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About Jody

Selling a home isn't
a transaction.

It's a journey — and I never let my clients walk it alone.

I grew up in the Apple Valley–Lakeville area, and I've spent my life watching this community grow street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood. My market knowledge doesn't come from a database — it comes from home. When I talk about a neighborhood, I'm talking about streets I've known my whole life.

But what I believe sets me apart isn't just what I know. It's how I listen.

Before we ever talk pricing, strategy, or negotiation, I want to know about you — your story, your goals, what this move really means for your family. Every sale matters to me because every sale is somebody's life changing: a first set of keys, a growing family, a fresh start, a hard goodbye to a home full of memories. I've been trusted with all of them, and I don't take that lightly.

That care comes with real expertise behind me. As a REALTOR® with Edina Realty's Lakeville office, I've closed 46 transactions totaling more than $22 million over the past several years — guiding first-time buyers, move-up families, and downsizers across price points from the high $200s to over $2 million. I'm a pricing strategist and a tenacious negotiator, backed by one of Minnesota's most respected brokerages.

But my favorite measure of success is what my clients say. Across 34 five-star reviews, the same words keep coming up: tenacious. communicative. compassionate. professional. One client said it in a way I'll never forget — even though I was working with several families at the time, "we always felt like her only client."

That's my promise on every journey we take together: you'll be fully heard, fiercely represented, and never left to navigate it alone.

46
Closed Sales
$481K
Avg Sale Price
5.0
Client Rating
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