Mark Claessens

Background

About Mark Claessens

I won't write a book here, because I realize you want a summary. I have been in business for myself since the age of 10 when I went door to door selling seeds. I had paper routes, trapped furbearers, and many other things to make money. I did have a couple of jobs in high school and college, but I was a born business owner. And all of these early experiences taught me that it was better to be in charge of what you earn. And from those early experiences through my 17 years owning GML Fine Art & Frame, I had the opportunity to do everything from hiring/firing. being the receptionist. customer service. salesman. shipping/receiving. marketing guy. maintenance man. and even the Prez. That formed me into who I am today with my real estate career. I run it like a business and take care of my customers/clients in the way I know they want to be taken care of. I have learned to work hard and to do whatever it takes. I have not taken one sick day since 1976 and I don't mind staying up until 1 a.m. working on something for a client. But I don't require much sleep either. I hope that summary is sufficient. I love what I do and am good at what I do. And you will see that. My goal now is to stay in the top 10% of my class in real estate sales and plan on doing this until I cannot pick up the phone and write up a purchase agreement! Specialties: I have significant knowledge and experience with all areas of real estate: residential properties (both existing homes and new construction), commercial properties, land & acreage, investment properties and I also do property managment. I am a certified ePro (technology), new construction specialist and certified relocation specialist. In addition I have been given the title of "EXPERT" by Edina Realty in the Short Sales department.