Real estate · Metro Grand Rapids · Traverse City / Suttons Bay
Whether you’re buying, selling, or investing… I invest in you, so you can invest in the right property.
Find your place in West & Northern Michigan
Grand Rapids · Traverse City
I came back to Michigan for community. Real estate is how I build it.
I spent a couple of years in Maine during COVID, and it taught me the difference between knowing people and having community. I knew people — but community is something more: feeling connected, integrated, fulfilled in your relationships. So when I moved back to Michigan, I went looking for exactly that, and found it in an unexpected place: a real estate meetup. I fell in love with the work almost immediately, because it was everything I care about in one job — people, relationships, and this place.
It’s also where my graduate degrees in public health and public policy from the University of Michigan finally got to work together: helping people find the ideal home and working toward housing that makes our community healthier. Whether it’s your first house or your fifth investment property, you get all of me — asking the right questions, giving honest answers, and building a relationship that lasts well past closing day.
How I work
Comps, inspection history, zoning, what the neighborhood data really says — I dig before you decide, and I'll raise the questions you didn't know to ask.
If the house is wrong, I'll say so. If waiting is the smarter move, I'll tell you that too. My advice is aimed at your outcome — not my commission.
Closing day is the starting line, not the finish. Market check-ins, honest answers years later, a call whenever you need one — that's the deal.
Listings, showings, and the full search live on my 616 Realty page. This is where the thinking lives.
Ask Nate
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The Blog
My real-estate blog — market analysis meets plain talk, for buyers, sellers, and investors.
September 24, 2026
Everyone tells you to get pre-approved instead of pre-qualified. The CFPB says the words don't mean what you think. What matters is what the lender actually checked — and in a 1.6-month market, that's the first thing a seller's agent asks.
September 10, 2026
Grand Rapids runs about a dozen annual festivals a year. If you live here, you probably do two of them. Here is the whole calendar, including the ones that run when it's cold.
Thinking about buying, selling, or investing in Grand Rapids or the Traverse City area? Tell me where you’re at — no pressure, no pitch, just an honest answer.
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