Tom Braatz, Waukesha County Real Estate,WI

Tom Braatz, a love for people, a passion for Real Estate

After breaking into Real Estate I had my doubts that it would be a good fit for me.

It became quite clear I needed to be out with the people. We are committed to nothing but excellence and customer satisfaction. Whether it is selling and buying a new home, purchasing a business, or selling or buying Commercial Real Estate we have all the knowledge and experience to accomplish the goals that we set out to accomplish.

I started out wanting to work in the chemical field, but deep down I had a need to be out with the public. I suppose it was just being with other people. All along the way my hearth telt me that I needed to be out with the Living masses. In all of life we search for what our commom goal is and what we can do to better our common man. I believe I have would mine, and I believe it is Real Estate.

Wisconsin makes for a peaceful and wonderful life. The seasons make everything fall into perspective. People are friendly, they take the time to talk to one another and get to know them better. Life is short, and I have learned that every moment should be enjoyed. Often it is not unusual to see my trusted therapy dog Lars driving around with me. I actually think my customers and clients favor him somedays. Lars is just a normal dog now, but he still draws the attention. My son Spencer gives him a run for his money. I get up in the morning loving what I do for a living, and at night I feel the same way. With every advancement that has come with technology I believe a warm smile, good handshake, and hard work and effort is right up there with getting the job done. I believe still that a person is only as good as their word, and when they give their word it is as solid as gold, and you do not deviate from it. If you are looking for the best in help please give our team a call.

Thank You

Tom Braatz

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Residential, Commercial and Investment; it is what we do best!

Real Estate is exciting, I have built my staff around the same core beliefs and values that I have. We strive to achieve nothing less than having all our customers happy, and satisfied with our service. Service, as well as trust should always succeed far past any closing.If there is a problem we will stand next to our clients until the problem is corrected, or fixed to the buyers satisfaction. WE strive on service, with results that cannot be matched, or should not be compromised. We provide a level of service that would be expected to be achieved, and deliver nothing less than that. We would like to think that one would count on our staff never to miss a beat, and when the transaction is accomplished it is not the end of a Real Estate venture but rather the start of a productive and caring business and personal friendship based on trust that was earned, and will never be taken for granted. When you work with us we roll up our sleeves and get a game plan, work to achieve steller results, and when we are done we can rest on the fact that we have earned our way into your trust, and we never forgot that who had us working for them. We are proud of our technological advantage we have in Commercial, Business, Investment Real Estate. Our work is detailed and complete.

Because we have such a highly trained group of Brokers, and salespeople, we have our valued levels and degrees of expertise. For years we have acquired many satisfied clients, customers, and friends. We have extensive practice in all Residential aspects, including relocation and Buyer representation, Commercial buildings of all nature, and investment properties ranging from duplexes to large multifamily dwellings. We work with accountants and lawyers, and keep up on all the applications of delayed and simultaneous exchanges. These exchanges known as Starker exchanges are in reference to the IRS section code 1031. I have personally been involved in quite a great number of exchanges. We sell businesses,existing businesses with the real property, we help individuals and parties put their ideas together in business as well, buildings of all kinds and usage, Multifamily properties, PUD properties, and more. Technological superiority,partnering of responsibilities so you do not have to worry about such, and we take tremendous pride in our salesmanship and winning attitude which comes as a result of putting others first. We also do what we are good at in the realm of helping them secure their financing.We promise to always put you and your needs ahead of all others. You have our pledge and word on that!!

Thank You

Tom

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Waukesha County is an amazing area to live and work in. The schools, the people, the activities, and life in all of Waukesha County is simply outstanding. The quality of each City, Village, and town in Waukesha County is unsurpassed, and each municipality has it's own unique charm. Waukesha New Berlin Brookfield Pewaukee Mukwonago Hartland Delafield Genesee Depot,Elm Grove,Okauchee,Chenequa,Eagle,Muskego,North Lake,Dousman,Menomonee Falls,Lannon,North Prairie,Big Bend,Vernon,Palmyra, and more fine communities in Waukesha County are all waiting for you to visit them and call one of them home.

Thr first start would to use the chart to get a good look at whatever you may need; whether it; lodging, buying a home home, selling an old home, what goes on around each municipality and the list to quite concise. Don't worry. just me a call and we will walk through it together until you find exactly wheat you are looking for. There;s a lot to it, but in a short time.

