Having sold real estate on Boca Grande for over 15 years, there's very little you can say about the island that John Harms doesn't already know and love. A natural appreciation for the island's beauty that began after a family visit in 1998, he passes along both cultural and market expertise to all looking to buy and sell property along its exclusive shores. He specializes in general and luxury real estate services and single-family and multi-family development throughout Placida and Boca Grande. John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University in Ohio in 1997 and began working in sales for Compuware Corp in Detroit, Mich. It was here he fine-tuned an innate sales ability before transitioning into the company's regional sales office in Chicago, Ill. as an outside mainframe sales rep. Tiring of the cold winters in the Midwest, and after doing some real estate business on the East Coast of Florida, John made the decision to relocate to Boca Grande in 2004 to pursue a career in real estate fulltime. Upon arrival, he hit the ground running and immediately obtained his license followed by a broker associate license in 2006. In 2013, John became a partner in Hendricks, Harms & Associates with Brett Hendricks, where John flourished in the industry, selling just shy of $220 million in sales volume and helping people discover their slice of paradise along the way. The brokerage's vision of providing best-in-class customer service led them to join forces with Michael Saunders & Company in 2019 to continue strengthening the core business with innovative marketing strategies and administrative support. John and his wife, Patricia, live in Placida with their newly born son, Remington. Patricia has worked at the Boca Grande Health Clinic since 2010.