Austin began his career in commercial real estate in April of 1995 while seeking a Master of Science in Geology from Old Dominion University. Austin has performed various acquisition and disposition services for Capital One, Philip Morris and Gramercy Capital Corp., which has included tasks such as the idle facility sales, office expansions/acquisitions and investment sales of sale leaseback properties. To date, he has averaged over 60 transactions per year. Austin has a B.A in Geology from the College of Charleston and has completed M.S. Geology courses at Old Dominion University.