Meet Jesse - Style One
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accurately. Following that short stint I spent the better part of a year working in the mortgage industry, assisting loan officers with all kinds of loan programs, both purchases and refinances. It was then that my Grandpa encouraged me to get a real estate license so he could "put me to work", as he said.
Grandpa took the time to teach me about real estate, everything from how to navigate the assessor's office to collect comparable sales data for determining the value of a property to how to listen to a potential client's needs to understand how to truly help them. Grandpa knew that technology would play a significant role in the future of real estate, and encouraged me to embrace it and use new tools for the benefit of others. He played a significant role getting me to where I am today, a fourth generation Realtor.
I feel very fortunate to have worked with so many people over the years. Some of become repeat clients, or "clients for life", as we like to say. Others have become friends. The value that I provide as a Realtor is important to me. While I find I always have things to do, I'm never "too busy" to meet a new client, learn their story, and find a way to help them achieve their real estate goals.
Hello, I’m Jesse. I am a husband to Kathryn, father to Robert and Henry, the oldest of five children, an ultimate frisbee fan, a creative story teller, a homeschool graduate, a Rotarian, a website developer, and oh yes, I also sell real estate. I have enjoyed living abroad in France and Israel, travelling the world learning about myself, and making new discoveries right outside my front door. Meeting people and building meaningful connections has always been my passion.
I’ve found that learning about someone is way better over a beer or chai (I don’t drink coffee) than reading a cold, flat “about the agent” paragraph. It’s less about the drinking and more about the opportunity to cross-examine and go deeper on rabbit trails and push for more details, especially about mutual interests.
I got into real estate to connect with people. While there isn’t time in the life cycle of a real estate transaction to establish deep connections, being open to learning what makes someone tick does help me advise them about the right home for them. Through my 17+ years and 200+ transactions in real estate, I have met a lot of people. I have seen some buy the first house they looked at, while others have looked at 60+ homes making an offer on zero. The time I’ve spent with them has taught me a great deal, and many deals have been a great time.
I have called Northfield home since moving to Minnesota in 2010. The things I love about Northfield are the festivals, the civic engagement, the pedestrian-friendly historic downtown, the Cannon River, and local points of interest like the Red Barn Farm and the mill ruins in Dundas. In recent times, I have
played in a recreational volleyball league, joined the Rotary, and helped several local businesses with websites, which is not much of a departure from my younger days.
While at Kalamazoo College I participated in intramural volleyball, ultimate frisbee, sailing regattas, frisbee golf, InterVarsity, and more. The things I enjoyed most allowed me to connect with a small group of people around a common interest. Some of my favorite memories are of meeting friends for a midnight burger at Quadstop and playing round after round of frisbee golf during any
free moment not spent in academic pursuits.
One of my current passions is Rotary Youth Exchange. Northfield has a history of sending out several high school students every year and playing host to as many as we can on a regular basis. I enjoy working with the many Rotary volunteers who toil tirelessly on behalf of our outbound and inbound students. Having spent time studying abroad in college, I believe in the many benefits of Rotary’s exchange program for high school students and I will do what I can to support any student’s desire to be a Rotary exchange student.
Getting back to real estate, I actually started off as a carpenter's apprentice doing finish trim carpentry on new construction residential homes. I learned the tricks of the trade and the value of working quickly and
