Our Team Philosophy at The Company

The Company, employees, their welfare and concerns are very important to the success of the company.  Understanding and acceptance of this fundamental principle is essential to building long lasting business relationships.  It is the intention of the company to encourage a working environment, based on mutual trust and confidence, which will provide opportunities for individual effort and reward.  Every employee is considered a member of our company team.  Our success as a company is built on the recognition of the skills and efforts made by each employee and our policy is to work with all members of this team in a fair and friendly manner and treat each team member with dignity and respect.  The management, as part of this team, will continuously work together with all employees for the benefit of our present and prospective customers and vendors in order to improve the company’s competitive position, which will enable the company to accomplish three main goals: 

Company Profile

LaRue Business Group is a full service real estate management company that manages commercial investment real estate. We provide our clients a team of experts who are uniquely qualified with the experience and education to bring astute and creative real estate services to each property under management. We offer our clients the following services:

Current Portfolio:

Below is a summary by product type of contracts under management: 

Industrial and office:              1.5 million square feet

Office:                              210,000 square feet

Jay LaRue

Over 27 years of experience in the real estate industry with product types including high-rise office, R&D, warehouse/industrial, retail, shopping centers, multi-family residential. Past employment includes regional management positions with Southern California developers, Owners and management companies responsible for a variety of private ownership portfolios as well as institutional investment grade properties. Working for the past seven years growing LaRue Business Group, Inc., a full service real estate management and leasing company.  

Education and Credentials:

Melissa Banuelos

Melissa received her Real Estate License in the late 1990’s and has over 8 years of experience in property management. She has had a diverse career managing Office, Retail and Industrial product types, management of REIT’s as well as private Ownership structures. Melissa’s’ enthusiastic approach to customer service has enabled her to foster and maintain successful client/tenant relationships. She is highly motivated by the increasing needs of the environment and implements water conservation, recycling and the use of eco friendly products on all managed portfolios.

Education and Credentials:

Linda LaRue

Linda is a graduate of California State University Fullerton.  Linda began her career at LaRue Business Group in 2001 as the Chief Financial Officer Financial officer for the Company. She has over 14 years of experience working in commercial real estate as a Trust Manager, providing Clients with personal service and custom business solutions.  Her time spent in sales and sales management has taught her that repeat clients and referrals are earned by providing the highest level of service possible.

Education and Credentials:

Field and Onsite Staff

Currently consists of Building Engineers, Assistant Managers as well as maintenance personnel.