Certified Residential Specialist

Accredited Buyer Representative

Senior Real Estate Specialist

Ken & Lois Kodger, CRS, GRI, ABR, SRES,E-PRO
We have assisted 1,000 families with their moves!
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Ken and Lois Kodger are very experienced real estate agents who work out of the Avon Lake RE/MAX Homeward Bound office in Northern Ohio. They have over 30 years of combined experience. They specialize in Residential Real Estate in Lorain and Western Cuyahoga counties and are Accredited Buyer Specialists. Having lived most of their lives in this area, they are especially well equipped to assist buyers who are relocating to Lorain and Western Cuyahoga County. 

Ken and Lois are proud to be associated with RE/MAX Homeward Bound. They have received many awards, including the prestigious RE/MAX 100% Club, Realty National Alliance Sales Award, Top Listers Club, Top Office Sales Couple, Cleveland Board Sales Achievement Award, Cleveland Board Professional of the Year Award. 

Ken and Lois thrive on challenge and are consistently setting and exceeding new records. They have always delivered excellence in service, quality and integrity 

Ken and Lois Kodger will listen carefully and focus intently on understanding your needs as they relate to your needs to purchase or sell a home. They make a point to learn and understand your needs. Knowing what is expected, they will help you achieve your goals. Ken & Lois work hard through listening and learning to produce successful, excellent results as evidenced by their continuously improving sales records. Their profound respect for others and their willingness to do more than is required is reflected in their business and personal motto, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". 

Ken and Lois have been married 41 years, have 5 children, 6 grandchildren and have lived in Avon Lake for over 30 years and are active in numerous civic and church activities. 

Ken and Lois Kodger are committed to providing you the best real estate service available with integrity, innovation, trust and confidence. Their services are guaranteed. Their customers attest to their "Excellence-Driven and Quality-Choice" reputations. Click here to see what others are saying about Ken and Lois. 

What People Are Saying About Ken & Lois Kodger 

Resume of
Ken & Lois Kodger
RE/MAX Homeward Bound
32583 Greenwood Drive
Avon Lake, OH 44012
440-933-TEAM (8326)

KEN has been a full time Realtor since June 17, 1987.
LOIS has been a full time Realtor since February 21, 1994.

• Have averaged over $8 million in sales since 1998.
• Broker's License earned in 1990.
• CABOR (Cleveland Area Board of Realtors) award:
• Sales Achievement Award (1988 to 2000).
• CABOR offices held:
  Chairman and Vice Chairman of Legislative Committee
• OAR (Ohio Association of Realtors) awards:
  President's Sales Club (top 4% of Realtors in Ohio), 1988 to 2000.
• OAR RPAC (Realtor Political Action Committee):
  Life Member.
• OAR "GRI" (Graduate Realtor's Institute) designation, earned through the successful completion of 90 hours of class room study, was awarded in 1993.

RMNI "CRS" (Certified Residential Specialist) designation, earned through an additional 80 hours classroom studies of Senior Realtor courses of study, was awarded in 1994.
Note: This is the highest designation awarded residential Realtors

RABAC "ABR" (Accredited Buyer Representative) designation earned by Ken and Lois in 1998.

• Ken holds a Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.
• Ken has a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Ohio State.
• Prior to becoming a full time Realtor, Ken held positions in technical sales and management for over 20 years.
• Lois holds a B.S. and an M.S. degree in Chemistry.
• Ken and Lois have been married 40 years and have 5 children ages 39, 38, 36, 35 and 24.
• The four eldest children are married and are college graduates. The youngest is also a college graduate. 
• Ken and Lois are native Clevelanders, born and raised in the Western Suburbs. They have lived in Avon Lake for the past 30 years.

Real Estate career characteristics:

• Over 687 families helped with housing needs
• Over $87 million in sales volume
• Sold 94% of listings awarded over past 14 years
• Helped over 205 buyers with their home purchases

What is a CRS?

