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About NW Hotel Investor

Our Mission

Northwest Hotel Investor is driven to provide a superior, comprehensive service that brings market expertise, value, growth, and accountability to you and your lodging asset.

With prevailing commitments to integrity and transparency, Brian and his team are dedicated to a client-centered and user-friendly approach, always acting in your best investment interests. Contact Us ›

WHY HOTELS?

Travel & Tourism is among the world's largest industries, making hotels a traditionally reliable asset for providing a competitive total return. In this exciting category, our team believes the process of hotel investment should not only prove to be successful, but also enjoyable.

Our founder, Brian Resendez, discovered his love for working in the hospitality industry before he turned the age of 20, leading him to gain broad experience under national brands Hilton and Westin, and at several other independent and resort properties. With the creation of NWHI, Brian merges his early passion for hospitality with his present calling in commercial real estate.

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WHO WE SERVICE

NW Hotel Investor works with a wide variety of clientele as buyers or sellers for limited-service and full-service hospitality assets including all-suite, extended-stay, boutique, and resort properties throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and other Western states. We are proud to generate business that highlights this exceptional part of the country, and brings growth and success to the place we love to call our home.

Backed by national presence SVN Hotels, we manage local and national hotel and land deals for clients from both within and outside of our region. With individually owned and operated franchised firms in more than 150 markets in the US, SVN makes it possible for NW Hotel Investor to practice locally and reach clients nationally to get deals done.

OUR HISTORY

While completing bachelor's and master's degrees in Hotel and Restaurant Management from The University of Houston's Hilton College, our founder, Brian Resendez, landed his first hospitality management position as Conference Services Supervisor for the Woodlands Executive Conference Center in The Woodlands, Texas.

His pursuit of this profession would lead him to work in the US and Central America for marquee branded properties like Westin and Doubletree, as well as at several ski and golf resorts. Brian relocated to Seattle in 2001. He then arrived in Portland in 2004, where he set down roots and began his Real Estate career, initially concentrating on brokering investment single family and multi-family properties, while also working as a loan officer.

Northwest Hotel Investor (NWHI) was created in 2007 upon selling his first motel, a modest 8-unit property on 82nd Avenue in Portland. With this deal, Brian made hospitality properties and land for development his principal focus in brokerage. He subsequently aligned NW Hotel Investor with Portland-area Real Estate firm Bluestone & Hockley, selling his first larger hotel in 2008, The Shilo Inn Tigard at Washington Square. Read More

Our History (continued)

The local boutique firm elevated to a national platform in 2011, joining with the renowned Real Estate presence SVN to form SVN | Bluestone & Hockley. The following year, Brian earned the honor of representing SVN as Vice President of the Hospitality Product Council at the 2012 Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) Conference. Brian further built his strong foundation of knowledge by earning dual Certifications in Hotel Real Estate Investment and Development from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. He also recently completed the demanding process of achieving Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.

Brian and his Northwest Hotel Investor team keep current of shifting market activity through their considerable professional relationships, and by regularly attending essential regional trade events, including meetings for Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA), and Washington Hospitality Association (WHA), Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), as well as national events, including The ALIS Conference, and The Lodging Conference. Additionally, Brian is a member of the Cornell University Hotel Society and the Hilton College Alumni Association, and serves as a Board Member of the Latino Hotel Society.

The hotel properties sold by Brian are both prominent and diverse, and in some cases have involved complicated transactions. Click this link to view all of Brian's sold properties. He currently enjoys the distinction of top grossing broker for SVN | Bluestone & Hockley, and is among the top 10 grossing brokers for SVN internationally. SVN awarded him the Achiever Award in 2014 and the President's Circle Award in 2016. As the foremost Real Estate hotel broker in his region, proudly celebrating 10 years of hotel brokerage, Brian Resendez and his team at Northwest Hotel Investor are well-positioned and ready to maximize the transactional success of your hotel and/or land investments in the Pacific Northwest.

Our Team

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Brian Resendez

Principal Broker

503-577-7710 [email protected]

Brian Resendez, CCIM serves as Senior Vice President Hotels & Land for SVN | Bluestone in Portland, OR, and is Founder and Owner of Northwest Hotel Investor. He specializes in the sale of hospitality properties and land for development in the Pacific Northwest, USA.

