Brian & Dee Dee Jacobs

www.jacobsREpartners.com

Brian's Cell:  573-216-2073

Dee Dee's Cell:  573-216-0809

There's no place like home! There's no place like home! Wait a minute - the Lake of the Ozarks sounds pretty appealing when you're in the midst of a very cold and snowy winter in Iowa! Though we still love our hometowns, we decided warmer temperatures, rolling hills, and a lake unlike any other, is where we wanted to be. Lake of the Ozarks, the "Midwest Coast" called to us in our dreams, so here we are!  

  Brian calls Cedar Rapids Iowa his hometown and Dee Dee was born and raised in Des Moines. We had both spent over ten years in corporate telecommunication sales and had risen to the top of our fields. Still, we needed a new challenge. We wanted something more. We wanted something for ourselves.  

  In early spring of 2006 we we're approached with a business opportunity to purchase an existing real estate team at RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks. For us, working hard with a specific purpose and goal in sight was nothing new. But now, we had the opportunity to focus our efforts on helping other people achieve their goals and dreams. It was clear to us that entering into the Real Estate profession would be a perfect fit. We had already grown to love the lake area on our vacations and weekend retreats, so we made the decision to make a life changing move. We said goodbye to Iowa and hello to The Lake of the Ozarks! 

 Since then, we've formed Jacobs Real Estate Partners, with RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks. Currently, we have three other full time sales agents on our team and are in the process of the recruiting one additional sales agent. We are please to have a full time administrative staff to assist in all closings and facilitate all of our property listings. Together as a team, we have taken the real estate market by storm and are now recognized as not only a top ranking team within RE/MAX, but a top ranking team in the state of Missouri.  

  We attribute our success and rapid ascent to a very simple philosophy: We have a responsibility to work with dedication, honesty, and integrity, in order to provide the very best experience for our clients.

Tom Longman

www.tomsellsthelake.com

Tom's Cell:  573-552-7220

Tom and his wife, Mary Kay are blessed with two children and three grandchildren. Tom and Mary Kay moved to the lake full time in February 2007 from Princeton IL. Tom is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University and has worked in computer sales and custom business forms distribution in the past. They've been visiting the lake area since 1985 and has owned property at the lake since 1996. Tom has been with RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks since 2008 and is happy to have recently joined Jacobs Real Estate Partners.  Tom and Mary Kay enjoy the warmer year -round weather, meeting new friends,and the active social calendar that Lake of the Ozarks offers. Tom looks forward to serving all of his clients real estate needs.

Keith Rustand

www.KeithRustand.com

Keith's Cell:  573-216-2441

Having relocated from North Dakota to Lake of the Ozarks over 20 years ago, Keith and Marilyn have two successful daughters. De'Rikki working and living in North Dakota, Mieka working with Monsanto and lives in St Louis. 

 Keith and Marilyn love lake living, having lived on a small lake in North Dakota, but needed to move their company to a more central location within the country. Lake of the Ozarks was without a doubt the place to live, where else can you own the lakefront and have you're boat in front of your house. Keith had visited the lake while doing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood back in the late 60's, what a difference today. 

 Keith, educated in the jewelry industry by the Gemological Institute of America and The American Gem Society, has worked in the jewelry industry since he was 18 years old, owned retail jewelry stores along with a jewelry manufacturing company called De'Nicole Designs, Inc.

Also having worked with real estate most of his life, doing land development, building, commercial and rental properties; some developments are The Boulder Subdivision, The Boulders II, Willow Creek Estates, Diamond Plaza and Crown Plaza. Having retired from the jewelry industry, Keith is now having fun working full time in real estate with Jacobs Real Estate Partners, RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks.

Bill Hyde

www.hydeatthelake.com

Bill's Cell:  573-745-1555

 Bill has recently relocated from Northwest Iowa, before becoming a full time resident of the Lake area. Bill built 6 restaurants of his own and shares his passion for creativity in construction and in management. The demand of  unparalleled customer service in all of his restaurants are a perfect example of how he will perform for all your real estate needs. Previously to relocating, Bill built a home here after vacationing for 12 years and so Bill has extensive knowledge of the Lake area. He has a true passion for boating with his family and friends. If you need a guide to the Lake, no matter your interest....let Bill's passion for the Lake be your direct lead to buying just the right location for your Lake Experience! Whatever it be, buying or selling...Bill's interest and knowledge of the entire Lake, attention to detail and friendly attitude will guarantee a positive long term relationship. 

Peg Lorden

www.peglorden.remax-midstates.com

Peg's Cell:  573-552-7878

Peg, originally from New Jersy, has over 17 years real estate and relocation management experience. She started her real estate career as a sales associate in St. Louis but after taking a management position in the broker's relocation division, she became interested in corporate relocation management. After 10 years of working in the relocation management industry and living in the Washington DC area, Peg moved back to St. Louis.   

Upon returning to St. Louis, Peg managed a buyer real estate agency specializing in corporate relocations. In 2004 Peg moved to the Lake of the Ozarks to be close to family and joined Jacobs Real Estate Partners, RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks as Listing and Closing Coordinator. 

Tammy Baird

www.tammybaird.com

Tammy's Cell:  573-286-8350

Tammy and her family moved to the Lake in 2003 and after only 6 months her children were thanking them for making the move. Tammy and her family have found that the Lake area has everything they need and all of the conveniences of city living. But it's the people that drew her in the most. Tammy says, "The people here are laid back and relaxed, welcome you with open arms and are just genuine, all around good hearted people."

After being a nurse for 15 years Tammy set her sights on Real Estate and has had her license for 4 years now and truely has a passion for the business; "I wish I would have started 15 years ago - I love it!"  Tammy feels that this is definitely the career for her and working with people is her greatest joy. Her life now revolves around real estate whether it's continuing her education in an ever changing market or doing her absolute favorite thing - showing homes to her clients.  Showing property is very rewarding for Tammy because besides gaining knowledge of the market inventory, when a client walks in to the home that is just what they've been looking for she gets to see the sparkle in their eyes and the extra little "gitty up" in their step. She truly enjoys finding them the right home at the right price! As a fairly recent addition to the Jacobs Real Estate Partners, Tammy says, "I have now joined the right Team and there is more opportunity here at RE/MAX than any other real estate company at the Lake. I look forward to working every day!" Along with traditional real estate Tammy has gotten heavily involved in the foreclosure market and sees this as a huge opportunity that provides her with special knowledge of properties that will soon come up for sale as bank owned properties.  "My belief is that the most successful Realtors in the future will be the ones who can change with the market conditions and educate their clients in order to provide the best service to their clients.  Our Team and I provide that type of service."