Ken & Lois Kodger, CRS, ABR

Certified Residential Specialist

A CRS can help you optimize your transaction by identifying better prospects, clarifying fix-up potential, values, and help you understand negotiating ramifications. It all adds up to one thing: better service.

Why do I need a residential expert?
Buying or selling a home is one of the most crucial financial transactions in your life. In what can be a confusing and sometimes difficult process, it pays to leave as little to chance as you can. But with the help of a professional, you can navigate unknown territory with ease.

To fill the specific residential needs of buyers and sellers, the Residential Sales Council of the National Association of REALTORS instituted a class of expert real estate professionals: Specialist, CRS.

How can a CRS help me?
Every CRS has undergone a rigorous, specialized course of detailed training, aimed at making residential transactions as smooth and worry free as possible.

What if my needs are special?
If anything about your transaction is special, seek out a specialist. It is as simple as that. Only 3% of all REALTORS and REALTOR ASSOCIATES have earned the right to be called a CRS. Only 3% have developed special residential sales skills and enhanced their residential sales knowledge through study, dedication and experience.

A CRS brings special qualifications to your needs:

1. Membership in a local board, state association, and the National Association of REALTORS. Every CRS is part of a much larger network of real estate professionals.

2. Successful completion of the courses leading to the CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL Specialist designation one of the most successful residential real estate education programs in the country. Every CRS is a real estate professional equipped with special expertise, thanks to advanced study in listing, selling, investment, tax and more. A history of demonstrated sales performance through the documented execution of residential sales transactions.

What this means is that when you work with a CRS, you are working with someone who is more connected, knowledgeable, and more experienced.

What special qualifications does a CRS bring to my transaction?
Your trust in a CRS is well earned thanks to these distinctive credentials:

• A professional designation of residential specialty, the highest in the country.
• A higher level of education in residential sales.
• Professional affiliation with 40,000 real estate professionals on the local and national levels.
• Up to the minute industry information, with respect to taxes, investment, legislation, and other areas of critical importance.
• Local market knowledge and special residential expertise unique to your area. The CRS designation: our badge of expertise and your shield of assurance. Look for the CRS Shield when considering your next residential transaction. Put your trust in the best. Get the job done right with the help of a Certified Residential Specialist.

What is an ABR?

Ken Kodger, CRS, ABR
Lois Kodger, ABR

Accredited Buyer Representative

An ABR can…. better the options, clarifying investment potential, and help You make better decisions. It adds up to one benefit: BETTER SERVICE. In the past, agents represented sellers. Recommended ABR practices go beyond new real estate agency requirements and have become "The Benchmark of Excellence in Buyer Representation." ABR training recommends the following business practices: A written contract between agent and buyer:

• The terms of the agreement shall be defined
• Terms of payment arrangements shall be defined(usually seller, not buyer pays)
• Pre-approval of shift from single agency to dual agency when legally necessary
• A geographical search area defined when applicable
• Commitment to confidentiality

If you have sold a property you likely signed an exclusive listing. That agent represented you, the seller, and was bound to look after your best interests. We represent buyers the same. You need to evaluate the integrity and tenacity of us. We are bound to look after your interests. We go beyond the spirit and letter of agency laws by working together to locate the property and then helping you negotiate the most favorable price and terms to you.

• We will research all the listings on the market, which meet your specifications. Then preview those listings and show you (personally or electronically) any property, which we have pre-determined will meet your requirements.
• Provide a thoroughly researched market analysis of any property on which you want to make an offer.
• Research seller motivation for selling and time on the market.
• Research the history of previous offers.
• Recommend an initial offering price.
• Draft your offer subject to inspections and provide a list of inspectors.

The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation is awarded to those members who have completed a prescribed 4-module course, passed a written examination and a review board has examined and approved documentation of history of buyer representation experience.

Only one-half of one percent of real estate practitioners nationwide earned the coveted ABR designation. Only 12,000 have spent the time and money to learn what our buyers need.

Members receive a monthly newsletter and are included in a special membership directory, which provides detailed information for buyer agency referrals. An annual education conference helps keep buyer agents informed.