Your Global Real Estate Advisor & Certified International Property Specialist

Ready for Your Next Chapter?

If you’re a homeowner, future buyer, entrepreneur, investor, or professional seeking elevated service in Chicago or beyond, schedule your complimentary consultation today. Let’s map your real estate ambitions and close the deal with confidence.

Your Global Real Estate Advisor & Certified International Property Specialist

Ready for Your Next Chapter?

If you’re a homeowner, future buyer, entrepreneur, investor, or professional seeking elevated service in Chicago or beyond, schedule your complimentary consultation today. Let’s map your real estate ambitions and close the deal with confidence.

What I Do for You

Property Review & Assessment

As your Global Real Estate Advisor and Certified International Property Specialist, I offer in-depth market positioning, pricing strategy, and promotion guidance. Whether you’re buying, selling, or renting, I ensure your property is expertly prepared and strategically presented to deliver optimal value and results.

Buying & Selling Advocacy

Real estate transactions can be thrilling yet complex. With a Fortune 500 marketing background and two decades of investment experience, I guide active professionals and savvy investors every step of the way—from goal-setting to closing and beyond—ensuring an informed, seamless experience built for your lifestyle and aspirations.

Consultations & Trusted Referrals

Need expert advice, strategic planning, or global support? I offer tailored consultations and connect you with a vetted network of agents, lenders, inspectors, and service providers—both locally in Chicago and worldwide. Together, we’ll build your power team to meet any real estate opportunity.

Comprehensive Client Tools

Access curated resources to streamline your journey—start-to-finish playbooks, checklists, financing worksheets, relocation guides, and global agent referrals—designed to support owner-occupants and investors making high-end moves with confidence.

Why Choose Me?

Global + Local Reach:

With global advisory credentials and Chicago market expertise, I bridge local strategy and international opportunity.

Results-Driven Execution:

Whether negotiating a purchase or sell, securing a luxury lease, or expanding your rental portfolio, I deliver with precision and professionalism.

Ideal for Active Professionals:

Professionals, entrepreneurs, and travelers who value efficiency, clarity, and bespoke service.

Long-Term Partnership:

Beyond transactions, I stay aligned with your evolving real estate journey—whether you’re relocating, upsizing, or expanding your portfolio.

Real estate: It’s not just a home, it’s an asset.

— Unknown

Interactive Home Buyer Quiz

Are You Ready to Buy? Let’s Find Out.

Take our quick, engaging quiz to assess your homeownership readiness—from financial prep to lifestyle preferences. Your personalized results will guide your next steps and connect you with curated resources and listings that align with your goals.

Thinking About Selling? Start Here.

Selling a home is more than a transaction—it’s a transition. This interactive quiz helps you evaluate your timing, property condition, and ideal selling goals. We’ll use your results to create a strategy that reflects your lifestyle and maximizes your equity.

Moving Across the Map? Let’s Make It Seamless.

Whether you’re relocating to or from Chicago—or across borders—our relocation quiz helps us understand your timeline, priorities, and lifestyle. As a Certified International Property Specialist, MJtheCloser® offers bespoke solutions for every kind of move.

Stay Ahead of the Market—Monthly, Quarterly, Annually

Knowledge is power, and timing is everything. Our market updates deliver timely insights on pricing trends, inventory shifts, and investment opportunities in the Chicagoland area and globally—so you’re always prepared to move with confidence.

Inside Real Estate with MJtheCloser®

From global luxury trends to homeownership hacks, our blog delivers fresh, practical, and stylish content for busy professionals, savvy investors, and first-time buyers alike. We break down what matters, so you can make smarter real estate decisions.

Real estate: It’s not just a home, it’s an asset.

— Unknown

Interactive Home Buyer Quiz

Are You Ready to Buy? Let’s Find Out.

Take our quick, engaging quiz to assess your homeownership readiness—from financial prep to lifestyle preferences. Your personalized results will guide your next steps and connect you with curated resources and listings that align with your goals.

Thinking About Selling? Start Here.

Selling a home is more than a transaction—it’s a transition. This interactive quiz helps you evaluate your timing, property condition, and ideal selling goals. We’ll use your results to create a strategy that reflects your lifestyle and maximizes your equity.

