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Meet the Team
Meet the Republic Commercial Real Estate Team
After ten years with a major real estate brokerage firm, Nick Barela founded a boutique commercial real estate company focused on who we like to work with best — local owners, sellers, entrepreneurs, individuals, and companies.
Republic Commercial Real Estate is focused on the local market and works diligently on behalf of individuals and organizations vested in the community. Commercial real estate needs are a challenge. There is nothing more rewarding than defining the objective, creating the plan, and then working the plan to completion.
Nick Barela
President, Principal
Specialty: Office, Medical, & Land Transactions
"Commercial real estate needs are a challenge. There is nothing more rewarding than defining the objective, creating the plan, and then working the plan to completion."
Ed Mathis
40 Under 40 Class of '22Vice President
Specialty: Unique Retail, Industrial, and Office Transactions
"It has been said, 'If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.' Commercial real estate does not feel like work to me."
Douglas Messer
Vice President
Specialty: Lease Negotiations, Financing & Acquisition/Disposition
"I have navigated complex transactions involving multiple factors like tenant negotiations, construction budgets, and long term financing. My experience helps me personalize the needs of my clients."
Don Mueller
Vice President
Specialty: Office Properties, Commercial Sales & Leasing, Investment Properties
"You make a living by what you make, you make a life by what you give."