About Us
Scott D Francis
Scott D Francis began Investing and Renovating Single family homes in 1989 offering Cash with Quick Closings. Soon afterward, he expanded his Investment Portfolio into Multi-Family Apartments, Industrial Warehousing, Commercial Retail/Office Strip Centers, and Medical properties ultimately founding Francis & Company and Francis Investment Group.
Scott Francis has vast experience, knowledge, resources, and the capital in improving the facade of Commercial, Residential, and Multi-Family properties, as well as retrofitting properties to appraise at the highest and best use. Scott has developed as well as redeveloped for local and national chain tenants.
Scott D Francis received a Business of Science degree in Business Administration from Missouri Western State University in 1988. He currently holds a Missouri Real Estate Brokers license and Kansas Real Estate Brokers license.
Scott D Francis is a subscriber of CoStar Commercial Real Estate Database. He is an active member of St. Therese Parish Catholic Church. Scott enjoys playing a lot of golf, cooking, traveling, and duck hunting.
Joan Downey Francis
Joan D Francis received a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in Real Estate and Insurance, from University of Southern Mississippi in 1986. She has been licensed in Mississippi with a Real Estate Brokers license, where she worked as a a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser. She held a Texas Real Estate sales license in Dallas, working exclusively in Retail Commercial Real Estate with two companies. One of the companies consisted of all Retail Broker/Salespeople, and the other being Internationally based in Australia with a USA Development presence. She currently holds a Missouri Real Estate Brokers license and Kansas Real Estate Brokers license. Designations included Master Residential Appraiser (MRA), Master Farm and Land Appraiser (MFLA ), and Master Senior Appraiser (MSA) from National Association of Master Appraisers – Lincoln Graduate Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Joan D Francis opened her own company, JD Forster Company Commercial Real Estate, in 2002 gaining experience in development, a vast knowledge in zoning and permitting, and overseeing construction projects. She closed JD Forster Company in 2020 after marrying one of her colleagues in the same industry to join forces with his company, Francis & Company Commercial Realtors.
Joan D Francis is an active member of St. Therese Parish Catholic Church. She enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, and playing golf.
What We Offer
We are a full-service brokerage office, and along with our personal experience, offer many options of Commercial Real Estate Services.
We Represent
Whether you are a Landlord looking for a Tenant, a Seller looking for a Buyer, or a Buyer/Tenant/Investor looking for a certain property, we are here to help. We are a Full Service Brokerage company.
We Invest
If you have a property that you are looking to sell, we buy all properties with cash and a quick close; whether it is an inherited property, distressed property, or a property you are looking at selling.
We Consult
We consult with families and owners/partnerships to build a plan for their property. We know how to Work Smarter not Harder for your income stream.
We Develop
Francis & Company has years of expertise of development as well as redevelopment. We have developed for National Tenants (Jimmy John's, CarQuest, as well as Mom and Pop companies.
We Work With Banks
Francis & Company has been involved with complex transactions dealing with Foreclosures, Trusts, and Bank Owned Properties such as Performing as well as Non-Performing Notes.
We Deliver Best Strategy
Whether you choose to Lease or Sell your investment, we can work the numbers to hopefully enlighten you to make the best decision.