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Reinauer Real Estate has been in the real estate business in Southwest Louisiana since 1940; the Reinauer family has been active in the local business community since 1887. The Company is a full service real estate company specializing in industrial and commercial sales and leases, site selection, asset and property management, appraisal review, consulting and development.

David Reinauer, president and owner, graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the youngest president of the Greater Lake Charles Chamber of Commerce and the Louisiana Realtors Association; was a recipient of the Realtor of the Year award, and has held several prestigious positions with the National Association of Realtors. Appointed by Governor Foster to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission, he recently served as its chair. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, in addition to numerous other trade and civic organizations.

Reinauer is an active industrial member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, a Certified Property Manager as designated by the Institute Real Estate Management, a Certified Commercial-Investment Member of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, a Counselor of Real Estate and has been designated a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager by the Realtors National Marketing Institute. He is an expert appraisal witness in district and Federal court and is a notary public.

The Company handles properties in Lafayette, Lake Charles and Sulphur, Louisiana. Reinauer is a managing and leasing agent for shopping centers in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Moss Bluff.

Reinauer Real Estate is proud to have represented, among others, the following: Mobil Oil, Amoco Oil and Huber Oil; H.E.B. Supermarkets and Market Basket; B. J. Services and Francis Drilling Fluids; K & B Drugs and Walgreen Drugs; Fontenot Toyota and Levis Toyota; Circle K and Shop Rite stores; Lowe’s and Stine Lumber; Whataburger and Pitt Grill; First National Bank (First Commerce) and Calcasieu Marine National Bank; BFI and Western Waste; Entex, a division of Noram Energy, the American Press and many others.

Reinauer relies upon the talented assistance of Mark Wentz, III, SIOR, CCIM and Richman Reinauer; specializing in deals that are a little more complicated, take a little more creativity, often depend upon confidentiality and require a little more competence. Mel Cole and Marvadine Gilman handle residential sales and broker/finance evaluations. Jon Hair specializes in subdivision development and general residential and commercial sales. References are available upon request.
 

"Thanks again for your assistance in the disposition of the former Lowe's of Lake Charles store property. As part of our corporate relocation program, we are marketing over 60 properties in 17 states, and having a real estate professional such as yourself at my disposal makes my job much easier. Your persistence and efforts contributed greatly toward our accomplishing our objective." Robert J. Grimsley, Jr., Lowe's Companies, Inc.