My awesome wife and I currently live in Marion, Iowa. We have lived in the Cedar Rapids Iowa area for 8 years. We have two boys that are 4 and 7 years old. My wife works as a Certified Veterinarian Technician at a local animal hospital. So, needless to say, we have pets!!! My family and I are members at New Covenant Bible Church. If you see us around, please feel free to say "Hello!" We love meeting new people and making new friends.
Personal | Professional Background
I was born and raised in Bettendorf, Iowa, and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School. Below are some of my qualifications:
- Real Estate Relocation Specialist.
- 2007 Skogman Realty Residential Real Estate Newcomer of the Year.
- Yearly Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Producer.
- Investment Specialist (Rentals, Flips, Contracts, Short Sales, Repos, etc).
- Attended Iowa State University.
- My Professional Background consists of three years of Advertising Sales, one year of Marketing, four years of Customer Service, four years of Construction Trades, and ten years of Business Ownership.
- I am a third generation REALTOR®. The Stradt family has been helping families in Eastern Iowa since 1952 with all their real estate needs.
- Licensed REALTOR® in the State of Iowa.
- Creator of the Adam Stradt Cedar Rapids Homes For Sale Listings Service (Cedar Rapids Real Estate).
- Member of the National, Iowa, & Cedar Rapids Association of REALTORS®.
- Presently working on acquiring my GRI (Graduate REALTOR® Institute) and CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) designations to better serve my clients.
- Proud Sponsor for Compassion International.
In 1973 Skogman Realty was founded by Rick Skogman. Since then it has grown to become the largest locally owned real estate company in eastern Iowa. Rick retired in 2008 passing the reins over to his son, Chris, who is currently the President. Skogman Realty is an affiliate of Skogman Homes, which is justifiably proud of its heritage of "Five Generations of Home Building Pride." Skogman Homes is considered to be one of the finest home building organizations in the Midwest. It has deep roots in the Cedar Rapids Iowa community and has developed dozens of neighborhoods such as Bowman Woods, Northbrook, Cedar Hills, Fox Trail, and Willowwood, along with several sizeable condominium projects. At latest count, over 9,000 families live in a Skogman Home.
Skogman Realty is a highly valued, integral part of the Cedar Rapids Iowa business community. Over 190 full time professional associates make up the Skogman Realty team. Its agents maintain membership affiliations in over 100 community, charitable, and service organizations. Skogman Realty prides itself on being an independent, locally owned, and managed organization, and its mission is to remain the predominately recognized real estate company in the marketplace. With five office locations, it provides a full line of real estate services throughout the Linn and Johnson County area.
Annual sales exceed 500 million dollars in volume, which represents over 3,500 satisfied sellers and buyers each year. Skogman Realty participates in approximately 60% of all of the sales which occur in the market. It maintains a sizeable full time closing staff, with all closings done "in house". The company is highly active in corporate relocation, is a member of a large national referral service and a number of prominent local corporations consistently select the firm to provide home finding or sales assistance. Skogman Realty is affiliated with Skogman Mortgage Company to provide mortgage loans to home buyers, and insurance assistance is provided by Skogman Carlson Insurance Company.
The Skogman Commercial Real Estate Services Group is a dominant force in the sales and leasing of commercial properties, land development, income properties, and businesses. The company has an architect, land surveyors, development experts, and a certified public accountant. The Commercial group publishes the area's premier commercial newsletter, "Insites".
The Skogman Realty name truly stands out in Cedar Rapids Iowa when it comes to advertising and promotion. It has a weekly TV show, a 24 page weekly insert in the newspaper, extensive web marketing and other print and direct mailing promotions. Internet marketing at www.skogman.com, social networking sites, and other listing syndication websites puts Skogman Realty on the leading edge of Real Estate Technology.
Recently, Skogman Realty agreed to allow all of their listings to be posted online creating a virtual Cedar Rapids Homes For Sale Listings Service (Cedar Rapids Real Estate) system to find your perfect home.
The company and its agents take great pride in being highly successful, for being thoroughly knowledgeable on all facets of the real estate industry and for having a reputation for ethical conduct in all business dealings. I'm proud to sell homes for Skogman Realty.