JOHN HANSON
• (801) 787-8326

My name is John Hanson and Karen & I are applying for the job as your Realtors. To that end, may I tell you a little about myself and provide a history of some of the leadership positions I have held & enjoyed?

I am a 61-year-old father of four daughters and grandfather of 17.  Karen & I are approaching our 34^th anniversary and learning to appreciate "Maturity". We love living near our family - the reason for moving to Utah - and have learned to truly cherish this state. I was born here, in Ogden, but lived everywhere else but Utah until 1993.

I am retired from Federal Law Enforcement after a 25 year career and am enthusiastic about my second profession as a Realtor. I currently serve as President of the Utah County Association of Realtors and my prior service includes Chairmanship of both the Government Affairs and MLS Committees, service on the state legislative committee, and three years on the WFRMLS Advisory Committee.

I am a public kind of guy and have loved being involved in community. I’ve held elected positions as a school board director, state legislative committee chair of Washington States’ 300 school boards, community parks commission, and currently serve as a member of the Utah County Planning Commission.

My career with U.S. Customs took me around the world several times and allowed me to spend time in some of the most intriguing parts of our globe. I found 3^rd world countries to be more fascinating than the richer nations of the world, and relished getting to know people & places in S.E. Asia and Central America, serving in Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand, Panama & Costa Rica, as well as in Europe.

I taught at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - FLETC - in Glynco, Georgia and developed national level training courses there for supervisors and investigators. I worked as a field enforcement officer, a supervisor, a manager, an academy instructor, and PR liaison with press & media - all fascinating jobs held during a long & satisfying career.

I started my family in Washington DC where I met Karen, & since then we have raised our kids in California, Washington State, and Utah with what we consider to be great success. Two of our daughter are RN’s, one a school teacher, and one an accountant. One of our nurses & our accountant have job-switched to Real Estate and work with me - something which I enjoy more than I can say. My wife Karen is also a licensed Realtor while still practicing her skills as an RN, and assists when the workload gets too heavy for the rest of us.

I sought and received my broker’s license last year and took over management of a 35 agent office for Prudential Realty Associates in American Fork. I brought that office to its first profitable quarter in four years, but found that I miss both sales and the freedom of being my own boss. That led me to leave Prudential and start my own company - Home Team Realty - with the idea of promoting my team and our own brand of marketing & service. After having been moved several times in my previous career, I have a pretty good idea of what makes a good Realtor, and that is what we try to offer our clients. We can do that best with our own company.

Flying (I hold a commercial license with instrument & multi- engine ratings)

Motorcycles (see photo at left)

Ham Radio (my call sign is KI7AR)

Golf (not very good, but LOTS of fun)

Guitar (good for my soul).

We are hard workers and promise you our best efforts in your behalf. If you’d like to, please call me for questions or just to chat - 376-2139. Check out our unique and user-friendly brand of service. You won’t be sorry.

Thank you,
John

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