Seasoned commercial property broker Trevor Martin has a wide smile, a generous disposition and a sharp eye for a good building.
And he has an encyclopedic knowledge of Durban's commercial buildings and landlords.
A 48-year-old graduate with a higher diploma in marketing management from the erstwhile Technikon Natal, Trevor has been in the property business for 20 years.
In that time, he was a partner at Chalupsky Properties for fifteen years before taking up a management position at JHI Properties for two years and then spent two and half years at Deal Core Property Group before returning to his roots and home at Chalupsky Properties in early 2021.
In the years he has spent in the property industry he has attained all the state required certification and training in real estate and has amassed a truckload of skills negotiating big property sales and leases with...
Seasoned commercial property broker Trevor Martin has a wide smile, a generous disposition and a sharp eye for a good building.
And he has an encyclopedic knowledge of Durban's commercial buildings and landlords.
A 48-year-old graduate with a higher diploma in marketing management from the erstwhile Technikon Natal, Trevor has been in the property business for 20 years.
In that time, he was a partner at Chalupsky Properties for fifteen years before taking up a management position at JHI Properties for two years and then spent two and half years at Deal Core Property Group before returning to his roots and home at Chalupsky Properties in early 2021.
In the years he has spent in the property industry he has attained all the state required certification and training in real estate and has amassed a truckload of skills negotiating big property sales and leases with entrepreneurs and company listed on the stock exchange.
But, most importantly, he knows key business nodes around Durban like the back of his hand. He has successfully placed hundreds of firms in properties from Jacobs in the South to Dube Trade Port in the North.
"I have a keen eye for the heart of businesses. Good companies must be efficient. The right property is critical to that, so I always keep that in mind. You have to pay attention in any business, but especially in commercial real estate. Listening carefully is everything.
"Businesses concentrate on their key strengths, so they need a broker with the expertise to help them anticipate growth and location in relation to that growth. Moving is disruptive and costly so when you do it, best make sure you chose strategically."
In an era beset by data, Trevor says the commercial real estate business is changing, but not so that online or technical wizardry can change it.
"Brokers can't rely on simply having stock. You must have deep knowledge of businesses and trusted connections. That trumps anything."