#1 REAL ESTATE TEAM IN WEST MICHIGAN (RealTrends/Wall Street Journal 2020)
#1 BHHS REAL ESTATE TEAM IN MICHIGAN
#13 Berkshire Hathaway Realtor in the Nation
Born & raised in Forest Hills, my passion for Grand Rapids started long before I began my career in Real Estate. I am deeply involved in our local community & love meeting new people on a daily basis! I am extremely tech savvy and consistently change my marketing strategy to stay ahead of the ever-changing real estate market & also the competition. I have 2 business degrees from Western Michigan University (Go Broncos!), one in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate, and the other in Computer Information Systems. As any successful Realtor, I have current market knowledge and excellent negotiating skills. I'm a full service Realtor and my goal is to exceed your expectations & serve all of my clients to a level that they want to refer me to all of their friends and family. Additionally, I am a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council (The Forbes Real Estate Council is an invitation-only community for executives in real estate).
Kara, my wife, partnered with me in 2010 to really start growing the Brace Homes brand & team. She has lived in Grand Rapids since 2002, attended GVSU (Go Lakers!) and graduated with a B.S. in Economics & Business. We're consistently a Top 2 team locally and rank in the Top 20 nationally for all Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Realtors. As a team, we always have someone available to help with your real estate needs and we've helped over 2200 West Michigan families move, totaling over Half a Billion$!
In our free time, we enjoy skiing, traveling & spending time with family & our Golden-Doodle, Roxy.
CREDENTIALS
Accredited Buyer representative - ABR
Certified Residential Specialist - CRS
Internet Certified by National Association of Realtors - e-pro
Senior Real Estate Specialist - SRES
At Home With Diversity Certified Specialist - AHWD
Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource - SFR
Graduate Realtor Institute - GRI
BHHS Luxury Collection Specialist (Visit my Grand Rapids Luxury Realtor Page
BHHS Relocation Specialist
Graduate of Western Michigan University BBA in Finance emphasis in Real Estate and a BBA in Computer Information Systems
Graduate of Holloways Real Estate Institute
Eagle Scout
AWARDS
Top 1% of all Grand Rapid's Realtors 2011- Present
#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Volume + Units (WSJ-RealTrends 2020)
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman's Circle in 2011-Present
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Top 100 Worldwide 2012, 2013, 2014 (27th), 2015 (19th), 2016 (17th), 2017 (23rd), 2018 (17th)
#1 Berkshire Hathaway Agent in Michigan 2014-Present
#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units & Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2017)
# 1Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids for Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2018-2020)
#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units (WSJ-RealTrends 2020)
#1 Real Estate Team in West Michigan For Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2020)
Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Professional/Congenial Award 2017
Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Unusual Property Sold Award 2017