Buls Hodge Consulting is a full-service commercial brokerage providing clients with commercial real estate expertise in landlord, tenant, buyer, and seller representation. We use proprietary tools—including our Client Requirement Analysis, Space Plan, and Lease Purchase Value Analysis—to evaluate the quantity of space you need, location, timing, and overall efficiency of your move.
With offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, our experienced brokers specialize in office, industrial, and retail buildings, saving our customers time and money in the purchasing, selling, or leasing of commercial real estate.
Furthered by the creation of the Austin Market Sublease Report, published from 2001 through 2005, Buls Hodge Consulting has consistently given Austin Real Estate principals valuable information about the growing and often misunderstood sub-lease market. Our knowledge is extensive, and our service is robust.
Whatever your Texas commercial real estate needs, we’ve got you covered.
Michael Buls has over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate. After receiving his BA from Rice University in Houston, and his MBA from the University of Texas, Mike worked for the Trammell Crow Company.
Mike is an active member of the Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. A co-founder of Buls Hodge Consulting, some of his recent clients include: Viagen, Easter Seals of Central Texas, Drilling Info, Academic Superstores, and Texas Legal Aid.
Steve Shire has been an associate the Buls Hodge since September 2004. In 2002, he started his own commercial property financing business where he developed $55M worth of financing opportunities.
Steve has traveled across the United States as well as internationally, training and consulting companies and professionals on improving business-related skills, from management to sales negotiations. The value to you, the client, is Steve’s ability to transfer these sales and negotiating skills into your world, so you can take advantage of specific strategic plans to make your commercial real estate experience profitable and productive.
Patrick Foley has been involved in Texas real estate since 2003, starting with Coldwell Banker in Waller County, a rural county northwest of Houston. After joining the Buls Hodge team in 2006, he became active in the Austin commercial real estate market, working with a number of clients in the office and industrial markets.
Patrick prides himself on his market analysis and ability to successfully fulfill his clients’ needs. His network of resources means that clients’ expectations are met, and exceeded, to ensure the best possible outcome for his client.
Patrick is the recipient of a number of awards including the Wells Fargo Leadership in Business Technology award and Certificates of Achievement from Houston Mayor Bill White and Governor Rick Perry. Patrick has also written a number of pieces analyzing the Austin real estate market. His most recent article, co-written with Associate Steve Shire, was published in the April 2007 edition of Red News.
Chuck Hodge represents Buls Hodge Consulting in the Dallas/Fort-Worth Metroplex, with real estate experience stretching back to the early 1980’s. After graduating from Rice University in Houston, Chuck spent six years with the Trammell Crow Company, and also worked for Staubach and Prentice Properties.
A co-founder of Buls Hodge Consulting, some of Chuck’s notable clients have included Shell, Texaco, BEA Systems, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Bryan Bell started his commercial real estate career in 1975 as an office leasing specialist with Cushman & Wakefield, and in 1987 created his own real estate firm for the specific purpose of representing tenants. With 31 years of real estate experience, he has acquired particular specialties in investment properties, land acquisition, and buyer and tenant services. His mission is to produce bottom line results based on client goals, and this success has helped grow his business through a strong network of referrals from existing clients. Bryan graduated Cum Laude from the University of North Texas, where he also received his Masters of Business Administration.
In addition to a notable real estate career, Bryan is a recipient of the “Meritorious Service Medal” presented from United States Congressman Kevin Brady for his part as a member of a Huey helicopter team (A.L.E.R.T. Air Operations), which saved 91 lives during Tropical Storm Allison in Houston, Texas. He served with the 210th combat aviation unit in the United States Army at Long Thon, North Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, receiving numerous citations.
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