Midcoast Properties Inc., a commercial real estate firm with a focus on self-storage in the Southeast, recently hired Michael Morrison Jr. as a broker. Morrison has been a licensed agent in South Carolina since 2006. He’s a member of the Central Carolina Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

Prior to joining Midcoast Properties, Morrison worked with RE/MAX Holdings Inc. in residential and commercial real estate. He was named “Rookie of the Year” for South Carolina agents and was among the top three in the nation in first-year sales in 2010.

Morrison grew up in Blythewood, S.C., and has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of South Carolina. He owns two self-storage facilities.

Midcoast Properties offers brokerage services to self-storage owners and investors in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.