he was awarded the national Top Producer Award for Argus Self Storage Advisors, an affiliation of approximately 40 self storage brokerage firms. Bill is also an owner and investor in several self storage properties. He provides Acquisitions/ Dispositions, Site Selection and Counseling Services for clients and works with them to achieve their sales and acquisition objectives.
Since founding Brownfield & Associates in 1998, Bill has managed the company’s customer services and brokerage activities. He is also the designated affiliate for Argus in Central and South Texas, serving Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and the many smaller markets in between.
Faith Pate
- Argus Territory:
- South & Central Texas
Faith Pate is a key member of the Argus Self Storage Sales Advisors’ Central & South Texas team, a partnership between Brownfield & Associates, LLC and MLB Commercial Real Estate. The partnership is dedicated to providing outstanding service to self-storage owners and investors. Faith focuses on various property investment types including self storage, land and private equity. She works closely with owners (sellers & buyers), private equity firms and their related portfolio companies. Faith has experience in sale leasebacks, FASB compliance, lease administration and reconciliations, all of which help clients optimize their property values and goals.
Faith earned her Master’s in Real Estate degree at Texas A&M University (2017) and is actively involved in several professional organizations including NAIOP, Women’s Finance Exchange (Planning Committee), Association of Corporation Growth (Young Professionals Committee), CorNet (Golf Committee), and CREMM. Outside of the office, Faith enjoys playing volleyball for the Houston Sports and Social Club and traveling with her fiancé and dog Zeus.
Chad Snyder
- Argus Territory:
- North Texas
Chad is the Managing Director at Dominus Commercial and was formerly a senior associate at Colliers International. Chad Snyder specializes in self-storage and office tenant representation. In this capacity, he focuses on representing midsize office tenants in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area with a targeted concentration in Tarrant County. Additionally, Chad draws upon his research and analytical skills to provide clients with valuable local and national market insight on a daily basis. Prior to joining Dominus, Chad worked in the oil and gas industry where he specialized in the negotiation and execution of mineral leases at Dale Property Services. he also has a background as a financial advisor where he implemented a range of financial planning solutions for his clients at AXA.
Tyler Trahant
- Argus Territory:
- North Texas
Tyler is Senior Vice President at Dominus Commercial. Tyler began his career as a real estate intern during his senior year at Texas Christian University for a Fort Worth Real Estate firm. Upon graduation, Tyler became a licensed Real Estate Broker in Texas and has been representing clients for their real estate needs since 1998.
Tyler has successfully represented buyers and sellers of self storage properties since 1999 having completed deals ranging from $500,000 to $18,000,000. He is also a real estate investor and part owner in a Texas self storage facility.
Tyler is a veteran to Argus Self Storage Advisors as he was a part of the network from 1999 until 2014.
David Etzold
- Argus Territory:
- New Mexico
- West Texas
David F. Etzold is the principal and founding broker of Etzold & Co. A native of El Paso, TX, David has specialized in commercial real estate since 1981. His experience includes work with the El Paso City Plan Commission and the Greater El Paso Housing Development Corporation. In 1992, David was awarded the Lone Star Trophy by the Texas Association of Realtors for the Top Commercial Transaction in the State. He is experienced in income property sales and analysis, land use analysis, development management, market and feasibility studies, distressed property disposition and general commercial real estate brokerage and leasing. David represents Argus in West Texas and New Mexico.
Jared Jones, CCIM
- Argus Territory:
- Oklahoma
Jared Jones, CCIM specializes in self-storage brokerage, and investment property brokerage. Jared earned a Marketing degree and MBA from Pittsburg State University and achieved his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 2010.
Mr. Jones specializes in self-storage investment brokerage with a primary focus on advising institutional, private equity and individuals in the acquisition and disposition of on and off-market self-storage assets, conversions and land for self-storage development. Jared has extensive experience in self-storage operations, financing, feasibility analysis, development and syndication at the general and limited partnership levels. His clients include publicly traded companies, developers, financial institutions, high net worth individuals, and private REITs.
Since 2012, Jared has completed self-storage transactions with a total value exceeding $577,340,004.
He was the 2017 President of the Oklahoma CCIM Chapter and also serves as a Board Member of the Oklahoma Self Storage Association, and was the founding President of the organization.
Larry Goldman, CCIM
- Argus Territory:
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Southern Illinois
Larry Goldman, CCIM is an investment properties specialist with Goldman Investment Advisors, Inc. and specializes in the brokerage of self-storage facilities as the Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois affiliate of Argus Self Storage Advisors. Larry takes pride in providing value-added service that is driven by long-term relationships. He has been an active commercial real estate agent for 36 years and a CCIM since 1991. In 2001, Larry was awarded Salesperson of the Year by Prudential CRES Commercial Real Estate. Larry served as President of the Kansas City Chapter of CCIM in 2002 and was a Regional Director/Board Member of the CCIM Institute in 2006. Larry is currently the President of the Kansas Self Storage Owners Association, and is actively involved in the Missouri and Arkansas storage owners trade associations.
