Meet the team
Our Core Values
Commitment
You, your family and your home are our top priority. When selecting a real estate firm to represent you and your existing or future home, you shouldn’t feel like just another number. We treat each client with the respect and attention you should expect from your realtor and ensure that we familiarize ourselves with everything that makes your home buying or selling needs unique.
Experience
Navigating the buying and selling process is easy with our expertise on your side. In the real estate business, experience does matter. That’s why our team is comprised of individuals who understand the ins and outs of buying and selling homes, luxury property, condos and lofts as well as facilitating senior relocation. From short sales and foreclosures to investment property purchases and relocations, we each focus on our core competencies and have experience with even the most complex realty challenges.
Character
We don’t just make promises – we keep them. Honesty, integrity and loyalty are at the core of each relationship we build with our clients, vendors and strategic partners. More importantly, we mean what we say and are committed to meeting your expectations throughout every stage of the home buying or selling process. We strive to make each client’s customer experience memorable for all the right reasons.
Connectedness
Sometimes, “who you know” really can make all the difference. Throughout our years in business, we’ve aligned ourselves with vendors and industry professionals who can help make your realty experience seamless. Unlike many brokers, we don’t accept gifts, gratuities, rebates or marketing fees in exchange for our recommendation. Instead, we require they offer reasonably priced goods and services, be experts in their fields and deliver superior service to every client.
An enjoyable experience begins with Realtors who care
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts … but these parts of our team are pretty terrific! We expect nothing less than the best from our team … and so should you. Whether you participate in the home buying or selling process just once in your life or a dozen times, we want you to remember your experience for all the right reasons. That’s why we’ve built a team of talented professionals focused on making the transaction as easy and convenient as possible. Any time you need us we’re just a phone call or email away.
Fred Dickinson
Broker Salesperson
913-871-4148 ext 9 (office) | 913-633-1242 (cell)
As an experienced real estate professional, Fred specializes in serving young professionals, first-time home buyers and empty nesters.
Prior to his current role, Fred served as a residential property adjuster, gaining extensive knowledge about how homes are built and the various types of damage a home can sustain. This has proven beneficial to many of his clients in both the home buying and selling process. Fred’s passion for helping people with the greatest investment they will ever make makes clients feel confident and comfortable in every step of the transaction process.
Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his family and serving on the Board of Directors for The Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City.
Sarika Brinkman
Realtor
913-871-4148 ext 7 (office) | 913-403-6711 (cell)
Sarika Brinkman is a local Blue Valley North grad, and received her BFA from Kansas State University. She has lived most of her life here in the KC Metro area, and recently purchased her own property in Kansas City. As an extremely hands-on person, she is constantly learning new skills to implement…like brick masonry!
Years as a top performer in luxury sales combined with backgrounds in art and architecture have led Sarika to eagerly pursue the world of real estate. What better a way to use past experiences positively, and to have such a significant impact for others? When you’re looking to buy or sell, consider Sarika as the right agent to guide you through a successful transaction.
Susie Harris
Realtor
913-871-4148 ext 5 (office) | 203-253-6480 (cell)
Susie’s passion is working with Seniors, helping to guide them through the process of selling their home and finding new accommodations. She has also worked as a Senior Move Manager, helping to plan and implement all phases of a move. As an Accredited Real Estate Staging Professional, Susie is able to assist with home pre-market preparation which can include reorganizing, de-cluttering and minimizing the contents of the home to enhance it’s appeal and potentially sell quicker. Having the right fit, in a dedicated, compassionate, full service agent can be most beneficial during this often emotionally and physically taxing process for the client and their family.
Tony Drew
Realtor
913-871-4148 ext 3 (office) | 913-269-7191 (cell)
Tony has done it all – home remodeling, rehabbing, flipping, and rental properties. His years of experience is a valuable resource when it comes to knowing what to repair, what to remodel, and what to resolve during the inspection process. He knows houses and can guide you through what is needed to get your home sold.
Buying or selling a home can seem complicated, but with Tony on your team, it will go smoothly. The Home Spot Team once had a seller’s home with peeling paint that wouldn’t pass FHA inspection; Tony went right out with his paint sprayer, and before long, the home sold. There are very few things that Tony has not seen in a house, and no one will give you a more honest home appraisal than Tony.
Tony’s philosophy for rehab investment is reflected in our own – if you are going to spend a dollar, you need a return of 2 to 3 dollars when you are preparing a home for sale.
Wendy Park
Realtor
913-871-4148 ext 8 (office) | 913-230-2478 (cell)
Wendy Park is a licensed Realtor in Kansas, and primarily serves the Johnson County area. Wendy grew up in North Carolina, and moved to four different states before settling down in Kansas. Clearly, she is no stranger to relocations, and understands the needs of families relocating from other areas of the country. Wendy is passionate and attentive to her clients’ needs in the search for their next home and to her clients selling their current home.
Wendy Wolfe
Realtor
913-481-4712 (cell)
Jadean Farenden
Realtor
913-871-4148 ext 103 (office) | 913-907-9326 (cell)
Dan Thomson
Realtor
913-871-4148 ext 6 (office) | 913-207-6443 (cell)
Having closed over 400 homes, Dan is one of the most experienced Realtors in Kansas City. When it comes to houses there is very little he hasn’t seen and cannot do. Dan’s experience includes buying and selling single rental investment properties to multi million dollar blocks of properties, HUD homes, foreclosures, rehabs, apartment buildings and owner occupied homes. He knows what needs to be done and does it. On top of that, he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Steve Kornspan
Founding Broker
Steve Kornspan is a top real estate broker highly experienced in buying and selling homes across the Kansas City area. Prior to founding the Home Spot Group, he was affiliated with firms including Coldwell Banker, Prudential, and Re/Max. Today, Steve is one of the top 2% of Kansas City area agents.
Steve founded Home Spot Group on two guiding principles:
Always doing what is in the best interest of our clients, and serving as the innovation leader in the real estate profession.
Living these principles is what sets the Home Spot Group apart from other teams in Kansas City. In addition to serving clients, Steve prioritizes staying current with latest trends and regulations in the real estate industry. As an active leader of the Kansas City and Kansas State Associations of Realtors, Steve is able to learn from and teach other real estate professionals.
When buying or selling a home, we know that life can bring both obstacles as well as good fortune. Steve knows it takes experience and education to deal with both, and he and his team will walk away from any sale before ever doing what is not what in the best interest of their client.
Designations Earned: Licensed Broker KS & MO, CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute), SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist), ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative); CDPE (Certified Distressed Property), SRF (Short Sales), GREEN (Green building techniques), CSA (Certified Home Staging), Certificate in Gerontology, Leading Edge Graduate (Kansas Leadership Program)