Agents

Barb Riley

Born in Whitefish and raised in Western Montana, I am a Native Montanan! I grew up in the small town of Eureka, north of Whitefish. I recall our community members would gather together to help each other, whether for celebration, crisis or just to help the senior citizens clean up their yards in the spring.

I believe I picked up that sense of community and service, and it's why I am so passionate about the services I provide to my clients. Helping buyers and sellers achieve their real estate dreams is at the heart of my work.

For over 30 years I have applied my accounting and finance background to business practices in the real estate industry. Representing buyers and sellers requires diverse skills and experiences, from finding the right lender or title company to finding the correct survey stakes and easement lines. My own personal experiences as a first-time home buyer, a "For Sale By Owner" seller, a business owner, investment property owner, property manager, and a small business consultant provide insights to assist my clients, my agents, and the agents with whom I work.

I am active in my community through our Northwest Montana REALTOR Association, the Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce and as a 23+ year elected school board trustee for Columbia Falls Public Schools.

I enjoy golf, gardening, relaxing at the lake or hibernating with a good movie or book. I have a wonderful husband, two successful daughters, two grandkids and a grand-puppy to spoil!

Western Montana offers a piece of heaven for everyone. My local knowledge and passion, balanced with years of experience, sets me apart from my colleagues and allows me to provide personalized service to my clients.

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Bobbie Vlasak

DJ Walker

After growing up in Jackson, Wyoming and going to college in Wisconsin, I moved to the Flathead Valley in 1991. I received my real estate license that spring and began what would turn out to be a long and successful real estate career. I received my broker's license in 1996 and then partnered with Phil Neuharth as co-broker owners of Premiere Real Estate Professionals, Inc. in 2000. In 2007 Phit and I also started B.I.D., Inc. building company, building all level of homes from entry level to large custom projects. I feel I'm in a unique position to help both buyers and sellers with access and knowledge not only in the existing real estate market but also new construction and development. With 28 years of real estate experience in the Flathead Valley and numerous awards and accreditations, I'm ready to put my attention to detail and work ethic to work for you.

When I'm not selling real estate I love spending time with my family and friends. I married my wife, Candi, in 1999 and we are the proud parents of triplets, Peyton, Jackson and Robert. When I'm not working, we are chasing them around the valley and state as they participate in various sports and activities. They are entering high school this fall and we are excited for this next chapter in our lives. We also try to embrace all that the Flathead Valley has to offer and spend our spare time exploring the outdoors, skiing on Big Mountain and boating on Flathead Lake.

Whether you or someone you know are thinking of buying, selling, or wanting to explore new construction, or would just like more information about real estate in Kalispell and the Flathead Valley, please give me a call. I welcome the opportunity to introduce new people to all that we offer here as well as learn history and stories from locals.

Kayla Warburton

Kayla Warburton knows Montana's Flathead Valley.

Growing up as a local in the Valley she was blessed with outdoor enthusiasm and a feel for true community. Journeys to the river by horse or bicycle, afternoons on Flathead Lake, sledding during the winter months and seeking the perfect location for a tree fort, include some of Kayla's favorite memories. Still local, Kayla and her husband Tyler, and their two kids, enjoy life in the valley. It is through a continuing love for this incredible area that they maintain the strong ability to assist and correspond with the needs of potential clients in and around the Flathead Valley.

Her approach to real estate is both aged and fresh. Over the years she has helped friends, family and clients Buy, Sell and Invest in well over 100 properties throughout Northwest Montana. Whether new or familiar to the area, clients have found comfort and security in her ability to serve a range of individual needs. Don't miss the opportunity to make her local and professional knowledge your gain as she continues to grow with this unparalleled region and the real estate it has to offer.

"I chose real estate as a career because Ilve here in the Flathead Valley, I am fortunate to live a life that should be cherished, shared and continued. I love to help our friends and family continue to enjoy our valley. Our community looks forward to welcoming new faces as well as they move to our valley and begin to call it home. Building new relationships is important to healthy growth and continued community prosperity. As a Realtor, I enjoy new challenges as well as the constant influx of knowledge. Each day, each season, and each client is new and exciting!"

