About me

I am guessing that right about now you are looking at that picture above and you are thinking to yourself “this guy looks young!” So, let me start by saying that I am not as young as I look, and with my experience, I can probably sell your house quicker and faster, because I am quick on my feet and embrace change - something absolutely necessary for this business. With that out of the way, I want to tell you about my professional background and how I ended up doing something that I love.

I graduated from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary in 2004. I immediately started my career with a variety of large corporations in the downtown core. I have taken on a variety of roles. I was a strategic business analyst, financial analyst, a business development manager for Calgary’s real estate sector, and I have had experience in an array of other disciplines. In these roles, I have negotiated multi-million dollar purchase and lease of capital assets, analyzed and recommended for the viabilities of multi-billion dollar projects, and attracted international business to Calgary’s real estate sector. All the meanwhile, my interest in real estate led to me to attain my real estate license in 2007 while holding these positions. Don’t get me wrong, the pay was nothing to complain about, but I wanted to pursue something I love.

I left the “corporate world” in early 2009 to focus on real estate, and my corporate experience has served me very well in this business. I am now an associate broker at RE/MAX House of Real Estate and love what I do. From negotiating the purchase of assets for a company, I now help individuals and families negotiate for one of their most valuable assets – their home. From analyzing project viability, I now help clients assess the viability of their purchase, may it be a new home, an investment, or a redevelopment project. With my experience of attracting international real estate business and investment into Calgary, I now use this experience to attract potential buyers for my client’s home. In an industry that is diversified with so many Realtors, I am confident that my experience is probably few and far in this industry; so let me focus on you and help you realize your real estate goals.

Now, with all of that stuff out of the way, here are twenty things about me to help you get to know me a bit better:

  1. I am getting married in 2010. We’ve been dating for almost 9 years. Everyone says it’s about time.
  2. I love to snowboard and play any type of hockey because it is physically challenging.
  3. I love to golf because it’s mentally challenging.
  4. I have a keen interest in cars, motorcycles, and pretty much anything that has wheels on it.
  5. Maybe you’ve seen me around, my License plate reads “REALTUR” – that’s because I love what I do and the proper spelling was taken!
  6. Photography is a big hobby of mine, that’s why I personally take all of the pictures for my listings.
  7. I like to go camping and fishing, it relaxes me and truly is quality time with family and friends.
  8. I love to travel because the experience is once in a lifetime.
  9. I arrived in Calgary as a refugee in 1987 and have called this great city home ever since.
  10. I love food! Our vacations are planned around food. My favourite restaurant is Morimoto in Tokyo Japan.
  11. No surprise, my favourite chef is Masaharu Morimoto, and my favourite food is sushi. But I like all types of food.
  12. I love to DIY (do it yourself) because that’s how I grow and learn new things. I am a jack of all trades but a master of none, well maybe real estate.
  13. I am a MS Excel wizard.
  14. I make an effort to recycle because it is important to future generations.
  15. I enjoy driving, it gives me time to reflect and sort things out.
  16. I like the Discovery Channel, TLC, Food Network, Speed Channel, Spike, CNN, Sportsnet, and alike.
  17. I play the saxophone but haven’t played it in many years.
  18. I am fascinated by astrology and science.
  19. I am a firm believer of Karma.
  20. I like light hearted movies because they are enjoyable and doesn’t add any stress like the thriller or horror movies do.

Let me end by saying thank you for taking the time to visit my website and for reading those random facts about me. Feel free to contact me by phone, email or set up an appointment through this website and I would be more than happy to assist you in your real estate endeavours.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Diep