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Empowered Homes
Our Vision
Our vision is to disrupt the housing industry, bringing inspiration & innovation to communities.
Our Mission
To create massive opportunities for all people through real estate despite any barriers.
Our Values
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Hi, Welcome!
I am so excited that you are here. I trust that you will quickly see that I am NOT your average realtor.
An Occupational Therapist by trade, and quickly turned mega agent, my mission is to create massive opportunities for ALL people, through real estate, despite ANY barriers.
I am obsessed with the relationship between the built environment, and our health and wellbeing. While some call it nerdy, I call it passion.
Hang out with me to learn about universal design, aging-in-place, and all things real estate related.
Have FOMO and don’t want to miss any juicy education on these things!? Join my email list, and I promise not to spam ya’.
Cheers,
Gretchen Kingma
The OT Realtor
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Find Your Dream Home
As one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, we won’t stop until you find that perfect home at the right price.
Buy A Home With Us
Sell Quickly & Easily
Beyond creative exposure, we bring a proficiency in market trends & simple touches that increase value to our listings.
Sell A Home With Us
Build with Universal Design
Learn how contractors can make small Universally Designed (UD) modifications to yield high financial returns.
Contractors & DYI
Double Your Salary
Learn why healthcare professionals should be in real estate. Grow your income & disrupt the housing industry, helping those you already serve.
Ocupational Therapists
Ocupational Therapists
Learn Universal Design
Agents certified in home accessibility (Universal Design) open up an under-served market of home buyers & sellers.
Real Estate Agents
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Helpful Resources
The OT Realtor is BACK!
When building something worth wild, it takes TIME. 3 years ago, I decided to go out on a limb and make the transition from full time clinical OT (with patients that I LOVED), to real estate. I had the very narrow mindset that I would advocate for, and serve...
The Power of Home
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “power of home”? This is the interview question that we have presented to many industry leaders who have so graciously given us their time over the past couple of weeks. Chelsia Bradley, an Occupational Therapy student from...
Professional Listing Photos
A NON NEGOTIABLE when listing your home… PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS/VIDEO! According to NAR, (National Association of Realtors), 93% of buyers see their home ONLINE, first. Therefore, your FIRST showing takes place ONLINE. Buyers will decide whether or not that want to see...
Myth Busters: Home Selling Edition
Whenever anyone mentions that they’re thinking of putting their house up for sale it seems that everyone wants to give their opinions on the subject. Because of that, a lot of myths have developed that seem to go around like the game, Telephone. Let’s debunk those...