The Scoop on Fred

Fred Your Benefit
Education:
  • Master of Arts
  • Administrative Certificate
  • Ability to Manage
Experience:
  • 18 Years of Real Estate
  • Over 700 Closed Transactions
  • 4 Years in Champaign Firm
  • Durability in the field
  • Variety of knowledge gleaned
  • Wide array of experience
Marketing Strategy:
  • Computer Use
  • Champaign & Douglas County Advertising
  • Open Houses
  • Quick Responses and Enhanced Capability
  • Exposure to bring more buyers and sellers together
  • Convenience for seeing homes
Achievements:
  • Platinum Lifetime Award from Illinois Association of Realtors
  • Reliable and Steady Performance
Professional Contacts:
  • Member of Champaign County and Central Illinois Board of REALTORS
  • Large Network of Contacts for finding buyers and sellers
Demeanor:
  • Accommodating Style
  • Service oriented
  • Calm & Cool
  • Assertive Determination
  • Puts your needs first
  • Provides assistance tailored to you
  • Gives you an at-ease feeling
  • Does Not Miss Possibilities for your Real Estate needs

Details

PRODUCTION:

IAR Lifetime Platinum Award for 45 transactions per year 3 consecutive years.
Over 700 closed transactions.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Master of Science and Administration Certification.
Risk Reduction, (RD916), Champaign County Association of REALTORS.
Farm Real Estate (FM800), Illinois Association of REALTORS.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis, CCIM.
Strategies for the New Homes Specialist, Residential Sales Council Course 207.
Real Estate Finance, New Mortgage Types and Tax Laws, Jeff Elias Seminars.
Breakthrough Marketing, Mike Domer.
Advertising Under Illinois License Law, Kerry Kidwell.
The Farmland Exchange Experience & Land Values, REALTORS Land Institute.
Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Education Company.
Financing, Illinois Association of REALTORS.
Applied Residential Property Valuation, Appraisal Institute.
Environment Responsibility, Champaign County Board of REALTORS.
Real Estate Sales License, 1989;  Real Estate Broker License,  1993.

REAL ESTATE POSITIONS:

Broker and Owner of THE COUNTY -REALTORS-.

Champaign County Association of REALTORS President Elect 2009-2010.

Champaign County Association of REALTORS Secretary/Treasurer 2007-2008.
Central Illinois Board of REALTORS, Grievance Committee, 2005-2007.
Champaign County Association of REALTORS, Director, 1995-1997, 2004-2007.
Champaign County Association of REALTORS, MLS Committee, 1994-1995, 2003-2004.
Champaign County Association of REALTORS, Professional Standards Committee 1999-2004; Chair 2000-2004.
Champaign County Association of REALTORS, Education Committee, 1994.
Central Illinois Board of REALTORS, Strategic Planning Committee, 1993-94.

MEMBERSHIPS:

National, Illinois, Champaign County, and Central Illinois Association of REALTORS.
Founding Member of National Association of REALTORS Appraisal Section.
Rotary International.
First Christian Church.
Chamber of Commerce.

BACKGROUND:

Born in 1948 and raised in Bellmont, Illinois.
Married Joie Chesnut of Indianola,
Teacher in Cook County, 1970-1971; Unit 7 Schools, Tolono, 1971-1976.
School Counselor in Kankakee County, 1976-1979.
Tuscola School Counselor and Administrator from 1979-1993.
Five children: Jamie, Dawn, Kipp, Kelly and Drew.