Ken Deshaies
Ken Deshaies, EcoBroker
Ken@HomeDeliveryRE.com * 970-485-1891
Website: www.HomeDeliveryRE.com
REALTORĀ®, Associate Broker, Equity Colorado Real Estate
Denver Metro Area, Colorado
- Professional Designations
ABR ā Accredited Buyer Representative
ePRO ā Certified Internet Real Estate Professional
CLHMS ā Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist
ACRE ā Accredited Consultant in Real Estate
RECS ā Real Estate Cyberspace Specialist
TRC ā Transnational Referral Certified
CPS ā Certified Pricing Specialist
GRI ā Graduate, Realtor Institute
ECOBROKER ā (#19 of over 8,000 EcoBrokers worldwide)
- Real Estate Experience and Positions
Licensed real estate broker, Colorado, 1992 to present.
Owner, SnowHome Properties, February, 2004 to February, 2012.
Board of Directors, Summit Association of Realtors, 1996-2004; Chair of Professional Standards Committee, 1996-2000; President 2003.
Director, Colorado Association of Realtors (CAR), 2000-2004
Member, CAR Grievance Committee, 2003-2011; Chair 2008/9
Designated Brokerage Task Force, Colorado Association of Realtors, 2001/2 (resulted in changes to real estate agency laws in 2002).
Board Member, Association of Energy & Environmental Real Estate Professionals (2002-Present)
- Other Experience
Paralegal, lobbyist, private investigations, 1978-1992
- Publications
āHow to Make Your REALTORĀ® Get You the Best Dealā, 1999. The book explains to home buyers how to work best with a RealtorĀ®, why using a buyer agent works to their benefit, and explains the home buying process. 38 additional editions are in print, with a RealtorĀ® in each state co-authoring. The RealtorĀ® co-author in each state was responsible for rewriting the chapter on state laws and having it reviewed and approved by a real estate attorney.
āGet the Best Deal When Selling Your Homeā, 2005. Takes potential home sellers through the process of preparing their home for sale and explains how to get the best price when selling. 59 additional editions (by market) in print.
āSustainable Housing and Building Green: What Agents Should Knowā, Consulting Editor, 2008, pub. Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc. A course of instruction for real estate agents on energy efficiency, building āgreenā and alternative energy systems. Nationally approved by Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO).
Contributed chapters to other real estate publications; numerous articles.
- Community Service
Board Member, Summit Visitor Information Center, 2004-2011 (past President)
Board Member, Summit Chamber of Commerce, 2001-2010
Board Advisory Member, Summit Public Radio, 1998-2012
Board Member, Community Radio for Northern Colorado, 2007 - 2013
Board Member, Summit Prevention Alliance, 2008-2011 (past President)
Board Member, Cast of Characters (volunteer arm of Dillon Theatre), 2008-2011
Chair, Mountain Real Estate Update, 2007 (put on by Denver University)
Host, Summit Social Club, 1198 ā current (an online forum for people who live in
Summit County or visit regularly ā membership @ 300)
President, Win/Win Business Forum, Denver, 1980s
President, Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado, 1980s
- Awards
CyberStar of the Year, 2002
Summit Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer of the Year, 2005
Summit Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur of the Year, 2006
Summit Chamber of Commerce, Lifetime Member Award, 2006
Various real estate production awards