Richard Eckert-Licensed Broker FL, Al, MS.
As a licensed real estate broker in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, I believe in taking real estate to a personal level. While researching a sound investment and handling the transaction with the utmost care and efficiency are paramount - finding the home site, condominium or home that meets each of my client’s personal needs is just as important.
I was raised in nearby Ocean Springs, Miss., and vacationed on the Emerald Coast with my parents and five brothers and sisters throughout my childhood. I graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Industrial Engineering prior to receiving my master’s of business administration in 1988 from the University of Southern Mississippi. That same year I happily moved to Destin.
For more than 15 years I worked as an engineer and program manager, spending much of my time traveling internationally, while holding positions with the United States Air Force in foreign military sales. And although I visited some of the most exciting and exotic places in the world, I was always glad to come back home to the Emerald Coast.
In 2004, after marrying my wife Lori, who is a writer and media-relations consultant, I decided to make a career in Real Estate.
As a long-time resident who has watched this area change and grow, while buying and selling my own real estate, I have an understanding of this exceptional market that I use when working with buyers and sellers.
As an agent, I enjoy listening to my clients, learning about their specific goals and dreams and making the right deal happen at the right time. I know making that buying and selling happens on paper, but attaining dreams is entirely personal.
Richard Eckert