Amy Bain-Wilson

Local Expertise. Global Connections.

As the daughter of a builder and contractor, Amy understands the real estate profession from the ground up recognizing both its challenges and rewards. In her early 20s, she built a home with her brothers that involved creating a market feasibility study, interpreting demographics, estimating and ordering supplies and building a property from foundation to finish. Today, as a real estate broker and investor, Amy brings those skills and talents to a broad spectrum of discriminating buyers and sellers.

A focused listener, able advisor and fair advocate, Amy's mantra is "if there is a will, there is a way". She is recognized by her peers and clients for careful diligence and honest concern, thus creating a positive experience and honest transactions for both sides in her real estate business. Attentive, direct and resourceful, she listens to her client's needs, then ably matches buyers to the right property and advises sellers toward an efficient and rewarding close. To Amy, there is no place like home and home is Western Montana. She is a 6th generation Montanan, descended from homesteaders since the 1880s. With her husband and children, she finds inspiration in the land, lakes, mountains, recreation and especially the people. Since 1997, Amy's clients have benefited from her vast knowledge, intense passion and extensive familiarity for Montana real estate. Just like the extraordinary properties in Western Montana that she offers, Amy knows every relationship is unique and inspiring deserving her careful attention and perseverance.

Jennifer Shelley

Meet Jennifer Shelley...

There's no place like Montana, according to Jennifer. In any season, you'll be drawn into her enthusiasm for the Flathead Valley. Summer to winter, Jennifer steals time away from her busy real estate career to swim, hike, boat, snowshoe, hunt upland game birds, and compete in Sporting Clay shooting.

As a little girl growing up in rural New Jersey, she dreamed of living in the Rocky Mountains. Always the tomboy, Jennifer started her outdoor life early... dirt biking at 6, exploring in the woods, blazing trails, building forts, and learning to drive the WW2 Willys Jeep at 10 years old. When her dad returned from his trips to the Mountains, Jennifer would pore over his photos knowing it was just a matter of time until she came west.

Finding Bigfork was a predestined accident. A planned float trip on the Smith River ended up being canceled, so Jennifer and her dad came to Bigfork to visit friends. When I flew over Flathead Lake, I knew I had found my pot of gold... my OZ! Two months later, she packed up her VW Rabbit and drove cross-country to Bigfork. For many years, Jennifer worked in the software development and technology industry, but about 10 years ago, she finally acknowledged that real estate was her professional calling. Starting a real estate career in the midst of a major real estate recession is not a task that most people would take on, but that is exactly what Jennifer did! While agents and brokers were exiting the industry in mass numbers, Jennifer jumped in with both feet. It wasn't easy, sales were hard to come by, and Jennifer worked multiple jobs to support her family while getting her new career off the ground. After a few tough years, Jennifer Shelley proved that persistence pays off! By 2013, Jennifer was ranked as one of the top 5% of all agents in the Flathead Valley. By 2015, Jennifer had climbed into the Top 1% of all agents in the Flathead Valley, a position that she has maintained since! In addition, Jennifer was recently recognized by REAL TRENDS as one of the top Real Estate Agents in all of Montana! All this while raising her four children and becoming Montana Women's Sporting Clays Champion (2010, 2011 & 2016). Becoming the best takes commitment. Whether it's in sports, real estate, or life! And for someone who was pulled so strongly to the West, who found her home in the Flathead Valley and never looked back, it makes sense that she's driven to help others find their home or their special retreat in the place she loves. Jennifer is committed to helping her clients find exactly what they are looking for in a home, investment, and most importantly, a lifestyle.

"I consider it a privilege to walk these beautiful parcels of property and help clients find exactly what they are looking for.

I am committed to helping my clients realize their dreams in the Flathead Valley!"