An accomplished real estate broker since 2004, Brian began his real estate career in finance and by assisting with the acquisition of investment single family and multi-family property sales. He then started working in hotel brokerage in 2007, and has since become one of the leading experts in the local community for hotel sales and acquisition. He has been involved in the purchase and sale of multiple hotel properties in Oregon and Washington including branded and non-branded assets.

Brian has completed the demanding process of achieving Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. He has also earned dual Certifications in Hotel Real Estate Investment and Development from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. He also holds both a Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management and a Master’s Degree in Lodging Administration from the University of Houston’s Hilton College.

Brian is active in both regional and national organizations such as Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA), and Washington Hospitality Association (WHA), Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) Conference, and The Lodging Conference. He is also a member of the Cornell University Hotel Society and the Hilton College Alumni Association, and serves as a Board Member of the Latino Hotel Society.

Previously, Brian worked as a hospitality manager in the USA and Central America with Westin, Doubletree, and several ski and golf resorts. Brian also worked as a loan officer and brings strong knowledge of real estate finance needed to make transactions work in today’s difficult lending environment.

While not at work, Brian spends time with his family, playing golf, or snowboarding.

Oregon License #200406154
Washington License #24481
Idaho License #44395

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Joseph Aiston

Associate Advisor

971-282-2031 [email protected]

Joseph Aiston serves as an Associate Advisor specializing in hotels for SVN | Bluestone and Northwest Hotel Investor. As the newest member of the team, he is focused on providing the high level of service, accountability, and market expertise that our clients expect. Having spent over 20 years in the hospitality industry, Joey has a keen insight into the opportunities and challenges of operating a service-related business. He is adept at listening to client’s needs, providing creative solutions and maintaining the confidence and composure necessary for deal crafting.

As a resident of the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years, Joey graduated from Portland State University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Linguistics. After college, he continued to work at a popular local brewery while he transitioned to assisting the Northwest Hotel Investor team with Broker Price Opinions, property financial analysis, hotel market research and marketing. Joey was eventually licensed in Oregon in Fall of
2022.

Joey is a fan of running, biking, and hiking; and is a new participant of Spartan Races (obstacle races). When he is not giving tours of hotels or meeting clients, you can find him at a Blazer’s game, grabbing a pint with a friend at one of the amazing Portland pubs, or enjoying the vibrant Pacific Northwest music scene with his wife and kids.

Oregon License #201250293

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Michelle Aiston

Licensed Assistant

503-894-3217 [email protected]

Michelle Aiston serves as Director of Marketing and Business Development for Northwest Hotel Investor. She is dedicated to developing professional marketing material and targeted campaigns tailored to the specific needs of Northwest Hotel Investor’s clients as well as promoting and expanding the company within the hotel investment community.

In 2010, Michelle began her real estate career as Brian’s assistant helping to organize business operations and raise the bar for marketing standards. Licensed in Oregon in 2012, she began actively expanding her knowledge of the Pacific Northwest hospitality markets, database development and real estate brokerage. Together, Brian and Michelle have developed a reliable, organized and dynamic team dedicated to serving the needs their clients.

In 2004, she graduated from The George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a concentration in East Asian Studies. After college Michelle worked in her home town of Burlington, Vermont in various roles assisting small businesses with marketing and business development until moving to Portland in 2009.

She specializes in marketing, market research, database development and business development. Her innovative strategies, solution oriented attitude and tireless desire to learn make her a valued member of the team. She has traveled extensively and enjoys spending time with her family and exploring the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Oregon Broker #201205532

The SVN Difference

From the first day a property is listed, SVN Commercial Real Estate Advisors market their properties on a national basis to the entire 100,000-strong brokerage and investment community via real-time syndication to the major listing sites, social media and email campaigns, and our SVN LiveSM Open Sales Call. Because their national and global reach includes primary, secondary, and tertiary markets, SVN Advisors have an advantage when it comes to locating investment options on behalf of clients across the world as they leverage the power of all brokers — even those with competing firms. How do we do this? By creating incentives to cooperate for not only our own Advisors, but for all brokerage professionals.

The SVN system® is designed to achieve the highest potential for real estate investors. Year after year, transaction after transaction, our Advisors work to ensure that maximum cooperation equals maximum value in every type of transaction.

