Agents

Stephanie has been a Realtor with RE/MAX Partners Realty since she first became licensed in 2020. She obtained her Associate’s Degree and her Practical Nursing Diploma from Marshalltown Community College, and went on to work as a nurse for five years before making her way to real estate. Her nursing career has strengthened her skills in critical thinking and communication, which makes contract negotiation and transaction management easy feats for her.

Stephanie grew up in a small Iowa town, but…

Sasha is a REALTOR® based in Grinnell. He has many years of experience in the educational world which prepares him to be a highly efficient, helpful, and patient real estate agent.

Sasha has grown up in a family of engineers and contractors so he has seen how homes are built and understands what a quality home should have. Sasha’s goal is to help people make sense of the real estate market to find ways to become homeowners, whatever their background…

Renee Schleisman is an Iowa licensed real estate agent and REALTOR® serving primarily residential clients throughout Central Iowa with a focus in Marshalltown through Des Moines. While Schleisman has officially been a licensed agent since 2018, her experience in the insurance industry and community involvement has provided her well-rounded knowledge of the area and client preferences. Schleisman considers her clients as important as a friend.

Originally from Southern California, Schleisman moved to Marshalltown in 2000. She has three kids and…

“My clients aren’t just clients. They’re friends. I suppose a lot of realtors focus on the transaction, but the real thrill for me comes once a family moves into their new home and transforms it into a reflection of who they are. I never get tired of it.”

From a very young age, Alyssa was taught to love and respect houses and how they symbolize family. During her childhood, weekends often meant open house sojourns, and even family vacations often…

Bennett Wiltfang is a REALTOR® with a background in law and communication. Born and raised on a farm outside of Grinnell, Bennett has always had a passion for real estate and grew up in an environment where residential and commercial real estate investing was often a topic of conversation. After high school, Bennett attended the University of Iowa to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and furthered his education at Drake Law School where he achieved a Juris…

Bob Craven joined the RE/MAX Partners Realty team as a licensed REALTOR ® based in Des Moines. Bob has more than a decade of experience in both residential and commercial real estate and specializes in historic and interesting homes. He has historically helped homebuyers and owners in Sherman Hill, Waterbury, South of Grand and the western suburbs. “The agents at RE/MAX Partners Realty are all extremely successful in their own right, but also work so great as a team,” says…

“I really believe in doing the right thing. Ethics matter. Do the right thing for yourself, your family, your co-workers, your friends, and your clients. Always.”

Cheri has always found real estate intriguing. In fact, even as a young woman living in California, Cheri loved the idea of making someone’s dreams come true by helping them find a home they cherish.

But life had other plans: Cheri and her husband Stan had three children, and being a stay-at-home mom…

“There are both beautiful and painful reasons to sell or buy a house. Birth or death, marriage or divorce, a new job or a job loss; let me help you with the hard stuff and the questions, so you can focus on living your life.”

Grinnell was supposed to be a three-to-five-year blip on Lynn Mawe’s radar, but that was thirty years ago. After living in Chicago and Phoenix, Lynn and her husband moved back home to Iowa…

“There’s no such thing as ‘just business.’ You have to be able to connect with people. Real estate transactions are built on major life transitions — marriage, divorce, death, birth. A good realtor and broker is empathetic and understands that not all transactions pay well. Some of them don’t pay anything. But making sure that all of our clients receive the best representation we can legally provide them with is the hub of everything we do.”

Matt Karjalahti, Broker and…