Alan and two partners bought the Century 21 franchise for Fergus Falls in 1978, after opening a Century 21 office in Alexandria in 1976. With Alan's and his partners' leadership, Century 21 Vista has grown from 5 agents and relatively low sales volume in 1978 to 23 agents and consistently ranking as #1 in all real estate sales in the tri-county area for the last 25 years running. As of 2006, Alan purchased all the stock in Century 21 Vista and is responsible for all four offices.
During his 31 years as a Broker/Owner, Alan has always been one of the top listing and selling agents in the firm, specializing in lakeshore property. Alan partners with his wife Judi, whom he credits for his sales and service success.
Having lived in Evansville allowed Alan to provide extraordinary real estate service to the rural areas of the 5 county area. When asked, "Why rural?" Alan stated, "I tried to hire any number of Realtors to list and sell my Evansville home in 1975, and when I couldn't, I decided I should become a Realtor and specialize in real estate sales in the rural area. In fact, for many years, I was the only rural agent within 20 square miles." As a result of his 30 years of continuous rural countywide real estate specialization, Alan has more experience with rural countywide real estate sales than any other real estate agent in the tri-county area. Now living on the shores of West Battle Lake, Alan and Judi have enhanced their lakeshore real estate presence - an experience that benefits their lakeshore buyers and sellers.
Alan, a Quality Service Award winner, also produces at Century 21 Centurion Award levels, and has also led his firm, Century 21 Vista, to become the largest Century 21 office in Minnesota in sales volume. Alan always advises, "When you work with Century 21 Vista, you have hired the best, no matter which agent you choose."