Moving Across the Map? Let’s Make It Seamless.

Whether you’re relocating to or from Chicago—or across borders—our relocation quiz helps us understand your timeline, priorities, and lifestyle. As a Certified International Property Specialist, MJtheCloser® offers bespoke solutions for every kind of move.

Stay Ahead of the Market—Monthly, Quarterly, Annually

Knowledge is power, and timing is everything. Our market updates deliver timely insights on pricing trends, inventory shifts, and investment opportunities in the Chicagoland area and globally—so you’re always prepared to move with confidence.

Inside Real Estate with MJtheCloser®

From global luxury trends to homeownership hacks, our blog delivers fresh, practical, and stylish content for busy professionals, savvy investors, and first-time buyers alike. We break down what matters, so you can make smarter real estate decisions.

You know the power of a trusted recommendation—and so do we. MJtheCloser®’s Global Referral Program celebrates our community of connectors by offering exclusive rewards when you refer a buyer, seller, or investor to us. Whether your referral is local or international, we ensure your network receives concierge-level service, and you receive recognition for making the connection.

Top Referrers & Partners Spotlight

Celebrating Our Champions

From past clients turned advocates to strategic brand collaborators, we honor the power of partnership. This spotlight showcases those who continually elevate the MJtheCloser® experience through meaningful referrals and community engagement.

A Global City with a Local Soul

Discover why Chicago is more than a place—it’s a lifestyle. Whether you’re relocating for opportunity, returning to your roots, or investing in one of the world’s great cities, our insider’s guide to neighborhoods, culture, and opportunity will help you fall in love with Chicago—again and again.

Get Closer: The MJtheCloser® Insider List

Subscribe for curated market insights, global listings, local events, and real stories of transformation—delivered straight to your inbox each month. It’s not spam. It’s strategy.

You know the power of a trusted recommendation—and so do we. MJtheCloser®’s Global Referral Program celebrates our community of connectors by offering exclusive rewards when you refer a buyer, seller, or investor to us. Whether your referral is local or international, we ensure your network receives concierge-level service, and you receive recognition for making the connection.

Top Referrers & Partners Spotlight

Celebrating Our Champions

From past clients turned advocates to strategic brand collaborators, we honor the power of partnership. This spotlight showcases those who continually elevate the MJtheCloser® experience through meaningful referrals and community engagement.

A Global City with a Local Soul

Discover why Chicago is more than a place—it’s a lifestyle. Whether you’re relocating for opportunity, returning to your roots, or investing in one of the world’s great cities, our insider’s guide to neighborhoods, culture, and opportunity will help you fall in love with Chicago—again and again.

Get Closer: The MJtheCloser® Insider List

Subscribe for curated market insights, global listings, local events, and real stories of transformation—delivered straight to your inbox each month. It’s not spam. It’s strategy.

Land is the basis of all wealth.

– Theodore Roosevelt

Media Mentions and Global Properties

Seen. Trusted. Connected.

 MJtheCloser® properties and perspectives have been featured in major outlets and global platforms, from luxury publications to business media. Explore our international property portfolio and media features that underscore our global reach.

Real estate is the purest form of entrepreneurship.

– Robert Kiyosaki

Success Stories, Reviews & Testimonials

Real People. Real Progress. Real Estate That Works.

 Hear from clients who’ve bought, sold, relocated, and invested with MJtheCloser®. Their stories reflect not only successful closings but empowered beginnings—from first homes to forever homes, local listings to global moves.

Buy on the fringe and wait.

– John Jacob Astor

Power of the Brand | Sotheby’s International Realty & Auction House

A Legacy of Excellence. A Future of Possibility.

As part of the Sotheby’s International Realty network, MJtheCloser® connects your property to over 1,000 offices in 81 countries and territories. And through our exclusive relationship with Sotheby’s Auction House, your home can reach discerning buyers across the globe—on platforms where fine art, rare jewelry, and world-class real estate are showcased side by side.

The wise young man of today invests his money in real estate.

– Andrew Carnegie

Featured Experiences & Events

Curated Moments That Move You Forward

Real estate is more than property—it’s about connection, education, and community. Through thoughtfully designed events and activations, I bring together professionals, investors, and lifestyle leaders to network, learn, and grow.