In January of 1981, Barbara Nelson started her successful career in commercial real estate in downtown Seattle. In the record time of just 4 years, Barbara leased three high-rise office buildings. In 1985, when the downtown Seattle office market faced a surplus of properties, she re-directed her focus. She became intrigued with the community shopping center industry and proceeded to build centers in Washington and Oregon, ranging in size from 120,000 square feet to 160,000 square feet. Anchor tenants of these centers include Safeway Marketplace, Fleming Foods, Hollywood Video, Associated Grocers and Ross Dress for Less. The experience gained in this complex and competitive market of commercial real estate, has proven extremely valuable. Barbara has since put together various real estate projects, all of which are also making a highly satisfactory Return On Investment for their owners.