Primary Job Title Founder and Managing Member Primary Organization Washington Street Properties
Location Alpharetta, Georgia, United States Regions Greater Atlanta Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Brian Murray acquired his first investment property in 2007. Without raising any outside capital, Brian bootstrapped his way from newbie investor to founder and CEO of Washington Street Properties, a commercial real estate investment and property management company that has been ranked on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing
private companies for five years in a row. In 2015 Brian Murray was recognized with a Gold Stevie Award for Executive of the Year in the Real Estate Industry.
Brian Murray is author of the bestselling and award-winning book Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, which sold more than 20,000 copies in its first year of publication and garnered positive reviews from Publishers Weekly, Foreword Reviews, and BlueInk Review. The book was chosen as the Gold Award Winner at the 2018 Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards. It was also named a Gold Award Winner by the Nonfiction Authors Association, a Finalist for the Best Book Awards in Business: Personal Finance/Investing, and Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Finance/Investment.
In addition to his endeavors in writing and real estate, Brian Murray has worked as a teacher, technology executive, management consultant, and engineer. His media appearances include interviews on CNN, PBS, and CBS MarketWatch. Brian has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and dozens of other major newspapers around the world. He holds degrees from Syracuse University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