Mike Helline
- Argus Territory:
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
Mike Helline is a licensed real estate agent in Kentucky specializing in retail, investment and self storage properties. Mike also has extensive experience in the automotive and automotive after-market accessory businesses as well as experience in the car wash industry. Mike holds a degree in business administration from Bellarmine College. He also served in the U.S. Navy.
Aaron Willis
- Argus Territory:
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
Aaron has been in the commercial real estate industry for the past 25 years, specializing in self-storage brokerage for the past 10 years. Aaron brings his clients a wealth of self-storage knowledge through his experience as an owner, developer and manager of several facilities. Aaron is active in both the Kentucky and National Self Storage Associations. Aaron holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Kentucky and resides in Louisville, KY.
C. William Barnhill, CCIM, PHD
- Argus Territory:
- Alabama
- Florida Panhandle
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
C. William Barnhill, CCIM, PhD, has been in the Commercial Real Estate Business over 41 years. He has been actively involved as owner and broker in the self-storage business for 20 years. As President and owner of Omega Properties, Inc., Mr. Barnhill has been an active broker, developer, consultant and manager of self storage properties. He has brokered over $152 million in self storage transactions. Omega Properties, Inc. was formed in 1979 as a Commercial Investment Real Estate firm. The company has been active in site selection, land development and particularly self storage. Mr. Barnhill owns and operates eight self storage facilities in Alabama.
Stuart P. Lagroue, Sr.
- Argus Territory:
- Alabama
- Florida Panhandle
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
Stuart P. LaGroue, Sr., has been involved in commercial real estate and specializing in self storage brokerage since 2004. He is licensed in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana. Stuart served on the Board of the Alabama Self Storage Association (ALSSA) from 2007 – 2012. In 2009, he served as President of ALSSA and for the two years prior to that he served as Treasurer. Stuart is a board member for the Spanish Fort Fire & Rescue Department. He is married to Shelly LaGroue, owner of Shelly B. LaGroue CPA, LLC, a local CPA firm, and the proud father of two sons.
Stuart earned his Bachelor’s of Science from Auburn University.
Brian Rowley
- Argus Territory:
- Alabama
- Florida Panhandle
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
Brian Rowley joined Omega Properties Inc. in 2022. He has specialized in sales since 1998, working with Fortune 100 companies such as Hewlett Packard, Xerox, BMC and CA, closing multi-million dollar contracts. Brian is licensed for commercial real estate in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida.
Brian has a strong commitment to building relationships with his clients so he can best serve them by identifying their needs and providing effective solutions. His personal approach and attention to his clients make the sales process smooth and timely.
Brian has started and owned multiple businesses from social media marketing companies to his family’s leather manufacturing company, Growley Leather Co. Brian is happily married to his wife, Kelli, and is the proud father of four wonderful daughters.
Professional Licenses and Affiliations
Licensed Real Estate Sales Associate – AL, MS, LA, FL
Argus Self Storage Advisors Affiliate
Member of Alabama Self Storage Association
Jeremy Milling, CCIM
- Argus Territory:
- Louisiana
A 1993 graduate of Washington & Lee University, Jeremy worked for a regional bank as a branch manager and commercial lender before entering the commercial real estate industry in 1998. Prior to founding MCR in 2012, he served as a principal and V.P. of Sales and Development at White-Spunner & Associates, Inc. of Mobile where he specialized in commercial sales, leasing, development and real estate consulting services.
Jeremy is an affiliate of Omega Properties, Inc and is also active in many area organizations including the Mobile Area Association of Realtors, where he served as President and member of the executive committee, as well as the Downtown Mobile Alliance and the Alabama CCIM Chapter. A Mobile resident, Jeremy is married to Myrtle Milling and has four children, Jeb, Emilia, Lee, and Helen.
Sharon Wright, CCIM
- Argus Territory:
- Alabama
- Florida Panhandle
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
Sharon Wright, CCIM, has worked in real estate since 1992 and specializes in self storage and commercial sales for Argus / Omega Properties. Sharon is a recognized leader in the real estate industry, having served as president for the Baldwin Realtors and awarded Realtor of the Year for the association. Sharon has also served as a State Director for the Alabama Association of Realtors.
A graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in accounting, Sharon is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Alabama Association of Realtors, Mobile Area Association of Realtors, Baldwin County Association of Realtors, and the Mobile and Baldwin Commercial Exchange Clubs. She holds the designations of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) and is a Graduate of Realtor Institute (GRI). She is a past President of the Alabama CCIM Chapter Gulf Coast District and currently serves on a national committee for the CCIM Institute.
