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Tallgrass Prairie Real Estate was formed to provide an environment of honesty, individuality, caring, and integrity while helping individuals meet their life goals, specifically concerning real estate. Having been through many difficult life experiences themselves and representing a diversity of age, TGP is committed to providing unique and individual attention to each client, going above and beyond the usual and expected. With honesty being our #1 value, we give you straight answers to your questions and realistic recommendations that don’t “beat around the bush”. We don’t ever try to “sugar coat” anything, but try to treat you like we would want to be treated—truthfully, uniquely, kindly, and dependably.
With over 49 years combined experience in real estate marketing, management, investment, and sales, TGP knows the market and what it takes to “get the job done” when it comes to real estate. No matter what the property might be, a house, a farm, a rental unit, an investment property, a business lease, or any other form of real estate, TGP’s staff has the experience to be able to help you evaluate and effectively price real estate. Being an auction company as well as a real estate company, we can take care of all of your needs, both real property and personal property. So if you are downsizing, having to sell your parent’s home and furnishings, liquidating a business, TGP can do it all. We can sell the building and all the contents and all you only have to deal with one company—Tall Grass Prairie. We pride ourselves in being able to “get the job done”. So whatever your real estate and/or personal property needs are, call us and let’s talk—find our if we truly can “get the job done”.
Robert (Dr. Bob) Kaufmann became a real estate broker after having multiple knee operations that forced him to have to quit medicine after 20 years as a “high risk obstetrical specialist” with SIU School of Medicine. Having previously been trained as an engineer, Dr. Bob brings an analytical (engineer), yet caring (physician) personality to the TGP team. Dr. Bob was successfully investing in real estate (farms, rental properties, businesses) for many years prior to becoming a real estate broker. His hobby is bird hunting which he aggressively pursues at his hunting club, Clary Creek Upland, and throughout the USA and Canada (His ultimate desire is to hunt ducks and doves in S. America some time in his life.
Jeff Canterbury, an auctioneer for over 20 years and a realtor for over 16, grew up on a farm and started in the sales business with Grandpa Canterbury (a seed company owner and salesman) when he was a toddler. With his father being a real estate broker, Jeff “fell right into” real estate. Grandpa C. and Jeff’s Dad were “collectors” who were always attending auctions and bringing “Little Jeff” along, who fell in love with the auctioneers’ chants. Today, Jeff is living his dream as an auctioneer and real estate agent. He gets to help people meet their life goals and loves doing it. Jeff’s hobby is “cattle farming”, as evidenced by the TGP livestock links throughout this website.
Kristen Canterbury-Evans is Jeff’s daughter and a realtor for 3 years. Prior to becoming a realtor, Kristen managed several large apartment complexes, as well as being a grant and program manager for Homeland Security. Kristen brings an administrative presence to the group that helps keep Dad’s and Doc’s paperwork up-to-date and many other details. Kristen loves to help people find “just the right place” for their home. Being in a completely different age bracket, Kristen is active in Facebook, Twitter, and all those other electronic communication things. Kristen’s hobby is working on the farm, naming all the animals and learning each one’s personality.