Since joining Lee & Associates Charleston in October 2002, Chris has executed hundreds of lease and sale transactions representing both landlords, tenants and investors. Chris specializes in representing investors of single tenant investment properties. In November, 2007 Chris earned his CCIM designation. Only 6 percent of the estimated 150,000 com-mercial real estate practitioners nationwide hold the CCIM designation. A Certified Commercial Invest-ment Member (CCIM) is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. A CCIM is an invaluable resource to the commercial real estate owner, investor and user, and is among an elite corps of more than 9,000 professionals who hold the CCIM designation across North America and more than 30 countries.