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Links to Municipality's Website

City of Brookfield
City of Delafield
City of Muskego
City of New Berlin
City of Oconomowoc
City of Pewaukee
City of Waukesha
Town of Brookfield
Town of Delafield
Town of Eagle
Town of Genesee
Town of Lisbon
Town of Merton
Town of Mukwonago
Town of Oconomowoc
Town of Ottawa
Town of Summit
Town of Vernon
Town of Waukesha
Village of Big Bend
Village of Butler
Village of Chenequa
Village of Dousman
Village of Eagle
Village of Elm Grove
Village of Hartland
Village of Lac La Belle
Village of Lannon
Village of Menomonee Falls
Village of Merton
Village of Mukwonago
Village of Nashotah
Village of North Prairie
Village of Oconomowoc Lake
Village of Pewaukee
Village of Sussex
Village of Wales

Waukesha County has a quality of life that is unparalleled. It's proximately to Milwaukee County and other outlying counties makes it a pleasant commute for work. Waukesha County is unique in the fact that it has many lakes and parks that offer a good time for anyone to enjoy. The history that exists in Waukesha County is truly amazing.

The City of Waukesha was originally occupied by the Pottawatomie Indians until settled by early Americans. The City was always well renowned for the quality of water it had. Many believe the water had many medicinal remedies. Spring City as Waukeshawas originally known as had many spa and natural springs. The Springs were abundant. Many such as Bethesda,Roxo, Horeb, Arcadian, White rock, and more are legendary. Many are gone now but there are still remnants of old spring houses.

The City of Waukesha was the original home of the White rock bottling company. The company has since moved but in the early days the water in Waukesha was bottled by the White rock bottling company and sent all over the globe. An interesting bit of trivia ia that the modern day version and concept of Santa Claus was to be a product of the Coca Cola comoany. In fact it was the original thought of the White rock bottling company and was later adopted by the Coca Cola company.

The City of Waukesha is also the birth place and early childhood home of Les Paul. Les Paul changed the whole concept of music by inventing the electric guitar. With out Les Paul's invention music would not have turned out some of the greats as ity has today. The Les Paul museum in Milwaukee houses many original artifacts that were conceived by Les Paul. This was a true genius and is still actively playing today in his club in New York. He currently resides in New Jersey. Many of his works can be known as Gibson Les Paul customs, but his work is a direct reflection in all electric guitars. He is also credited with many original sound recording devices as well.

Waukesha and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin is in the Upper Midwest regeion of the United States. As of the 2000 cencus, Waukesha had a total polpulation of 64,826, and was the largest community in the county. The city is located adjacent to the Town of Waukesha . Milwaukee County is due east of Waukesha County.

In 2006, Money magazine ranked Waukesha 36th on the list of the "100 Best Places To Live",in the United States. In 2007 America's Promise ramked Waukesha one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People" in the UNited Statets.

By 1846 the area incorporated as the villiage of Prairieville. On FEbruary 8,1847, the villiage changed it's name to Waukesha and in1896, incorporated as a city. Over the years, many believed, incorrectly, that the origin of the name of the city was an Algonquin word meaning "fox" or "little foxes," thought it is actually an Anglicization of the Ojibwe proper name Waagoshag

or the Potawatomi name Wau-tsha. Wau-tsha(sometimes written as Wauk-tsha or Wauke-tsha) was the leader of the local tribe at the time of the first European settlement of the area. This is confirmed by accounts of Increase Lapham, an early settler and historian of the region. According to Lapham, the word for "fox" was pishtaka. Cutler also told visitors about Wau-tsha, who was described as "tall and athletic, proud in his bearing, dignified and friendly."

Waukesha was once known for it's extremely clean and good-tasting spring water and was called a " spa town." This earned the city the nicknames, "Spring City," and "Saratoga of the West."

