Rick Lahkar is a California-licensed commercial real estate broker with more than two decades of hands-on experience across business brokerage, hospitality, investment sales, and property ownership.

Originally from the picturesque state of Assam in India, Rick began his professional life in the historic tea gardens of Assam, where he trained as a tea taster. That early exposure to land, legacy businesses, and owner-operated enterprises shaped his long-term appreciation for entrepreneurship and asset stewardship.

Rick relocated to Northern California in 2000, where a short stint in hotel operations and management led him to discover his true calling on the entrepreneurial side of real estate. In 2005, he became a licensed real estate professional in California and later earned his broker’s license—intentionally steering away from residential sales to focus exclusively on commercial real estate.

His early career began in business brokerage, advising business owners on selling operating companies with or without real estate. By 2012, Rick transitioned fully into commercial investment sales, specializing as a hotel and motel broker. Over the years, he has advised owners through retirement, repositioning, and exit strategies while working with nationally recognized investment-sales firms as well as entrepreneurial boutique brokerages.

Rick is also an owner and operator. He has purchased, repositioned, and sold multiple properties, including acquiring a foreclosed hotel in California’s Gold Country, increasing revenues fivefold, securing SBA financing for improvements, and executing a successful sale. Over a 20-year career, he has seen commercial real estate from every angle: owner, operator, broker, advisor, and investor.