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As an Advisor & Transaction Manager, Sam supports clients throughout the full lifecycle of a commercial real estate transaction, from initial deal strategy through closing. In his advisory capacity, he evaluates client objectives alongside prevailing market conditions to inform sound, well-positioned deal strategy. In his transaction management capacity, he oversees the execution of each transaction, including due diligence, documentation, and coordination among all parties, to ensure a smooth and timely closing. Sam brings in-depth experience across multiple asset classes, including land, retail, and industrial.

Prior to joining Newmark, Sam was with SVN | Urban Properties, a boutique real estate Consulting, Development, Brokerage and Property Management firm. Before that, he served as an Operations Specialist at Levelset, a tech startup founded in New Orleans. 

A New Orleans native, Sam attended Tulane University, where he earned a BSM in Finance & Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. He was also a member of the Tulane football team (Roll Wave!).

Handling Leasing of office and retail leases, Brokerage work including sales, and consulting of mortgages.

Dedicated and highly experienced business professional. Skilled property manager, with strong leasing, sales and marketing abilities of commercial office buildings, shopping centers, hotels. Condominium, town house associations, PUDs, and multi-family units. Twenty plus years of proven leadership and management expertise with strong written and verbal skills. Very analytical and goals oriented. Due dilgence and transition consultant. Licensed Louisiana Real Estate Broker. Certified Property Manager, Certified Apartment Manager.

Garrett Ickles is a Retail Specialist at ELIFIN®, serving the Lafayette market with global insight and data-driven precision. Having come up in a military family and lived in numerous countries including Egypt and Japan, Garrett brings a cross-cultural perspective and strong relationship-building skills to every client engagement.

Garrett combines his international background with deep local market knowledge to guide landlords, tenants, and investors through retail real estate decisions with clarity and confidence. His research-driven, results-focused approach helps clients cut through the noise of the market with strategic perspective.

Mike Immel is a Licensed Louisiana Real Estate Broker and President of Reology Real Estate in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mike has worked in the Real Estate industry since 2011. Prior to his Real Estate career Mike worked in the Industrial sector as an Automation Systems Engineer for 17 years.

His resume includes projects for Shell Oil & Gas, Chevron and a host of independent gas and oil companies. A personal interest, and subsequently a large success in real estate investments, has led to a desire to offer his skills on a professional basis within the Commercial Real Estate Industry. He brings the benefit of understanding aspects of the market from both the client and the investor perspectives.

In addition to his professional experience, Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from University of Southwest Louisiana in 1995, and is a member of the Realtor Association of Acadiana (RAA) and the Realtors Commercial Alliance (RCA).