MIAMI—Before his 30th birthday, Max Boehmer was a foundingprincipal at Vertica Partners. He oversees thereal estate investment and advisory firm's operations and leads itssales, marketing and acquisitions platforms.

Boehmer was directly involved in nearly $240 million intransactions in 2013, including about $140 million inmultifamily investment and development sales. Amember of CCIM, ULI, NAR and a number of other organizations,Boehmer is also involved in charities like Meals on Wheels. Hissecret to success, as he describes it, is hard work.

“The Southeast property market has benefited better than anyother region in the country and will continue to do so through thiscycle,” he says. “With the high quality of life, continuedmigration from the Midwest and Northeast combined with thecontinued influx of foreign investment, the Southeast is poised tobe the regional leader for years to come.”