Texas Commercial Real Estate Transaction Management Services

Who We Are

We are passionate commercial real estate professionals dedicated to closing deals. We approach our client transactions as if they are our own. We anticipate client needs, ask the right questions, listen to understand, continuously hone our craft, and outperform expectations. We make managing commercial real estate contracts for investors, owners and occupants look easy.

We are RESOURCE.

We are a woman-owned small business established in 2021 by founders, Michelle Casillas and Natalia Ojeda. We serve clients in the Texas region from our principal office located in our hometown of El Paso, Texas, where Texas, New Mexico and Mexico meet. With nearly 20 years of combined commercial real estate and lender experience, our full-time professionals are licensed as Sales Agents in the state of Texas and hold an active globally recognized CCIM designation. We are members of the National Association of Realtors and CCIM, Greater El Paso CCIM Chapter. We are committed to our Texas community and the clients we serve and look forward to helping you close your next commercial real estate deal!

WHAT WE DO

RESOURCE manages Texas commercial real estate purchase and sale transactions to closing. Working directly and in coordination with buyers, sellers or brokers and sales agents, RESOURCE coordinates, communicates and follows through with the resources and parties required to close the deal.

RESOURCE provides its clients peace of mind that comes from it's process of managing commercial real estate contracts. RESOURCE engages with commercial real estate attorneys to review title while it performs thorough abstracts of contracts, leases, and due diligence involved with purchasing or selling commercial property and/or deferring property tax gain by participating in 1031 exchanges. RESOURCE elevates the level of services provided as a full-service commercial real estate transaction company because it partners with the best the industry offers for areas that complement its expertise. RESOURCE is not a title company or a commercial real estate law firm or a land or environmental surveying company or a 1031 exchange qualified intermediary but has access to and existing relationships with Texas commercial real estate attorneys and certified professionals in the industry.

RESOURCE executes on what it does well and works with its strategic partners to allow its clients to focus on their next deal without sacrificing the quality of service experienced on existing deals. Contact us today to learn how you can leverage our services to close your deal and take your business to the next level.

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OUR (YOUR) TEAM

Hiring the services of a qualified real estate professional is paramount to the completion of a successful transaction, whether your transaction involves an acquisition, disposition, or 1031 exchange of a commercial property. Whether you are new to commercial real estate or you deal with commercial property transactions regularly, we are here for you every step of the way. Natalia and Michelle are experts in their field and have years of experience helping clients with their commercial real estate transactions. They work through everything and wit everyone involved throughout the transaction.

Michelle Casillas

Michelle Casillas is Co-Founder and Manager of REsource who hit the ground running in commercial real estate when she returned back home to El Paso, TX in 2014. Her role in various capacities in commercial real estate included the management of commercial acquisitions and dispositions, property management, liaising between attorneys and owners on tenant collections, managing commercial property insurance claims and coverages, and as a lead Yardi Voyager specialist. Between 2017 and 2021, Michelle managed the resources required to close and fund just under $380MM in commercial real estate transactions, involving the sale of $169MM in property and purchase of $210MM in property by leveraging $88.3MM in loans and $93.1MM in 1031 exchange proceeds.

Previous to this, Michelle's focus was on identifying, and managing the delivery of high-tech I.T. training for private, public and government organizations in the state of NM, the westernmost region of Texas, Arizona, and the New York area where she managed training globally. Michelle thrives in environments requiring critical thinking, problem solving and constant reprioritization of deadlines while juggling multiple tasks and resources to deliver timely, highest quality service within budget.

Michelle holds a Sales Agent license in Texas, the global CCIM designation and serves as a board member of the Greater El Paso CCIM Chapter. Michelle is a University of Notre Dame Class of '99 alumna with a bachelor's degree in Business and feels blessed to have the opportunity to contribute back to her hometown community in El Paso building upon the reach of its unique local commercial real estate industry across the state of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico.

Natalia Ojeda

Natalia Ojeda is a proud El Pasoan thriving in commercial real estate. Although born in Mexico, Natalia was raised in El Paso from the age of 6 and considers the Sun City her home and an integral part of her personal and professional growth. Natalia graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2013 where she obtained her bachelor's degree in Economics.

While in college, Natalia took on the role and responsibilities of being a franchise owner and operator in the El Paso, TX area that has to date grown to a dozen locations across El Paso and Las Cruces, NM. Following graduation, Natalia started her career in banking and lending which led to realizing her passion in commercial real estate. Natalia's extensive professional experience as a mortgage originator, banker and franchise owner has been instrumental in her latest role coordinating with attorneys, title companies, surveyors, appraisers, lenders, and brokers on the sale of over $104MM in property and the acquisition of $171MM in property leveraging $76.3MM loans and over $66.8 in 1031 exchanges from 2018 through 2021. Natalia is now leveraging her experience as Co-Founder and Manager of REsource, a startup company that provides transaction management and consultation services to those in the commercial real estate industry.

Besides her passion for her business, Natalia has enjoyed participating in pageants and held the title of Miss El Paso in 2019. Following her reign, Natalia has remained active in the community as a volunteer for the Sun Bowl Association, a member of Progress 321 and assisting in COVID Relief Programs offered by the Paso Del Norte Community Foundation. In her spare time, Natalia enjoys being active outdoors with her French bulldog, working out and reading.