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Justin Marshall Chipman
Justin Chipman has been a licensed real estate broker in the state of Colorado since 2006 and for five of those years he was a dues paying Realtor, member of the National Association of Realtors, t...view moreJustin Chipman has been a licensed real estate broker in the state of Colorado since 2006 and for five of those years he was a dues paying Realtor, member of the National Association of Realtors, the Colorado Association of Realtors, and the Boulder Area Realtors Association. During his first three years as a Realtor--the only three years that he was a full time Realtor--he was an award winning broker at Keller Williams, Front Range Properties in Boulder, Colorado.
Additionally, since the late 80s Justin has almost continually worked as a carpenter, construction generalist, and general contractor with a focus on remodeling and reconstruction of existing housing. The largest portion of this construction experience was devoted to buying and rebuilding homes to keep as rentals, or for the eventual resale of those homes. In other words, almost every dollar that Justin has earned in his adult life
(and almost every dollar lost as a working professional) has been the result of work conducted in the housing markets.
Notably, Justins first three years as a Realtor were also the first three years of the collapse of the national real estate markets and the economy in the lead up to, and immersion in, the great recession.
Having both a front row seat and a back stage pass to what was occurring in the real estate markets, Justin started to seriously question what he had been trained to do as a Realtor.
Specifically, the Realtor has an explicit fiduciary responsibility to the client. Justin came to believe that this duty is easily lost in the conflicts of interest that permeate the working realities of the professional middlemen of the transactionthe Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.
This book is Justins effort to serve the buying, selling, and owning public in a manner that is consistent with what he believes is the duty of all Brokersto work to the exclusive financial benefit of the client.
Justin now lives in Lakewood, Colorado. He is the father of two children. He is a writer, entrepreneur, and he continues to rebuild homes. He also maintains his real estate brokers license in Colorado, but he does not work with people in the capacity of real estate broker as to avoid creating the kinds of conflicts that he attacks in this book. This book exists to assist every buyer, seller, and owner of a home. It does not exist to generate leads and potential real estate clients for the author.view less
Books by Justin Marshall Chipman
The Home Seller's Second Opinion First: What Every Seller, Buyer, and Owner Should Know, but Doesn't Know, Before Talking to Any Broker or Real Estate Agent.