About Land Elevated

A few years ago, Chris was paying his bills as a corporate pilot, travelling from place to place across the country. Spending all that time at 30,000 feet he saw a lot of land. Acres of mountains, rivers, deserts, and a lot of wide open spaces.

Seeing all the untouched land this country has to offer, he started to want a piece to call his own and build on someday. When he looked into it, there was confusion, red tape, and what seemed like an exclusive club for millionaires.

It was frustrating. There had to be an easier way for people to find and buy raw land. There wasn’t, but now there is.

Michael grew up in a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. He spent most of his time exploring the outdoors, skiing, snowboarding, hiking 14’ers, and fishing which is where he crafted his dream to have some land of his own away from the city.

His experience was similar to Chris’ in that he started looking for his dream property and found it to be more challenging than he originally thought. Zoning restrictions, title issues, building requirements, utilities, and HOAs (just to name a few) presented challenges that took hours of time and research. But that is where he realized the opportunity.

He wanted to share his experience and knowledge to help others so they didn’t have to go through the same hassle and frustration. Michael and Chris teamed up to create Land Elevated and help others achieve their dreams of owning land.

Ian Lockwood is a New Jersey native who graduated from Ithaca College (NY) with his bachelor and master’s degrees. After coaching university athletics for nearly 8-years Ian decided to transition to the world of real estate.

Before focusing exclusively on land, Ian worked as a licensed Associate Broker in New Mexico, alongside one of Santa Fe’s top brokers to complete hundreds of transactions, wearing multiple hats on any given day such as property due diligence, transaction coordination, marketing, and communication with clients and title/escrow companies.

One of the primary reasons for Ian’s enthusiasm and shift to raw land is that he’s been fortunate enough to live in many beautiful places over the years, ranging from New Jersey (the rural northwest corner no one knows about), upstate New York, Florida, Virginia, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Colorado.

Ian joined Land Elevated in 2021.

Maureen joined Land Elevated in early 2019 to help with marketing. As an outdoors enthusiast (and frisbee golf champion!), Maureen brought experience and passion that would help fuel the company’s growth. Having built and sold an e-commerce business previously, Maureen knew the ins and outs of designing a customer journey.

“I love creating systems and processes that help connect people with what they really want, and using my skillset to make a positive impact,” Maureen said. “That’s what lights me up. It’s what I enjoy most about working with Land Elevated.”

In her free time, Maureen loves spending time with her husband and two daughters, trekking around sunny Saint Petersburg, Florida, exercising, having a glass of red wine, and teleporting to alternate realities (reading good books).

Claire joined Land Elevated as a Marketing Assistant in early 2022. As someone who previously did blogging and vlogging, Claire knows her way when it comes to social media and assisting on WordPress.

Claire is also someone who likes enrolling in short courses to gather skills that she may need in the future. One of the courses she completed is Photoshop. With that being said, Claire is providing all the skills she gathered through the years to be beneficial in Land Elevated.

After seven (7) productive and creative months with Land Elevated, she was promoted to Senior Marketing Assistant.

• Has a vision board of all Disneyland locations
• Loves reading contemporary books
• Obsessed with everything related to Autumn Season (we don’t have this in our country!)
• A fan of Twilight, Gilmore Girls, and definitely a Potterhead

Abigail recently joined the marketing team of Land Elevated after she graduated from a Marketing Management course this 2022. She has the passion and experience helping companies excel in their fields. Having managed her parents’ business before and a Gen Z who kept herself updated with the latest trends on social media, Abigail knew how she would contribute to the company’s development.

What she enjoys about working with Land Elevated is that she can share her ideas, and past experiences, and apply her skills to help the team achieve a successful outcome.

While she’s off work, Abigail spends her time mostly in coffee shops with a nature view and a nature-inspired ambiance. She also enjoys filming the places that she has visited for her personal mini-vlog. She finds peace of mind and relaxation while out in nature.

Nelson joined the Sales CSR Team on July 4th, 2022. His outgoing personality and positive attitude have granted him 3 months of being in the Top Performer position, as well discipline is the one word that would better describe him as he takes every day as a new challenge.

Always selling “I’m passionate about selling even when I’m not working, the most important thing about selling is having your goals and expectations set correctly and realistically”.

Spending time with family and friends is the best time, Family is the foundation and energy that keep him going for more every day. Reading or listening to a really good book never fails as part of every perfect afternoon.

Maria joined Land Elevated team in late 2022 as a Sales Representative. Since a very young age, Maria was quite the dreamer, her curiosity would spark interest in absolutely everything the world could offer, from food, books, and travel, to the art of business. Her passion for real estate grew from simply realizing that a piece of land, would mean infinite opportunities, stories, and emotions for her and others.

Passion and service are words that describe her day-to-day life. Real Estate gave her the opportunity to be part of probably the most important step a person can take, which starting a new life story and being part of it is the best she could ever ask for. There is absolutely nothing else she loves more than helping others make their dreams come true, and it all starts with a piece of Mother Earth!

I like to create great bonds with people, always starting fresh with my cup of coffee and making sure to go in the extra mile for our customers, giving them a Tour of all the qualities our company has, providing them that special touch of security on why are we unique, why us.

I’m a person that loves spending time with my family and I love creating family reunions that way I can make my special barbecues. Love to travel and get to know different cultures, I’m a person that likes to read about mystics topics spiritual, and about beyond life. I am a super animal lover.

“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, and no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.” – Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

Nely works as Chris and Michael’s assistant and also as an HR Administrator. Nely has a diverse background and is always looking for new ways to expand her knowledge through certifications and online studies to implement in the Land Elevated team.

“I enjoy working as part of a team and coming up with new ideas for the organization. Land Elevated it’s a really good place to work and I enjoy what I do every day.”

In her spare time, Nely enjoys spending time with her family. She also enjoys going to the beach to watch the sunset and enjoys traveling and learning about new places.

Richard came to Land Elevated after 10 years in accounting firms, where he primarily worked with small business clients on payroll, bookkeeping, and financial planning. That experience led him here, where he does the same kind of work managing financial needs so that we can continue to offer customers the great service they deserve.

From the moment he discovered Land Elevated, Richard knew this was the work home he wanted. The company’s mission of connecting buyers with raw land across the country really spoke to him. Growing up in small-town Alabama, Richard spent his childhood running wild in the woods and swimming the Tombigbee River, and he’s never lost his joy for a quiet, beautiful country. Richard and his wife look forward to the day that they’ll find the perfect piece of land to start a small homestead of their own.

In his free time, Richard enjoys reading sci-fi and fantasy fiction, playing trivia at the local pub, and going on road trips. He lives in Starkville, Mississippi, with his partner, Dr. Mel Boudreau, who is a professor at Mississippi State University.

Dave was born and grew up in the southern region of the Philippines, where he spent most of his life in a busy city and enjoyed summertime on a small coconut farm. He previously worked in a crop-dusting company, where he experienced traveling on banana farms. Oftentimes, he was flying with a Cessna, and it was there that he started to love the outdoors when he saw the beautiful scenery and landscapes of various provinces in the country.

He started his journey in real estate in 2018 with Land Elevated, and started his online career working with ad posting and, later on, was in-charge of lead generation.

He enjoys traveling while working remotely. His favorite part of the job is learning how real estate works in the US as well as learning about the beautiful places and scenery of the country.