Raymond Forbes- Broker of Record
Raymond Forbes, our broker of record and the founder of Forbes Realty, Inc. is a World War II veteran with almost 30 years of real estate experience. He specializes in commercial real estate, and is actively involved in several local commercial real estate groups. He has literally hundreds of hours of training, including the GRI and CRB distinctions, and is a CCIM and CDSP candidate. Mr. Forbes was elected President of the Exchangor Group of SW FL in 1995, and was named the area manager for HUD from 1991-1999.
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Aprile Osborne- Sales Manager
Aprile is one of the most talented real estate salespeople in the world. She is both the sales manager and top producer at Forbes Realty, and is proud to be one of the highest grossing agents in Florida. Since becoming a realtor in 2002, she has done well over $100 million in business. In 2004 alone, she completed the sales of more than 300 homes, earning the distinction of being #1 in new home sales for the entire state of Florida. She is one of the most requested real estate seminar and teaching speakers in the nation and has a current global client base of over 350. Aprile is married with 4 children and resides in Florida.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Chad Oborne- General Manager
Chad Osborne is our general manager and handles all of the day to day business operations of our growing office. He has been a licensed Florida Realtor since 2003 and is a multi-million dollar producer. He began his real estate career as an inspector for one of the nation's largest land acquisition firms, giving him first hand knowledge and expertise in selecting the best properties for a particular purpose. Chad has also sold home for multiple builders and has supervised many construction projects. He has owned and managed several successful sales businesses and, as a certified Microsoft system builder, is our resident technology expert and network administrator. He is married to Aprile and resides in Florida.
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Phil Romanow
Phil moved with his mom to Florida as a child, telling him, as she so colorfully put it, "trust me, son, in Florida you don't have to shovel sunshine." He attended the Lee County public schools and spent 10 years in the United States Naval Submarine Service. Phil is married with two children and three grandchildren. He and his wife have been serving in the housing industry in Southwest Florida since 1998, providing mortgage financing and real estate sales for residential and commercial properties. They always make the clients their #1 goal.
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Allen Grigg
As a member of Forbes Realty team, Allen Grigg is devoted to providing honest and attentive service while seeking to build a lasting relationship with his clients. As a longtime resident of Lee County, Allen uses his insider knowledge to your advantage. From the lessons learned and taught from 20 years of successful farming for Ore-Ida Potatoes; on your behalf, Allen utilizes his proven record of determination and resolve to find your dream home and sell your current investments. Please contact Allen at 239-218-3666 or Griggallen@aol.com.
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Cookie Padro
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David Merrill
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John McCormack
John McCormack has developed one of the most successful Real estate teams in south West Florida. Together with Forbes real estate Inc John utilizes proven, professional, state of-the-art techniques specializing in the marketing, listing and selling of new and resale luxury homes, residential communities, condominiums, home sites, undeveloped land and commercial and investment opportunities. Forbes Real estate Inc and John's team maintains a full-time staff of well-trained Real Estate and professionals who continually strive to provide top quality creative and innovative service to their clients and customers. After attending College, John held a number of Management positions in the Communications' field with Sprint Corporation in the state of Florida. In 1993 John took an assignment, As VP of Andrew international where He helped develop 5 Joint ventures over a five year period with Andrews's Russian partners delivering high speed Communications, in Moscow, St Petersburg and Kiev in the Ukraine. John later accepted a second international assignment in Panama With Cable and Wireless as advisor to the president on civil engineering projects in addition to advising the president on new construction matters associated with the privatization of the Panamanian telephone company, John also took charge of the negotiation with the Panama canal authority to allow the construction of Major conduit crossing of the Panama Canal. The crossing was a critical element to allow the interconnection of international fiber optic cables to cross Panama connecting cables in the Atlantic Ocean with those in the Pacific Ocean. It was during his international assignments where John refined his skills in the art of Negotiation.
Upon completion of his assignment in Panama John returned to Florida in 2001 and obtained his Real Estate license where he began to integrate his International experience, negotiation skills, team building skills with His knowledge of the area having been a resident for 37 years. John's experience has allowed him to put together a team of real estate and financing professionals and together with his international contacts he is dedicated to Bridge the National and international funding needs for homes and Investment projects in South west Florida .
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Judith Anglin
I relocated from New York seven years ago with my family to live in the Sunshine State, this was the best move I ever made, love the weather a lot, I then decided to become a realtor which I did in 2004 to present, I am very passionate in the field that I am in, I am a very honest and dedicated person, especially to my customers. I take time to listen to my customers to how best I can assist them in their real estate needs. I try to explain the real estate transactions step by step so that they are fully informed.
I specialized in Foreclosures, HUD, Resale Residential and New Constructions. My in-debt training includes special real estate courses such as the GRI course which entails Real Estate Practice, Economics, Finances, Property Management, Legal Aspects, Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Investment Exchanges, Taxation, Creative Financing and 1031 Exchange.
If you are looking for knowledge, Experience, Professionalism, Integrity and Personal Service in Real Estate, Judith Anglin has them all.
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Mike Houston
Mike Houston has been held a broker's license since 2001, first in New Mexico and then if Florida since 2002. His specialty was been in facilitating clients with finding or building cash flow properties, vacation rentals and other income producing products. He currently has added HUD properties to his portfolio. He also has a passion for writing and teaching with his newest book just being released.
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Marina Reyes
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Mima Miller
I have more than 14 years of banking and mortgage experience and just recently made the transition to real estate. I won many awards such as top salesperon of the month more than 7 times, won the sales award winner of the year for All first bank, and won the award of excellence for customer service more than 3 times, just to name a few. I have a Latino heritage and speak Spanish fluently. I work hard for my clients and look to build long lasting relationships with each of them.
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Patrick Quinn
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Raymond Ledoux
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Richard Scarbro
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Sharon Jacobek
I am a Successful Entrepreneur with 30yrs experience as a Register Nurse as well as a Realtor since 1990. I specialize in investment properties, property management and residential sales. My goal is to make your buying or selling experience as smooth as possible.
Allow me and our team of professionals make your dream come true.
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Sue Boss
Sue began her career as a licensed realtor in 2000 specializing in Lee and Charlotte Counties. After working in general real estate for 1 ½ years, she became a model home salesperson in Cape Coral where she was consistently the top salesperson for 3 ½ years. At this point she decided to return to general real estate where she again specialized in Lee and Charlotte Counties. Sue is married with 1 son and 2 grandchildren.
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Susan Ash
Florida resident for 11 years. I enjoy the outdoors, boating, swimming & racquetball. I love being a real estate agent; it is very rewarding to be a part of makingdreams of home ownership come true for people.
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Hunt Construction Co, SWF
Hunt Construction Co, SWF is our preferred builder for our residential subdivisions, specializing in medium-to high-end custom-designed homes. Established over 30 years ago by Steve Hunt, Hunt Construction has been involved with some of the area's most prestigious communities, including Mediterra, Bonita Bay, The Brooks, Grandezza, and many others. Steve has several exquisite floor plans to choose from or can build your dream home to your exact design and specifications. Like Forbes Realty, Hunt Construction was founded and is operated on the principles of doing things right and providing the highest level of quality and service to customers.
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