James Ward - Broker Associate

About James

          James Ward has been in the Real Estate Business for over 36 years. He purchased his first

piece of property at the age of 18 and first investment at the age of 19. He was a licensed

Realtor with Century 21, Citizens Realty between 1988-1999, where he honed his experience,

representing numerous clients. He was a REO agent and specialized in selling Multi-Family

Units; all while buying, selling, and managing his own Real Estate Portfolio.

        Between 1999-2006 James worked with Nelson Shelton & Associates in Beverly Hills where

he sold Luxury Real Estate. In 2007, James formed Optimum Synergy Enterprises Inc., an

Independent Brokerage, which later purchased a franchise-EXIT Real Estate Group. He ran

EXIT Real Estate Group from 2000 to July 2019. After Deciding focus on developing, he gave

up the EXIT franchise and merged his team with Forward Realty (Formally Keller Williams

Realty), where he presently leads a small team (The Optimum Team) of agents that sell Real

Estate. He has sold REO, Probate, Bankruptcy, Distress, vacant and Commercial Properties.

       He also has a Mortgage Company, Innovative Lending Group, which was formed in 2007; and is

still performing to this date. In 2008 James formed Ward-Schurr Inc. with a business partner,

Barack Schurr; to buy, hold, and sell Real Estate in Los Angeles and Texas.

       James is still currently buying and selling Real Estate. He also owns other single asset entities;

that own and manage his real estate holdings. He has built many properties from the ground up.

Throughout the years, James has bought, sold, and built over 100 properties: ranging from

Single-Family to as many as 72 Units. James currently works with select clients and deals with

distressed properties; many sold before they hit the market.

      James' vast knowledge of the business allows him to truly represent his clients at the highest

level of expertise, knowledge and integrity. He is often able to get his clients the best price for

their properties.

With the Optimum Team, Optimal Service is our Prime Objective