Meet Arn Rasker

Professional Background

I have an educational, professional, cultural, and experiential background that sets me apart from most other Real Estate professionals.

I am known for out-of-the-box thinking, right and left side processing, and creativity, which I apply toward marketing unique properties.

Extensive experience with sellers and buyers of all types, allows me to relate and think from a buyer’s perspective or from a seller’s perspective. This, combined with the research I do, is very valuable when designing a strategy for you.

SELLING?  When listing your property, understanding what a buyer will be looking for, and what they will be thinking about, is of the utmost importance.  Knowing how to value-engineer the property and its presentation is critically important.  This is where my background is so important.

BUYING? When representing you as a buyer, understanding the seller’s motivations and concerns are very important elements to putting together an offer that will be accepted.  This is where my research, my connections, and my relationships with other brokers come in to play.

PASSION

I have been passionate about Boulder and Colorado since coming to the University of Colorado to study Mechanical Engineering and Business. I know the Boulder area inside and out, and have a broad knowledge base related to the Boulder area.

FOCUS

• Staying focused on my fiduciary responsibility to my clients is top of mind.
• My focus is on my clients and their needs and desires, throughout the entire real estate transaction, regardless of price point or type of property.
• Communicating each step of the transaction, and keeping my clients informed, is always a high priority.
• Over the years, and through a large variety of different transactions, I have developed a honed negotiation style that makes me an asset in every transaction I am involved in.

MY BACKGROUND

Prior to becoming a real estate professional and a top-producing broker in Boulder, I served as president and general manager of ReNové Construction, Inc., a commercial and luxury custom home construction company in Boulder. I have designed, engineered, and built some of the most recognized homes in Boulder. This background gives me a unique perspective, and it allows me to help you prepare your property before listing and marketing it to prospective buyers. I have also performed significant restoration and rejuvenation projects in the Mapleton Historic District and on historic Landmarked homes in Boulder. Having experience and a solid understanding of the construction and development rules and regulations in Boulder is very valuable when addressing questions from buyers and their brokers. I have the background and knowledge to properly represent your property.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

I have always been an explorer and adventurer at heart. Throughout my life I have been fortunate to have traveled extensively, but never enough, and I’m always looking forward to exploring new places. I have lived in Canada, Nederland, Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain, and the US.  I consider myself to be multicultural, and I am fluent in Dutch, Spanish and English. I love the outdoors and outdoor sports such as hiking, mountaineering, skiing, mountain biking and kayaking. I share my passions for the outdoors, travel, and preparing good meals with my wife, Roseann, my son Anders, his girlfriend Lauren, my daughter Kasia, and her husband Cody

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Accomplishments and Qualifications:

– Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a minor in Business Administration

– Member of National Board of Realtors

– Member of Colorado Board of Realtors

– Member of Boulder Board of Realtors

– RENE Certified Real Estate Negotiations Expert

– President of ReNove´Construction, Inc., a luxury custom home and commercial light construction          company 1999-2014. –  Designed, engineered, and constructed some of the most iconic and outstanding green-built custom homes in Boulder.

– President and founder of Centrum Business Systems, Inc, a ruggedized computer hardware company and vertically integrated software company for the management of auto repair shops, tire shops, and boat marinas, with installations in all 50 states. 1985-1998.

Arn’s Recent Awards:

–  REAL TRENDS 2022- Recognized in the top 1.5% of over 1.4 Million Real Estate Professionals in the US.

–  5280 Double Black Diamond Award – 2022

–  LIV Sotheby’s Boulder 2022 2^nd Quarter Best Award

–  LIV Sotheby’s Boulder 2021 2^nd Quarter Best Award

–  LIV Sotheby’s Boulder 2021 3^rd Quarter Best Award

–  LIV Sotheby’s Boulder 2020 3^rd Quarter Best Award

–  5280 Top Real Estate Producer- 2020

–  5280 Magazine Black Diamond Realtor Award- 2019

–  AIA-American Institute for Architecture Award (3 different design-build projects)

–  Presidents Club Award- REMAX- 2019

–  Platinum Club Award-REMAX- 2018

–  REMAX 100% Club 2017 and Executive Club 2016 Awards

–  Languages spoken with native proficiency: Dutch, Spanish, English.

ARN’S TEAM and the company behind him

The LIV Sotheby’s International Realty team of professionals assist me in the daily administrative tasks, transaction coordination, marketing and advertising, which frees up my time to focus on selling or buying your property.  Through the extensive reach of the Sotheby’s International Realty brand, your home will be exposed nationally and internationally to the largest audience possible.

Our team, the exposure, and the support systems matter!

MARKETING

In-house photographers maintain a consistent and polished high-end look, and I am actively involved with the creative aspects of presenting your home in the best light possible.

The LIV Sotheby’s International Realty marketing specialist’s have the talent, tools and resources to create high quality standards marketing materials, and this makes it possible to professionally and effectively catch the attention of the potential buyers for your home.

Design, staging and preparation of your home is something I have a lot of passion for, and a have strong background in.  The staging of your home is an important component of the marketing and preparation of your home for showings.

Videography, including Matterport virtual-tour media, makes it easy for prospective buyers to view and understand the home from their laptops anywhere in the world.

Our content editors ensure that your property is shown at a top-level locally, nationally, and internationally.

Syndication

Sotheby’s International Realty takes its Data Syndication to a much higher level than any other brokerages.   (Define Data Syndication = publish, distribute, and broadcast a property’s listing information across a wide range of secondary information sources.)

Most other brokerages will syndicate your property data and photos through the local MLS (Multi Listing Service).  That will typically get your home into approximately one-hundred listing sites nationwide.

In contrast, Sotheby’s has its own in-house syndication service, which is far more effective, syndicating your home’s listing data into over 7,000 different listing and special property websites.  Additionally, when Sotheby’s sends out photography, they are transferred in the highest resolution possible (Much higher than the MLS-syndicated photos).  The difference in exposure and quality of the photos is dramatic, and it matters.