20 People to Know in Real Estate: Sarah Shanks

Louisville Business First | Amy Higgs

Sarah Shanks

First vice president, SRS Real Estate Partners

Years in current job: Five

Years in the real estate industry: Five

Describe a development/project that was really rewarding for you.

In late 2019, I was hired by a great client to complete their very large buy-side transaction after they sold the operations and real estate for the QSR restaurant portfolio they had built in the Midwest. They were doing a 1031 exchange with the real estate proceeds to defer tax.

I successfully helped them locate and transact to purchase quality properties within the time constraints of their exchange. When the real estate market was on fire in early 2022, I was able to sell those properties at a cap rate 100 basis points lower, for significantly higher prices than they had purchased them — even with several years less on the leases.

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