Nicholas Dunlap
Investment Counselor/Property Supervisor
Nicholas Dunlap oversees the operations of the properties in the firm’s North Orange County portfolio. Nicholas is a licensed real estate broker and actively pursues investment opportunities for acquisition or repositioning. He also handles the marketing and sales of choice investment properties throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties. In addition, Nicholas serves as an investment counselor and guides those interested in investing in apartment units or turning around underperforming assets through the development and implementation of a management plan.
Nicholas graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with his B.A. in English. He is an active member of The Urban Land Institute, Apartment Association of Orange County and Institute of Real Estate Management. Nicholas is a Certified Property Manager (CPM) through the Institute of Real Estate Management, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, Nicholas was named one of the “30 Under 30” by the Journal of Property Management, a journal published by IREM. Nicholas is a member of the Apartment Association of Orange County’s Board of Directors, Urban Land Institute of Orange County’s Young Leaders Group and is a nationally published author. He is fluent in both Greek and Spanish.
Previously, Nicholas worked with DBL Realtors/Sotheby’s International Realty in Los Angeles where he facilitated the purchase and sale of numerous residential and residential income properties. Nicholas has a superior knowledge of many neighborhoods, trends and localized markets, from West Los Angeles to Central Orange County.
Debra Benn
Human Resources
Debra has been with DPG since 1997. As the head of human resources, Debra manages human relations, payroll services and employee health insurance benefits for the company. Aside from her HR duties, Debra locates and arranges for the insurance on all of the properties in the DPG portfolio.
Debra has over ten years of experience in resident management and is knowledgeable in all matters relevant to successful site management.