Mark’s favorite childhood memories center on his grandparents’ farm in the Ozarks, helping them in the hay fields, working cattle, and doing farm chores. He walked through the cotton fields and down dirt roads to the country store for a grape soda, milked cows, and made plenty of trips to the chicken house for more eggs. His adult working life began in aquaculture (catfish farming) and in the timber industry on both the
harvest and management sides.
Clearly, his connection to the land and his experiences on it are deep after 35+ years in the real estate industry. Mark has handled sales from the high plains of New Mexico, through the Oklahoma Panhandle, down through the Arkansas River Valley and the Arkansas and Mississippi deltas to the South’s sweet potato country and Black Belt Prairie.
His diverse background gives him a unique perspective on the work he is most passionate about: 1031 opportunities, successional plans, and retirement strategies for farmers, ranchers, and other real estate owners. Mark travels year-round to teach allied professionals, such as bankers and attorneys, as well as private groups, including families, Extension clients, and farmer/rancher organizations. Mark loves big yellow iron but also enjoys activities that involve green, red and orange. Most of his very early years he learned on blue (IYKYK). He is a licensed broker in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He holds the Accredited Land Consultant designation, the only land-specific credential backed by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). It is awarded to top-performing experts in agricultural, timberland, ranch, recreational, and development properties and signifies Mark is among the most elite and educated land brokers in the industry.