According to author Kristine Adams Wendt, in 1868 "colonel Richard Dunbar, a sufferer of daibetes, changed upon the medicinal properties of what he jater named the Bethesda Spring while viewing a parcel recently purchased by his sister. Testimonials found a in Dunbar brochure of 1873 proclaimed the miraculous benefits of Bethesda Mineral Water for persons suffering from all manner of urinary tract and bladder problems,diabetes,Bright's disease,torpid livere,indigestion,chronic diarrhea,dropsy and "female weaknesses"among others. Wendt reports that by 1872, "area newspapers carriend amounts of a cummunity ill equiped to handle it's new popularity among the suffering multitudes. The semi-weekly Wisconsin(MIlwaukee) of July 31,1872, reported that fully 500 visitors are quartered in hotels and scattered in private rooms here, seeking benefit from the marvelous waters.......

Among those visitors was Abraham Lincoln's widow, Mary Todd Lincoln. She visited Waukesha in the summere of 1872, still mourning the death of her son Tad the previuos year. The former first lady stayed at the Hubbard boarding house and according to contemporay accounts, "was all in black, with full skirt to the dress which was very long... Poor Mrs. Lincoln carries a heavy heart, and she is much of the times in tears.

The "healing waters" were so vavlued that a secret pipeline was dug between the city of Chicao so that they could be enjoyed by visitors to the 1893 Columbian Exposition. This is absolutelu ridiculous statement. Waukesha is 90 miles NNW of Chicago and building a secret pipeline without many booster pumps is simply immpossible!IT Apperas an attempt was made to build a secret pipeline out of the city limits to steal spring water by a chicaagoan, but aroused citizens drove off the workers as soon as they got off the train.

Richard W. Sears, founder of Sears and Roebuck, may have been attarcted to Waukesha by the waters. In failing health,Sears retired from business in 1908, according to The New York Times,"spent his time on his great farm near Waukesha." In 1914, Sears died in Waukesha of Bright's disease leaving an estate estimated at $20 milliom.

Over the years, the natural springs have been spoiled by pollution and a number gone dry.

PROJECT NIKE and THE COLD WAR

Many may not know it but during the times of the cold war the City of Waukesha played a major role in the defense of the United States. During the Cold WarWaukesha County hosted three NIke Missile batteries,locate in the city of Waukesha and nearby Muskego and Lannnon. In the Citof Waukesha the US Army and later the Wisconsin national Guard operated the command andcontrol center from 1956 to 1970 at what is now Hillcrest Park on Davidson Road. The missile pits existed near the corner of Cleveland avenue ans HWY 164-first holding Ajax missiles with conventional warheads

and later the nuclear equipped Hercules warhead The HUrcules provided a similar nucleur capability as that of the atobic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in World War II. The MIdwest Chapter of the Cold War Muuem has promoted the preservation of the Hillcrett Park site as a local Cold War musuem, honoring Cold War veterans, honoring Cold War veterans and commemorating America's longest and costliest conflict

Geography and Climate

Waukesha is located near the center of Waukesha County in Southeastern Wisconsin,18 miles west of Milwaukee.. Waukesha is alos located 59 miles east of Madison. The City shares borders with the City of Brookfield,Towm of Brookfield,Geness,New Berlin,City of Pewaukee,Village of Pewaukee,Town of Pewaukee,Town Of DElafd ield, amd Town of Pewaukee.

According to the United States Cencus Bureau the city has a total area 21.7 square miles (56.2km) About 21.6 square miles(55.9km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2km) of it (o.32%

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Over the years we have had the chance to work with some pretty remarkable people and have enjoyed their company. We were fortunate enough to have found for them, or have sold them a property.The wonderful thing about this Industry is the people that work in it. I have met some of the most giving and compassionate individuals in many different Real Estate companies. It never ceases to amaze me how giving and how talented they are. I am fortunate that I have went on to become good friends with them, or have them as Mentors. Realtors are, in my eyes, people that like to be around people. When I talk to other Brokers and Salespeople about their careers and business you can see the spark in their eyes, and the smile is ever present. I have met some very decent individuals in my line of business, and I am proud to be associated with them. Helping new found friends with their Real Estate needs has taken many different roads, and may have started with a newly married couple bursting with pride in the thought of purchasing their own home. Time went by and they moved up to have a larger home with more room to grow. Eventually, the cycle moved on and it meant yet another move with more dreams, and I was fortunate to help them again. It may have been selling that single family home when the children grew up only to find them another property.

It may have been a Commercial building, or perhaps a business. For each dream, goal, and aspiration,we stood ready and able to help them reach their destination.

We have also helped customers and clients selling and finding them investment properties; small and not so small.

