Investment Sales Broker

Investment Sales Broker

Northwest Investment Partners (NIPCRE) | Tacoma and the South Sound

738 Broadway, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98402 | In office | Independent contractor, commission based

ABOUT NIPCRE

Northwest Investment Partners is a commercial advisory and brokerage firm built to close deals. We lead with advisory before we transact, which means clients call us before they decide rather than after. We own our building, we hold institutional accounts, and we are hiring an investment sales broker who wants to be the person an owner calls first.

NIPCRE is a Tacoma based commercial real estate advisory and brokerage firm serving owners, investors, and occupiers across Tacoma, Pierce County, and the wider South Sound. We work from 738 Broadway, a building we underwrote, financed, closed on, and now own, three blocks from the courthouse. We believe owners deserve advice that is grounded in real numbers, delivered by people who are local to the market and accountable for the result.

WHY THIS SEAT

1. A market with genuine whitespace.

Tacoma and the South Sound are under-brokered on the investment side. The national firms cover it from Seattle as a secondary market. A broker who commits to this geography can own relationships here for a career.

2. Firm accounts flow through this seat.

An institutional public sector engagement, a development partnership, and the Firm's own asset at 738 Broadway all generate work. You are not building entirely from cold, and you will see live commercial transactions from the first month.

3. No desk fee. We pay for the platform.

Office at 738 Broadway, errors and omissions coverage, and firm seats on CoStar and CBA are on the Firm. You carry your licence, your dues, and your car.

4. The ladder is published and advancement is automatic.

Criteria for every level are written down and visible to everyone. Meet the numbers and you advance at the start of the next quarter. No politics, no annual negotiation.

5. Real underwriting training, and a mentor on your first three deals.

The NIP Commercial Broker Program spends two full weeks on underwriting alone: net operating income and expense reconstruction, rent roll analysis, capitalisation rate selection, cash on cash and leveraged return. It runs continuously, so you start at the next module rather than waiting for an intake. You will be able to defend a number in front of an investor, because that is the whole job.

6. Keep your residential clients.

One Washington licence covers all real property. If you are coming from residential, your clients come with you and are served through the Firm at a favourable residential split while you build the commercial side.

7. We do this for our own account.

The Firm underwrote, financed, and closed on 738 Broadway and works out of it. The advice we give owners is advice we act on ourselves. That is a different conversation to have with a client than one you are having from the sidelines.

WHAT YOU WOULD BE WORKING ON

Seller representation

• Representing owners of income producing property, owner user assets, and land across the South Sound
• Advising owners on timing, pricing, and strategy before they commit to a sale
• Broker opinions of value and offering memoranda built to a standard that gets you the listing

Running the sale

• Full sale processes: positioning, buyer canvassing, offer solicitation, and a call for offers where the asset warrants it
• Qualifying buyers, managing the flow of information, and keeping the seller informed at every stage
• Purchase and sale negotiation, then diligence, title, escrow, and closing

Buyer representation

• Representing investors acquiring in Pierce County and the wider Puget Sound
• Sourcing opportunities, underwriting them honestly, and advising on what to pay and why

Your own practice

• Your own territory, asset class focus, or ownership farm, agreed at the start and yours to grow
• Building long term ownership relationships that turn into listings, repeat trades, and referrals

THE NIP COMMERCIAL BROKER PROGRAM

Twelve weeks, at no cost to you, joined at the next module. Two full weeks are dedicated to underwriting:

• Net operating income and expense reconstruction
• Rent roll analysis
• Capitalisation rate selection
• Cash on cash and leveraged return

The wider program also covers asset classes, market research, business development, client deliverables, and transaction execution. After it, a mentor works alongside you through your first three commercial deals, and you meet one to one with the Managing Broker every week.

WHAT YOUR FIRST MONTHS LOOK LIKE

• Week one: your business cards, headshot, bio one pager, and email signature are ready, and the Firm announces you to the market
• From the start: your territory, asset class focus, or ownership farm is agreed, and you join the training program at the next module
• First month: you are seeing live commercial transactions through the Firm's accounts, not just reading about them
• Every week: a one to one with the Managing Broker on your pipeline, prospecting, and deals
• First three deals: a mentor alongside you from engagement through closing

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU JOIN

Competitive splits on a published ladder, and all of the following at no cost to you.

Your seat: A desk at 738 Broadway, a building the Firm owns, three blocks from the courthouse. Conference rooms, meeting space, and an office you are not embarrassed to bring a client to.

Paid by the Firm: Errors and omissions coverage. CoStar and CBA firm seats. Office and overhead. No desk fee and no monthly charge of any kind.

Behind every deal: Research and underwriting support. Marketing production, from flyers and tour books to offering memoranda and proposals. Transaction coordination. Managing Broker review before anything leaves the office with your name on it.

Your presence in the market: Business cards, email signature, headshot, bio one pager, and an announcement to the market in your first week. You arrive looking like you belong here.

Your development: The twelve week NIP Commercial Broker Program at no cost, joined at the next module. A mentor through your first three commercial deals. A weekly one to one with the Managing Broker.

Your path: A published ladder. The criteria for every level are written down and visible to everyone, including the levels above you, and advancement is automatic when you meet them.

Your splits: Competitive, on that same published ladder. Investment sale commissions are large, and the ladder is built so the share above the annual cap is where a strong year turns into a very good one. Residential sits on a separate favourable schedule. Full numbers in writing before you sign anything.

What you carry: your licence and renewal, your personal association and CBA dues, your car, and your phone. That is the whole list.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Required

• An active Washington real estate broker licence in good standing
• A production history you can point to, commercial or residential
• Analytical capacity. You do not need to be an underwriter on day one; you need to be someone who will become one
• Someone who will prospect. Investment sales is an ownership relationship business built over years
• Presence with investors and lenders, and writing that holds up. An offering memorandum gets read closely and quoted back

Welcome, not required

• Commercial sale experience in industrial, office, retail, multifamily, or land
• Modelling capability in Excel or ARGUS
• Existing owner and investor relationships
• CCIM candidacy

If you are coming from residential, the fundamentals carry over: prospecting, pricing conversations, negotiation, and guiding a client through a major decision. We supply the underwriting and the commercial process.

HOW WE WORK

In office at 738 Broadway, a Monday team meeting, a weekly one to one with the Managing Broker, and a published activity standard. Every pricing opinion is reviewed before it goes out, at every level, because a number with the Firm's name on it is the Firm's number.

The full standards, production expectations, and commission schedule are set out in the Desk and House Lead Standard and the Independent Contractor and Commission Agreement. We walk you through both before you decide anything.

COMPENSATION AND ENGAGEMENT

This is a commission based independent contractor role. Splits are competitive and set out on the Firm's published ladder, with an annual cap above which your share increases, and a separate favourable schedule for residential transactions. You receive the full commission schedule in writing before you sign.

LET'S TALK

Send a resume and a short note on what you want your practice to look like in three years. If you have an asset class you would want to own in this market, lead with that.

hr@nipcre.com | (206) 200-2119 | www.nipcre.com

Brokers affiliated with Northwest Investment Partners LLC engage as independent contractors under written agreement and are supervised by the Designated Broker as required under Chapter 18.85 RCW.

Northwest Investment Partners LLC considers all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected under applicable law. Reasonable accommodation is available on request.

Pay: $82,000.00 - $98,900.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tacoma, WA 98402

Salary : $82,000 - $98,900