Cindy Lanier

Cindy Lanier believes in Integrity, Commitment and Enthusiasm. A few minutes with Cindy will convince you of her dedication to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics. She believes the American Dream of home ownership is still possible and she's here to prove it. She is committed to finding solutions for the successful conclusion of real estate. Cindy's enthusiasm for everything she does makes her the kind of vigorous real estate agent that gets results. Cindy is quick to verbalize her excitement for the advantages Pure West Real Estate brings to both parties of a real estate transaction.

Cindy started her real estate career in Missoula, Montana March of 1976; in May of 1989, after a family crisis, she and her husband decided they needed a change and move to the Flathead Valley.

She believes in professionalism through education and hard work which show in the fact that she has helped over 2000 families with their real estate needs over the years. She has many designations such as GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), ABR (Accredited buyer Broker), and SFR (Short Sale Foreclose Resource).

She is a certified instructor for the Montana Board of Realty Regulations. She has taught numerous courses for local boards of Realtors, the Graduate Realtor Institute, and State Realtors Associations in Alaska, Vermont, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.

She has been President of both her local board of Realtors, President of the Montana State Association of Realtors, Regional Vice President of National Association of Realtors, and chaired numerous committees both local, state and national. She has been Salesperson of the Year, Realtor of the Year three times and Montana State Realtor of the year. She is currently a board member of the Board of Realty Regulations.

Matthew Hohnberger

Matthew has been a dedicated full time REALTOR since 1995 and has consistently ranked as one of the top real estate professionals in Northwest Montana. As a broker since 1998, he has extensive experience in residential housing, country and remote acreage, alternate electric systems, subdivision, waterfront, and estates properties. No matter how Matthew uses his expertise, small lots to 1,000+ acre ranches, first time homes to exquisite estates, he gives 100%! Matthew's clients describe him as honest, hard working, dedicated, knowledgeable, forthright, kind, humorous, and above all, a true real estate professional.

Matthew has been providing the very best real estate services to his clients for over 24 years. With his experience and many marketing programs he can give you the exposure and edge you need to sell your home quickly for the best price, and he will work hard for your success.

If you are looking to relocate to the Flathead Valley, Columbia Falls, Kalispell, Whitefish, Polebridge, Bigfork, Lakeside or any of the surrounding areas, Matthew is highly qualified to help you find the perfect place. Selling or buying a home is an exciting time, and working with the right real estate agent is the first step in ensuring that your needs are met. As a long time resident of the valley, he would love to share with you his enthusiasm and knowledge for the many neighborhoods that make this part of Montana so special.

Matthew grew up in a log cabin in Polebridge, Montana along the remote western boundary of Glacier National Park. It instilled in him a great love for the wilderness, wildlife and the incredible recreational opportunities Glacier National Park and the Flathead Valley have to offer. Today he spends his free time with his wife Angela and their three children hiking, camping, canoeing, fishing, biking, skiing & trap shooting throughout the area.

Matthew prides himself on providing unparalleled service and looks forward to developing a long-term relationship with you. His father, Jim, taught him that true success comes from always meeting your client's needs first. This was confirmed in 2006 when he won the Customer Choice Award for his real estate company. So put him to work for you because your success is his satisfaction!

Jodie Cross

Jodie Cross is truly the REALTOR with a heart.

Jodie fell in love with Montana as a teen during her family's annual trips to Eureka at Christmas..She moved to Montana in 1987 and never looked back.

With a strong desire to help people, Jodie embarked on a career as a CNA at a local nursing home and decided that home health care was her calling. All while raising a family, starting college and beginning her career assisting home-bound seniors.

An injury lead to her finding her new love of helping others find the home of their dreams and achieving other real estate goals.

When Jodie is not working & serving others, she enjoys spending time with her 7 children, ages 15-34 and her 15 grandchildren, and enjoys our area's great outdoors with her family fishing, camping, hunting & sailing. Jodie is also a self professed "Elk-O-holic"- her personal email is elkaholic68@gmail.com which clearly shows what her addiction is! This fun-loving family also enjoys snowball fights and dunking each other at the lake.