Either way, it has been fun and we enjoy every minute, and look forward to tomorrow. Please feel free to log on to http://www.tombraatz.com/ , www.buyingvip.com, or www.myhomevaluesource.com and on the left margin there are numerous testimonials we have received under "what clients are saying. www.waukeshacountylife.com,www.waukeshacountyreaestate.com www.tommybraatz.wordpress.com "Perhaps it is too early to see the future,but I have to believe with all the friends and clients that have put their faith in us another whole cycle could take place with selling the Granchildren someone.We always promise, and strive to put your needs foremost, and will always work to acheive excellence.

I am fortunate that I have went on to become good friends with them, or have them as Mentors. Realtors are, in my eyes, people that like to be around people. When I talk to other Brokers and Salespeople about their careers and business you can see the spark in their eyes, and the smile is ever present. I have met some very decent individuals in my line of business, and I am proud to be associated with them.

What our clients are saying...
Tom has done an exceptional job in selling my large multi family. building.Once I told him I wanted to sell, he asked me what price I wanted.I gave him a price, and he assured me that the property was worth $50,000 more than that.He insisted he could sell it in a short time frame.Within one month we had an offer for the price he recommended, and we closed shortly thereafter.I was impressed with his knowledge in the value of real estate., and in his ability to sell properties.He is a very honest person, and with a great personality. Denise Wahlberg
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Tom Braatz helped me purchase my first large multi-family property several years ago and has been working with me to build my portfolio since.He's hardworking and energetic and great to work with. Tom Wayne
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I would like to recommend Tom Braatz to anyone who is looking for a real estate broker to buy or sell their property.Tom went above and beyond what most brokers would do.Our purchase was extremely complicated with city government, brokers, and many attorneys involved.Tom literally spent hundreds of hours making sure everything would go smoothly.If you are in the market to buy or sell a property, whether it is easy or difficult, Tom Braatz is your man. Thanks Tom for all your time and effort. Dr. Bryan Gerondale
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Tom helped me out at a very stressful time in my life.He listed my house and sold it himself in a short period of time.He is a very aggressive and professional Realtor.I guarantee he will get your home sold!! Tammy Norman
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When we got there we were greeted very warmly by Tom Braatz.Tom Braatz is a very loving and caring person that fights hard and works hard on getting his customers a good home fit, as well as putting them in a safe and good neighborhood.In a week to two weeks he found us the dream home that we always wanted, and he always included our children with everything, as well as going to the length of watching them as we looked around.If anything, Tom Braatz is the person to go to when you are interested in buying or selling a home.He really gets into his work and he is always keeping his clients and customers up to date with everything.He is the best! Mark and Sue
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Be it known Mr. Thomas Braatz has been my personal broker now for a few years now and I have to say I am very impressed with his professionalism in his field of commercial and residential, and apartment complexes which I have bought through him.He constantly stays on top of things and always looks out for my best interest in whatever deal we are involved in.His recommendations are very thoroughly researched, and I have total confidence in any of the recommendations he brings forward for my review.Mr. Braatz is a very honest and knowledgeable in his field.He works hard to always get you the best possible deal that you are involved in.I would recommend his services to anyone, especially those investing in commercial buildings.Actually, Tom is very knowledgeable in all fields of real estate, and that is why he is my broker of first choice to handle my real estate dealings. Tom Reblin
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I have worked with Tom Braatz on a number of commercial, investment and residential properties and have found Tom to be extremely hardworking and thorough.His experience and knowledge in real estate is dependable, and he has satisfied customer referrals I have sent his way. Dale Johnson Accountant
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Tom Braatz, I want to thank you for handling the sale of the second home I purchased with your help.
... Patrick Garvey
Tom has worked extremely hard to sell our building and help us find something that will work for our needs. Don and Rich
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I trust and respect Tom and would recommend him if you need to either sell or purchase property.Attorney Jim Snodgrass
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Tom secured a tough S.B.A. loan for my business, thus enabling me to expand my growing small business.He worked super hard and walked me through every step of the real estate transaction.Tom offered his vast knowledge about real estate, and I felt very comfortable working with him.Hats off to Tom !!!!!!!!! Originails Melanie Zarth

Do you need a specific property? Call me, or email me; I will find it.

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