Mark Shaftner

I often stop and remember to be grateful that I get to do this for a living. I sincerely love helping people sell and buy real estate. It's why for 14 years, it's been my life's work. When I graduated from Central Michigan University in 2003, I earned a position with Pulte Homes of Michigan. I realized very early there was a lot of learning to do. I spent 7 years at Pulte Homes where I sold about 500 million in real estate, mentored 5 people into successful careers themselves, and helped hundreds of families build and buy a new home. In 2010 I elected to join an exciting start-up Real Estate firm called Marketplace Homes. My first 2 years with them were spent in sales, helping people buy and sell homes. For my final three years, I served as Chief Operating Officer and oversaw a team of roughly 70 individuals who brokered an average of 1500 real estate transactions each year. In ...