Personal I'm a Springfield native having been born and raised in the local area. My youth was filled with extra-curricular activities and organization centered around school, church and athletics. I am a former firefighter in the Washington D.C. area and I'm a former U.S. Marine serving with HMX-1 Presidential Helicopter Squadron, Marine One. I attended Lincoln Land Community College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Pre-Law. Current hobbies of mine include spending time with the family, traveling, riding motorcycles, coaching proffesional football for the Springfield Stallions Arena League team, and volunteering with various youth programs and organizations including JFL football and NAHL hockey. I also own and operate Hog's General Services, Inc.. a commercial/residential cleaning and repair company as well as Just Right Lawn and Landscaping here in Springfield, Il..
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- What year did you become a real estate agent?
- 2004
- How many years have you been in Real Estate?
- I have been in Real Estate for 5 years.
- What is the average home price in your market?
- Between $159,900 and $209,900
- Why do you enjoy being a real estate agent?
- It's the only job in the world where you get the satisfaction of helping people realize the joy of home ownership, it's the largest purchase they will every make and we get to help them.
- What is the most challenging issue you face as a Real Estate Professional?
- Finding the proper balance between work and a personal life. It's so hard to say no to clients when they call at the last minute and need you to drop everything and show them a house or answer their questions, especially when you have your family sitting at the table with you expecting their time with you as well. I can't say no to anyone so it is very hard to balance that.
- Tell us one of your client success stories or an interesting moment in your profession.
- I have so many because I choose to work with clients that might have some financial challenges and to help them find their way to home ownership and the joys on their faces when it's done is amazing.
- What is your best characteristic?
- I think it's the fact that I'm just a down to earth person. I don't put on a front with the way I dress or speak to people. I know I came from the same streets as most and don't feel the need to pretend that I am someone that I am not. What you see is what you get.
- Who or what inspires you the most?
- The desire to help everyone realize the dreams that they have.
- What is the best advice you ever received?
- You can't make money sitting at home. Get your butt out in the street! Thanks Grandma
- If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
- I've already lived everywhere you could dream of and I chose Springfield to live my life. It's a wonderful city.
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James Rychel is one of a number of Springfield Realtors who works in the Springfield, IL office of the The Real Estate Group, Inc. real estate brokerage.
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