As the Broker and Co-Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real
Estate First Choice, my wife Jeri and I both have over 20 years of Real Estate
experience. We’re the 3rd owners of our Real Estate Company
that was founded in 1958 by Alden Kittleson. Originally Kittleson Real
Estate and then Kittleson Realty World, merged with Tom Sykora in 1982 and
became First Realty Better Homes and Gardens. In roughly 1998, BHG
decided to get out of the Real Estate franchise business and sold to GMAC and
we became First Realty GMAC. In 2006, Doug and Jeri Fuller acquired
First Realty GMAC from Tom Sykora and then In 2008 during the Great Recession,
GMAC decided to get out of the Real Estate franchising as well and we became
Real Living First Realty. In 2022, it was decided by our parent company that
owned the Real Living franchise Birkshire Hathaway that the Real Living brand
would be shut down. We are thrilled to be back with the Better Homes and
Gardens Real Estate family.
My background is that I grew
up in the Twin Cities and graduated from Hopkins High School in 1986. I
moved to Bemidji to attend BSU in 1987 and purchased my first home in
1990. I joined the Bemidji Fire Dept as a Volunteer Fireman in 1992 and
have served in many different roles. I served as a Captain for over 20
years, Vice President and Secretary of the Relief Association and helped start
the Honor Guard. In 1998, I was elected to the Minnesota Legislature and
served six years as the State Representative for the Bemidji area. Prior
to Politics, I was a District Manager for the American Cancer Society and going
way back, I bartended back at the Holiday Inn and Northern Inn. Jeri and
I had our daughter Lexi on January 12th, 2011. My favorite
things to do are Curling, Tennis, Fishing, Golf (It’s been a while), I love
watching sports especially our daughter’s hockey games and traveling especially
cruising.
We want to build long term
relationships with our customers and look forward to working with new
clients. If you’re looking to buy your first home, upgrade your current
home, buying that Cabin or looking for that special piece of property give us a
call.
