Specialties
Be it single-family, condo's, townhomes, multi-unit buildings, investment properties, rentals, estate sales, 1031 Exchanges, for sale by owners, expired listings, pretty houses, ugly houses, or land. If it's real estate related Gary can help you have a stress-free, successful, and profitable experience. He provides clients with a unique set of skills with extensive training, experience, service, and use of industry tools that give them a special edge whether they are selling, buying, or renting.
Construction/room addition background
Loan Consulting
CRS - Certified Residential Specialist
GRI - Graduate of the Real Estate Institute
SRES - Senior Real Estate Specialist
ABR - Accredited Buyer Representative
SCS - Staging Consulting Specialist
CNS - Certified Negotiating Specialist
C2EX - Commitment to Excellence
5 Star Professional every year since it started in 2011 (this is a customer service award)
History
Established in 1993.
After over 30 years with another leading brokerage, Gary felt a new and more up-to-date business model would be beneficial to his clients, especially in this ever-changing market. Gary joined Compass in 2023 and works out of their Hinsdale and La Grange offices as the Gary Barnes Group. His long-time administrative assistant and fellow real estate broker, Sandee Blahnik works in the group continuing to provide assistance while also remaining licensed and helping her own clientele sell and buy real estate.
Compass is a real estate technology company with a powerful end-to-end platform that supports the entire buying and selling workflow. We deliver an incomparable experience to both agents and their clients all in service of the Compass mission: to help everyone find their place in the world. When compared to other agents and companies, very few, if any have this resume.
Meet the Business Owner: Gary B.
I came into the real estate business because my body was getting worn out from working in the physically demanding world of construction, which I still love, and into a more sustainable work environment that put my skills, college education, community involvement, and desire to serve others into play. In that examination process, I noticed there was a shortage, maybe even an absence, of real estate agents who had my skill set and who were committed to doing whatever it took to serve their client's best interests during the selling and buying process. I also noticed very few agents had, or at least were getting, training and staying up to date on the "best practices" needed to handle the always changing market. Wanting to change that environment and give people a different and more trustworthy, efficient, communicative, and profitable way to buy and sell, I jumped in and started bringing a new and better way and have loved doing it ever since.