John Ritzo
Sales Agent at Keller Williams Realty & Managing Member at King Pine Properties
- Role
- Realtor & Sales Agent at Keller Williams Realty, LLC
- Location
- Portland, ME, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Ritzo
I’m a real estate professional based in Portland, ME. As a REALTOR/Sales Agent with Keller Williams Realty, I provide high-quality leasing and sales services to commercial, investment, and residential clients. In addition to brokerage services, I independently develop residential and commercial properties with an emphasis on green building, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. I began my professional career as an attorney. 10+ years ago, though, I stopped practicing law and began real estate investing and developing full-time. Initially, I focused on energy efficient homes, completing a number of flips and assembling a small rental portfolio. After mastering residential properties, I transitioned to sustainable commercial projects including retail, office, medical, restaurant, and light manufacturing uses. RESIDENTIAL WORK As a REALTOR, I work with home buyers and sellers, including rentals and vacation homes. I strive to bring excellent communication, attention to detail, follow-through, analysis, organization, and listening skills to each and every transaction. Sample Residential Projects: • Rehabbed a dilapidated single-family home and turned it into an energy-efficient, solar-powered short-term rental in East Bayside (Portland); • Remodeled and added a large addition to a single-family home on Munjoy Hill (Portland); and • Converted two Victorian homes into student housing in Lewiston. COMMERCIAL WORK As a developer of commercial properties, I have directly handled financial and market analysis, site acquisition, due diligence, renovation and repositioning strategies, budgeting, contract negotiation, marketing, leasing, and property management. I now utilize these skills in my commercial brokerage practice, which includes representing buyers and sellers, landlord leasing, and tenant leasing. Beyond transactional services, I also help clients organize and optimize their investments by creating financial pro forma, performing market analysis, and identifying opportunities for repositioning assets. Sample Commercial Projects: • Turned an old auto parts distribution building into a brewery, tasting room, and restaurant in downtown Biddeford; • Transformed a vacant, historic boarding house into a holistic wellness center in Yarmouth; and • Repositioned a defunct auto sales garage into a community bike shop for a non-profit in East Bayside (Portland).
Experience
Realtor & Sales Agent
Feb 2023 — Present · Portland, ME, US
COMMERCIAL | INVESTMENT | RESIDENTIALI provide a wide range of real estate services including sales, leasing, marketing, due diligence, and investment analysis for commercial, investment, and residential properties. My market expertise includes the greater Portland, Biddeford, and Lewiston/Auburn markets.
Education
University of Maine School of Law
JD
2006 — 2009
Bates College
BA, Philosophy
2002 — 2006
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