Eric Knowles is a senior vice president with Kidder Mathews and leads the firms’ Religious & Educational Facilities Group. In this position, Knowles uses his veteran experience to assist faith-based non-profit institutions with creative acquisition and aggressive disposition of religious facilities.
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Church & Educational Facilities Real Estate Services
The team of Eric Knowles, Robert Fletcher & Riley RohdeContact
Eric Knowles
Senior Vice President | Shareholder T 858.369.3017 LIC N° 00944210 eric.knowles@kidder.com vCard View ProfileRobert Fletcher
First Vice President | Shareholder T 858.369.3034 LIC N° 01706060 robert.fletcher@kidder.com vCard View ProfileExclusive Focus
As religious and non-profit real estate experts, the team of Eric Knowles, Robert Fletcher and Riley Rohde, of Kidder Mathews draw upon over 32+ years of exclusively representing this highly specialized market segment.
Market Leader in Church Sales
Over the last decade, Team Knowles has sold 52% of all churches in Southern California, dwarfing all other agents who attempt to emulate our success. Additionally, as a by-product of our market dominance, we procured the buyer for the churches we sold over 40% of the time. This unmatched achievement is a direct result of our commitment to provide our clients with a superior service and actively tracking qualified church buyers throughout Southern California.
Available Church Properties & Educational Facilities
Eric Knowles and Robert Fletcher specialize in religious and non-profit real estate throughout Southern California. They focus primarily on church property sales/leases and educational facility sales/leases.
Team Members
Robert Fletcher is a first vice president with Kidder Mathews and specializes in assisting faith-based nonprofit institutions with the unique challenges of dispositions, acquisitions, leasing, and the generation of additional income for religious facilities. Robert also serves as a valuable partner for religious organizations by educating religious leaders on the aspects of special use real estate including financial, zoning, conditional use permits, and guidance through relocation transitions or expansion.
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Riley is an emerging, young San Diego commercial real estate professional. She is a recent graduate from the University of San Diego with a degree in real estate from the Burnham-Moore’s Center for Real Estate.
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Team Stats
transaction volume
specializing in religious properties
we have sold 52% of all churches over the last decade
and exceptional service
of religious organizations and active buyers
32+ years of experience exclusively representing schools and churches
Over the last decade, we are responsible for over half of all church/school sales. Our services are preferred by more churches and schools, making us the #1 choice in Southern California.
Real Estate Services Provided
In addition to property acquisition and disposition, the religious & educational facilities group at Kidder Mathews specializes in providing religious leaders and institutions the following analysis, guidance and counsel:
ANALYZING space needs CREATING unrelated business income HIGHEST and best use CONVENTIONAL, private and creative financing alternatives DEVELOPING creative acquisition proposals |
PHASING in growth plans SITE ASSESSMENT analysis BIG BOX conversions INDUSTRY PRO FORMA guidelines CONSTRUCTION, property and asset management |
Areas of Focus
- Churches for sale or lease
- Religious facilities for sale or lease
- Schools for sale or lease
- Colleges or universities for sale or lease
- Educational buildings for sale or lease
- Preschools for sale or lease
- Church redevelopment
- Church land sale or lease
- Church consulting
Significant Religious Facility Assignments
- Roman Catholic Church San Diego Diocese
- California Southern Baptist Convention
- Roman Catholic Church - Orange County Diocese
- United Methodist Church
- Episcopal Diocese
- Christian Missionary Alliance
- Christian Church (Deciples of Christ) - Pacific Southwest District
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