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've been a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, Entreprenuers Organization (EO) in Michigan, and BHHS National Rethink councilKara, 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 team locally and rank in the Top 20 nationally for ALL Berkshire Hathaway Realtors. As a team, we always have someone available to help with your real estate needs and we've helped over 2800 West Michigan families move!In our free time, we enjoy skiing, traveling & spending time with family & our Golden-Doodle, Gracie.CREDENTIALSAccredited Buyer representative - ABRCertified Residential Specialist - CRSInternet Certified by National Association of Realtors - e-proSenior Real Estate Specialist - SRESAt Home With Diversity Certified Specialist - AHWDShort Sale and Foreclosure Resource - SFRGraduate Realtor Institute - GRIBHHS Luxury Collection SpecialistBHHS Relocation SpecialistGraduate of Western Michigan University BBA in Finance emphasis in Real Estate and a BBA in Computer Information SystemsGraduate of Holloways Real Estate InstituteEagle ScoutAWARDSTop 1% of all Grand Rapid's Realtors 2011- Present#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Volume + Units (WSJ-RealTrends 2021)Berkshire Hathaway Chairman's Circle in 2011-PresentBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices Top 100 Worldwide 2012, 2013, 2014 (27th), 2015 (19th), 2016 (17th), 2017 (23rd), 2018 (17th), 2019 (13th), 2020 (4th), 2021 (2nd)#1 Berkshire Hathaway Agent in Michigan 2014-Present#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units & Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2017-2022)#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids for Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2018-2021)#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units (WSJ-RealTrends 2021)#1 Real Estate Team in ALL of West Michigan For Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2021)Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Professional/Congenial Award 2017Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Unusual Property Sold Award 2017
