Brian Hawthorne joins Sterling and Associates with over 15 years of experience in the real estate and property management industries. His extensive background encompasses management experience on a variety of asset types including single-family rentals, conventional and student housing as well as specializing in new construction lease-up communities, asset repositioning, and dispositions.

Brian spent the majority of his career at Alliance Residential where he served as Vice President of Operations and led high-performing teams overseeing new construction-owned assets in a joint venture environment in multiple Texas markets. During his tenure at Alliance, Brian was instrumental in the successful disposition of many assets including several record-breaking sales.

After Alliance Residential was sold Brian joined RPM, a boutique management firm where he served in a similar capacity and focused primarily on business development and renovation communities. Currently, Brian serves as the Vice President of Operations at Cardinal Group Management. A graduate of Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Brian also holds a Texas Real Estate License and is a member of IREM with a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation.