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Christian Harris, Principal Broker of BPRE
Resume · Curriculum Vitae

Christian Harris

Principal Broker & Owner · BP Real Estate LLC (BPRE)

Eighteen years of real estate operations across residential property management, commercial leasing, regional retail, and medical office portfolios. Founder of a multi-state, commercial-first brokerage and a DPOR-licensed real estate education institution.

Schedule
18 Years in Real Estate
4 Licensed States
2 Companies Founded

Professional Experience

Eighteen years across residential, commercial, retail, and property management.

June 2023 — Present
Principal Broker & Owner
BPRE · BP Real Estate LLC
Founded BPRE in June 2023, went all-in full-time in January 2025, and opened the first standalone office in Portsmouth, Virginia in March 2026. Lead a multi-state, commercial-first brokerage licensed in VA, MD, NC, and GA with seven revenue streams across sales, leasing, property management, investor consulting, referrals, and education.
October 2025 — Present
Founder & Owner
BP School of Real Estate
Founded a Virginia DPOR-licensed real estate education institution offering pre-license curriculum and continuing education for the next generation of agents. Independent from the brokerage and focused on training the right way.
2020 — 2025
Property Manager
Chesapeake Square Mall · Chesapeake, VA
Managed the day-to-day on-site operations of Chesapeake Square Mall — tenant relations, leasing coordination, vendor management, capital projects, and full property-wide budgeting across the regional retail center.
May 2019 — January 2020
Lease Negotiator
Dollar Tree Stores · Commercial Leasing
Commercial lease negotiator for Dollar Tree's national retail portfolio — handled site lease negotiations, renewals, and amendments. First exposure to corporate-side commercial leasing at a national-tenant scale.
May 2018 — May 2019
Career Pause
Family · Full-Time Mom
A planned year focused on family and raising my children before returning to commercial real estate.
August 2016 — May 2018
Commercial Property Manager
CHKD · Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Commercial property manager for medical office buildings within the CHKD healthcare system. Tenant build-outs, specialized HVAC and life-safety compliance, physician-tenant relationships, and the operational complexity that comes with healthcare real estate.
November 2007 — August 2016
Residential Property Manager
Residential Property Management · Hampton Roads, VA
Started at twenty in residential property management, with my mother Mona as my immediate supervisor and mentor at the firm where we both worked. Leased apartments, handled collections, coordinated maintenance, and learned every angle of residential PM from the ground up — nearly nine years of foundational training that informs everything I do now.

Licensed broker in four states.

Active broker licenses across Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Principal Broker
Commonwealth of Virginia · License #0225207620
Broker
State of Maryland
Broker
State of North Carolina · License #297865
Broker
State of Georgia · License #419499

Certifications & designations.

DSBSD-certified across multiple categories, registered Commonwealth of Virginia vendor, and CCIM in progress.

CCIM Candidate
Certified Commercial Investment Member · In Progress
DSBSD Certified
Small · Micro · Women-Owned · Minority-Owned · VA
eVA Registered Vendor
Commonwealth of Virginia Procurement
DPOR Education Institution
Licensed Real Estate Education · Virginia

Industry service.

Active service on local and state real estate governing bodies.

Board of Directors
Hampton Roads REALTORS Association
Board of Property Management
Virginia REALTORS

Education & training.

Formal education and real estate licensure training.

Associate Degree
Saint Leo University · 2020
Real Estate Pre-License Education
Virginia DPOR Approved · 2014