About John

My Services and Areas of Expertise Include: I am a trained real estate professional with expert skills at marketing, presentation, negotiation and sales. As your Listing Agent, I will work with you to ensure that your property is sold for the highest price possible in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of inconvenience to you. As your Buyer Agent, I will research and narrow down the properties that best fit your desired criteria, assist in the negotiation process to settle on a fair market value, and then follow through to Closing while helping to coordinate the inspections, title searches, and financing options. Vision Simply put, "I want to make your DREAM home a REALITY". Affiliations PROFESSIONAL: - Member, National Association of Realtors - Member, Florida Association of Realtors - Member, Orlando Regional Realtor Association PERSONAL: - Member, Winter Park Rotary Club - Member, Winter Park Racquet Club - Member, Peace River Ichthyological Society Personal Living in the Central Florida area for over 55 years, I have been in sales for more than 35 of those years. Starting my professional career with J. Rolfe Davis Insurance Agency selling Property Casualty Insurance to personal and corporate clientele. Leaving the insurance field, I spent a year opening a restaurant located in the area. Following that brief time off from sales, I opened and then operated Tradewinds Travel Agency for more than 14 years, specializing in both luxury travel and student group travel. Combining my desire to remain in sales with my knowledge of the Central Florida area, I joined Coldwell Banker Realty to assist clients with buying or selling their properties. Let me make your DREAM home a REALITY. I am married to my beautiful bride from Peru and am the father of three grown children. I enjoy kayaking, fly-fishing, tennis, hunting and travel. Community 1987 - 1999 ... Board Member for the Winter Park YMCA 1998 - 2001 ... Board Member for the Winter Park Rotary Club (Member from 1995 - present) 2001 - 2016 ... Board Member for the LHPS Arts League (President ... 2001 - 2006 2011-12) 2002 - 2004 ... Board Member for Ormond Holiday Club Condos 2006 - 2011 ... Board Member for Lake Highland Preparatory School Trustees (LHPS) 2011 - Present ... Board Member for West Cove Condos