Jim & Michelle bought their first rental single-family home (SFH) in 1999 and grew that into a 76 unit apartment in Tempe, another 38 unit apartment in Tempe, two medical buildings and two rental SFHs while raising three daughters. In addition, they started a SEAIT, LLC a space satellite engineering company (including NASA as a customer) and Ahwatukee Health and Recovery, an addiction recovery medical practice.

Recently we purchased two retail centers: The Historic Gold Spot in downtown Phoenix and Cannon Vista at Power Rd and the 202 Freeway. The Gold Spot is designated as a Historical Building. It was built in 1925 and will be celebrating its 100^th Anniversary soon. It is home to five small businesses that contribute to the character of the area – Lola Coffee, Pita Jungle, Elevate Yoga, Salon RO5 and First and Last.  Cannon Vista is home to the Taproom120 and Mattress Firm.

We still actively manage all of our real estate assets. Jim is semi-retired running The Monopoly Project, LLC. Both are also conducting a non-profit research project on solitary bees, BlueOrchardBeesInArizonaProject.

Jim has a BS in Physics (1975) from Stanford University and an MS in Electrical Engineering/Modern Control Theory (1983) from UCLA.

Sherman and Euphemia are Founders of Crest Premier Properties and a members of the Crest Premier Property Management Team. Sherman has responsibility for all field operations.

Sherman is from the volcanic British territory of Montserrat in the West Indies and received his formal education in Montserrat, Barbados, Trinidad and the United Kingdom. After University, he spent 18 years as an agriculture research and development specialist in the Caribbean before immigrating to the United States. Sherman and Euphemia met during undergraduate studies in Trinidad. She is from Grenada. They have been married for 37 years and have one daughter, two sons, and two granddaughters.

Sherman is an active backyard gardener and spends most of his early morning hours in his garden caring for a wide range of vegetables. He grows many roses (over 100!) and is an active member of the Mesa East Valley Rose Society. Sherman met Jim and Michelle at a rose society meeting in December of 2018.

He received his real estate license in 2004 and spent the first couple years selling both residential and commercial property specializing in multifamily housing. He and Euphemia sold numerous properties to investors who became very frustrated with the poor management services that they received. Several of these investors asked them why they were not involved in property management. They founded Crest Premier Properties and have been providing an outstanding level of service in property acquisition and management to their clients since October 2006.

Sherman takes his opportunity to participate in The Monopoly Project very seriously and will work closely with all the team members to achieve the project goals. He is described by colleagues as humble, approachable and cooperative.

Ryan has been participating in the world of real estate since he can remember. Family dinner at the Barlow house often involved discussions about appraisal, real estate, finance and economics. At the age of 15 Ryan began assisting in the family appraisal shop: binding appraisal reports, creating report exhibits, filing and answering the phone. While Ryan was home-schooled, he was able to travel with his father to assist with appraisals throughout the western United States. After graduating from college, he was given the opportunity to join the family business as a full-time trainee appraiser. Ryan now works full-time as a trainee appraiser and dabbles in small-scale multi-family development.

Ryan lives in East Mesa with his wife and son. While not pondering the workings of real estate markets, Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife and son, barbecuing with friends and family, taking pictures, and studying theology and God’s Word.

Ryan graduated from Arizona State University in 2014 with a B.S. in Technical Communication. He is an affiliate member of the Appraisal Institute.

Jonathan Johnson bought his first rental single-family home (SFH) in 2019 and is working towards buying multiplexes in Southern California.  Jonathan worked at a technology start-up and a sales consultancy for consumer goods. Jonathan worked in a sales and business development role at a towing and roadside assistance start-up called Honk Technologies.

There he recruited Tow companies nationwide and onboarded new partners into the technology platform. Now, Jonathan works as a technology administrator for a Graduate Business School, assists with his Family’s business, and is working on his own venture to provide operational and administrative support to small companies.

Jonathan earned his BS in Business Administration (2013) from The University of Southern California and an MS degree in progress in Project Management (2022) from USC as well. He enjoys playing sports, traveling, hiking, and following Trojan Football.