Jodie is very community involved, and believes in the camaraderie of a close knit community and giving back, and the good that can be achieved by all of us pulling together. She is currently Vice-President of the United Way and is actively involved with this organization; and has passed on her giving nature to her son & daughter-in-law who are also looking at ways to give back to our community.

Jodie is also involved with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce as an Ambassador, and has been involved with the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors on several boards.

Jodie is also pleased to announce an addition to her list of endorsements, as she has recently passed her Supervising Broker designation that she will receive February 11, 2021.

Jodie has stated that Keller Williams motto of "God first, Family then Work" fits her to a tee, although she does not see real estate as "work". Jodie's goal is to help people make their dreams of homeownership come true, especially those who thought that would never be attainable. She has assisted families that had given up, educating them about credit, and eventually being there with them when they closed on their very first home, and crying tears of joy right along with them when she handed them the keys.

Jodie loves her family, community, The state of Montana, our military and emergency responders and will support all with the best of everything that she has a heart.

Jodie is looking forward to working with you, and making your real estate dreams come true as well. This dynamic, dedicated & energetic broker with a heart will truly go the extra mile to ensure a wonderful experience.

Bill Leininger

Bill is a native of Montana and was raised in the Flathead Valley. His maternal grandparents homesteaded in the Bigfork area in 1940. He graduated with a degree in Business Management from the University of Montana, and started his career with Eagle Bend Golf Community in Bigfork in 1985, working for the company for ten years in various capacities including real estate management. He then opened Dean & Leininger Real Estate, in 1995 in Bigfork with his business partner, who retired in 2002. He remains the Broker/Owner today and operates the business side-by-side with his wife, Anita, who is also a licensed Realtor and manages the office. He is very active with the local, state and national real estate associations and is past president and current board member of Northwest Montana Association of Realtors (NMAR). He was honored to be chosen as the 2013 Realtor of the Year for NMAR. He believes that staying involved in the current and evolving environment of real estate gives him a fresh perspective and cutting edge for his clients. Bill has served with many civic organizations, both past and present, volunteering many hours of his time and firmly believes in giving back to the community.

His experience in real estate and knowledge of the local market will provide an invaluable asset to buyers and sellers alike. Bill understands both and draws on his knowledge and experience to help his clients navigate the ever-changing terrain of real estate transactions. He is a problem-solver, no matter the size. Additionally, he conducts every transaction with honesty, integrity, and personal service. He is respected by clients and fellow real estate agents alike, and this has made him a highly-referred broker in the Flathead Valley, as well as a consistent "top producer" in sales. Call Bill today to discuss your real estate needs.

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Jon Mohatt

Jon is an enthusiastic and dedicated real estate consultant (Realtor) with years of both professional and personal residential and commercial real estate experience as well as the ability to make clients feel comfortable and at ease with what can sometimes be a stressful experience. Jon has the heart of a teacher, making it possible for clients to make knowledgeable and profitable decisions that are best for their families and investment portfolios. With the added benefit of over 20 personal family moves under his belt from around the country thanks to his military service, Jon knows exactly how to help you and your family have a successful move.

As a husband, father of three, former executive, longtime business owner, Army veteran and retired Air Force officer, Jon has an abundance of varied life experiences, ensuring a great working relationship with all his clients, leading to smooth, relaxing and successful real estate transactions. Jon truly enjoys serving his clients above and beyond their expectations. With a long history of serving our country, serving our valley at Kalispell Regional Healthcare and now serving you as your hometown real estate consultant, Jon has always maintained his commitment to putting others before himself. Jon is excited to help others reach their goals of home ownership or other real estate aspirations. You won't find anyone more committed to your real estate goals.

When Jon is not working on your home ownership dreams you can find him helping at his local church, donating his time as a certified financial coach, up on the hill skiing, working to improve his photography skills, at the gym or out at his family's cabin on Bitterroot Lake with family and friends. Jon believes in an active lifestyle and works hard to maintain an enriching work-life balance that benefits his family as well as his clients.

Jon is excited to put his experience, integrity, trust, responsiveness and dedication to work for you. Give him a call or shoot him a text or email to get started today.

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