Jim "Van"ErmenABR CRS REALTOR ® | |
 ....a former career Army
officer assigned to Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base. Jim joined
Realty
Options
in 1990 and
by the end of '91, was listed as a top "7" agent in Montgomery's 'Who's
Who
in Real Estate Residential Award Winners, placing him in the
top 1% of all
local
REALTORS®
. In '92, he obtained his broker's license, and started the 1st
franchise
of Realty Options which he owned and operated for three years in
Prattville, AL.. The two
offices later
combined in Montgomery where he became the Broker. Starting in 2001, Jim was an associate broker for 3 years with RE/MAX of Montgomery. In May 2004 he co founded the Central Alabama Real Estate Academy with Dan Stallings, broker of Montgomery Metro Realty Inc. which Jim later joined. He is the academy's chief instructor and Jon his son is the school's administrator. | |
| Jim
holds the designations of ABR (Accredited Buyers
Representative) and CRS (Certified Residential
Specialist)
with only the top
4%
of all
REALTORS
® holding
this
designation. He is an Alabama State approved real
estate
instructor
since '99 and was "e-pro" certified the first year
(2000) the course was offered by the National Board of
REALTORS® Jim is married to
his high school
sweetheart, Glenda who is the Curriculum Specialist (K-3) for Elmore
County Board of Education working with all 5 elementary schools in the
county. They have 3 children: with Joshua a graduate of
Chef School, currently
employed on assorted projects in LA California. Donna
(married to Ken
Stricklin) is an Assistant Vice President of Sterling Bank,
Private
Banker and proud parents of the first granddaughter - Emma
Jane.
Jonathan and his wife Crystal are the proud parents of the
first
Grandson
Jonathan Christian along with his twin brothers Alex and Bret. Jim and Glenda enjoy gardening, their 4 grandchildren and actively support the Montgomery Zoo. They moved to their home in Montgomery (June 2004) after having lived in their previous home in Prattville for 16 years. | |
From
2000 to 2005 Jim served on the board of directors of
the Condominium Association
for
CaraVita Village
(formerly Covenant Village) Montgomery's Premier Retirement Community
with independent apartment living and assisted living facilities.
"Call Me..." "I pride myself not on just returning calls but being available to answer them."
| " I view real estate as a
service
profession, informing & educating. " When meeting people, I consider, they are acquiring a "REALTOR® for Life ." "I am a professional REALTOR® , knowledgeable, friendly and available..." "As an educator I provide knowledge & understanding of the real estate profession and answer questions to the best of my ability."  |