Our Team

Hope Beraka

Owner and Managing Principal Broker

Hope has lived in Portland since the mid 1990’s and has over 20 years experience in the Portland real estate market and has owned multiple small businesses. She has an extensive background in real estate investment and business sales and contract negotiation. With comprehensive experience as an investor in residential and commercial income property, Hope provides invaluable counsel while truly listening to her client’s needs. She serves Buyers, Sellers and Investors in the Portland urban core with an emphasis on land redevelopment, new construction, modern architecture, and investment property including owner/user commercial, multi-family, retail and office properties. She’s a land use policy advocate and served on the State of Oregon’s committee implementing House Bill 2001. This innovative land use bill legalized duplexes and fourplexes in cities across the state to help tackle Oregon’s housing affordability and climate goals. Hope enjoys traveling with her family and dedicating her time and network resources to many non profit causes. She is currently Board Chair of BBPDX, The Real Life, and is a member of the Oregon Association of Realtors Leadership Committee.

Dana Solof

Managing Director & Principal Broker

Dana brings an extensive background in business acumen, strategy and entrepreneurship to the firm. Through her experience founding, operating and selling companies she is able to advise clients on a holistic approach to achieving their goals. Prior to commercial real estate, she held marketing and sales positions in both for and non-profit organizations – from small legal and consulting firms to Merrill Lynch, Nike and the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Foundation. Dana attended the University of Puget Sound and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in International Political Economy, as well as minors in Economics, Environmental Studies, and Latin American Studies. She later earned her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Portland. Dana was an elite collegiate distance runner, winning national titles in track and cross country, competing for the US National Team at the World Cross Country Championships, and earning a postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA. When Dana is not working, you can find her enjoying the outdoors (especially running or skiing), traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Jennifer Valencia

Associate Broker

Jennifer has seven years in the real estate industry and loves every minute of it! She has helped countless sellers prepare their homes for the market and buyers get the dream house they’ve been wanting to own. She is a true proponent of her clients and their goals when working with her. Jennifer holds herself as a fiduciary for her clients by having thorough communication, attention to detail when gathering information, creative strategies, and big-picture thinking all with a calm demeanor. With an interior design background, she can also help you transform your vision into the space you have for your business. When not working, Jennifer loves exploring nature, trying out new hobbies, going to Blazer games with her partner, and spending time with her loved ones.

Aneesah Rasheed

Associate Broker

For over a decade, Aneesah has been living in and growing alongside Portland. From corporate giants to local startups, their thorough background in equity and diversity in tech has built their personal and professional relationships across the city and has developed in them an ability to coordinate and work well with others.

As your agent, Aneesah will act with strategic urgency and close attention to detail to make your commercial buying experience an involved and memorable process. Aneesah is an advocate and strives to ensure that clients are educated, empowered, and confident in making decisions based on trust.

When they are not working, Aneesah is spoiling their dogs, hosting and attending queer events and fundraisers, taking in the ballet with their fiancé, or cheering on the Portland Thorns.”

Nikki Metcalf

Marketing and Operations Manager

Nikki is a results-driven leader with years of success maximizing brand awareness, lead generation, and new business revenue for high-growth companies. She has a talent for conceptualizing and implementing marketing strategies. Nikki has a unique breadth of cross functional experience in events strategy, client service, marketing and sales as well as supporting new product launches, managing vendor and agency relationships, and developing marketing collateral. She brings calm to industry chaos and continuously improves tools and processes to empower the team to exceed our client’s expectations. Her organizational skills are a critical ingredient to operating our successful business. Through creativity and the use of best in class technology her business model encourages collaboration and support, and helping our team build sustainable business. She oversees administration and operational functions at Think Real Estate and Think Commercial including vendor relations and staff management. When not bringing the fun, Nikki can probably be found on the tennis court, or strolling the beach at Twin Rocks for treasures.