Why do we do this? Because it’s the right thing to do for clients.

* Northwest Hotel Investor (NWHI) is the designated business name for Northwest Real Estate (NWRE) LLC

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After researching and interviewing several leading NW hospitality brokers, it was very clear to us that Brian Resendez was the best choice.  Marketing a partial interest in a unique hospitality property presented an unusually challenging situation for any veteran broker.  Brian’s experience, creativity, hard work, patience and personal care led to a successful outcome for all parties.  We highly recommend Brian Resendez and his capable team.

Jim and Wendy Inkster - Motel Seller

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It was a great pleasure and experience to work with Brian for our very first property purchase. At times negotiations with the sellers were challenging, but we always found Brian to be super-responsive, professional, and helpful. His office was prompt to communicate with sellers, follow-up with third parties, put together additional documentation, or dig up information. Anything that was needed to keep the ball rolling- Brian and Michelle were on it. 

We highly recommend their service, and it will be a pleasure for us to work with Brian and his team when we get our next opportunity.

A. A. - Buyer

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“Brian and his team were a huge support in the purchase of this unique oceanfront hotel on the Oregon Coast. They have great experience in this market, are easy to work with and have the knowledge and patience needed to work through the challenges that come up along the way. We greatly appreciated the extra effort they put in to ensure this deal got to the finish line. Thanks, team!” 

Sylvia Beach Hotel - Hotel Buyer

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We had a vision for our next adventure in hotel ownership and it needed the right person to guide us in acquiring a property that would make our dreams come true. Brian made that happen for us. Brian was a great listener and helped negotiate a sale that was a fit for our unique needs. Brian was responsive and kind – we felt like we were always his top priority!

 

Melanie Prummer, Peace at Home Executive Director - Buyer

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I appreciate your service, continued support and marketing effort that you have made on the Redwood Hotel project in Grants Pass, OR. The brochure and marketing information that you have compiled for this property is excellent. I look forward to extending our business relationship.

Don Hayes - Hayes Brokerage, Inc.

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Brian is an outstanding Broker. He is diligent in his service to his clients, and he takes his responsibilities seriously. His connections are very deep in the hospitality industry. Not only does he seem to know everyone, even better, everyone seems to know him. I have won direct business through having Brian introduce me to one of his connections. Now that person is a client our ours as well. Brian is the kind of Broker, and the kind of person, with whom I enjoy doing business.

Mike Grubbe - Business Development Manager at SD Deacon

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Brian and Michelle did an outstanding job selling Bonneville Hot Springs Resort for us. We had requested that our property sale be done in a completely confidential manner so it did not interrupt our daily flow of business. They created beautiful collateral that represented our property very well and kept it current and complete. They made themselves available to tour the property for all interested parties in a non-invasive manner so we could continue to do business without neither guests nor staff being aware of the property being for sale. We would recommend Brian Resendez as a superbly competent realtor to anyone interested in selling their commercial property.

M. S. - Seller

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Brian Resendez was my personal broker for the sale of two motels that I sold. One sold in March of 2010 and one sold in March of 2011. In selling these motels he showed great skill and professionalism, which was needed, in order to sell these motels in a down market that exists today. Brian was very aggressive and knowledgeable in getting these motels sold in a timely manner.

Charles C. Hagel - Motel Owner

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My experience with Brian Resendez was nothing short of professional. We had a challenging year long transaction and he completely kept me and the process on track and got us all to the finish line. Brian was always a wealth of information above and beyond what was expected.  Thank you Brian!

John Holt - Land Investor

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Our experience with Brian Resendez from SVN Hotels was excellent. Brian not only went the extra mile to make sure we got this deal done, he also gave us honest advice. The process from start to finish was one of the smoothest experiences we have had with an acquisition. I hope to have the opportunity work with Brian and his team on future deals. 

S. P. - Buyer

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Very difficult deal – estate (foreign beneficiary) and three buyers. Best way to describe it is:  “Maze”. But we made it. Brian was instrumental in bringing it together.

Roger Reif - Attorney

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Oregon

9430 SW Coral Street, Suite 100
Portland OR 97223

Idaho

160 2nd St. East, #219
Ketchum, ID 83340

Phone

Cell: 503-577-7710
Fax: 503-821-7935

Email

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