About

We strive to create vibrant communities, to achieve superior financial performance for our clients, and to provide top-notch building upkeep and maintenance services.

All real property is unique, and the objectives and resources of their owners vary.  We design tailored marketing and management strategies for each property we manage.  Some things are common to all our client engagements, though:

  • People drive our success with clients and residents.  We hire the best people we can, and devote extraordinary efforts to attracting, training, and retaining top-quality leasing agents and maintenance technicians.

  • We use best-in-class rental management software and always are eager to identify opportunities to improve operational quality and efficiency.

  • We work to provide our clients with excellent, reasonably-priced services from our vendor partners through strong long-term relationships and bulk purchasing.

Kerson & Company LLC is a licensed Ohio real estate brokerage.

Leadership

 
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James Kerson

Founder & President

James Kerson is the founder and president of Kerson & Company. He has a decade of property management and commercial real estate experience. Prior to founding Kerson & Company, Mr. Kerson worked at Avison Young, where he managed real-estate transactions for a Fortune 500 client. Previously, he oversaw daily operations for an 800-unit portfolio of 17 multifamily properties in Northeast Ohio for KRI Properties.

Mr. Kerson has served as managing principal in over 30 real estate transactions and has considerable construction management experience involving apartment buildings and houses. For a time, he led a third-party property management practice as a team leader at Metro Space Realty.

Mr. Kerson graduated magna cum laude from Carleton College with a BA degree in History and Political Science and holds an active Ohio real estate broker license.