About Us
Marvin Jefferson - Broker/Owner
Farmer, agribusiness man, Realtor Marvin Jefferson is no stranger to property acquisition and real estate sales. He and his wife Rosalie Schenk operated a dryland farm in adjoining Washington County near Akron raising wheat, millet, corn, and sunflowers. Jefferson obtained his realtor's license in 2004. He was associated with Goodman Realty Co. Inc in Akron during which time he also obtained his appraisers license. Marvin and Rosalie leased their farm prior to the move into real estate and made the move into Real Estate Brokerage with the purchase of Advantage Realty LLC in May of 2007. Marvin assumed managing broker responsibilities for Advantage Realty LLC in June of 2007. Marvin and Rosalie have been married for 35 years and have three grown daughters, Mary Jefferson, Erin Jefferson, and Lana Jefferson Taussig.
Marvin especially enjoys the interaction with people, finding just the right fit for both listing and purchasing customers, and making friends regardless of the outcome of the professional relationship.
Kelly Murkins -Associate Broker
Only a phone call away!
Caring, Fort Morgan native, Kelly Murkins has been a licensed Realtor for 5 1/2 years. Kelly began her Real Estate sales career at Advantage Realty LLC and is the only remaining "original" from the company formed by the previous owners.
Kelly and husband, Derek, have two daughters Whitney (19) and Sydney (13). Prior to Real Estate sales, Kelly managed a busy schedule of homemaking, successful clothing representative for Doncaster Clothing (9 years), Payroll Supervisor for Hamlin Electric Co. (5 years) and numerous roles in the area of volunteerism. It can truly be said that Kelly worries more about her customers than they do themselves.
Mary Avalos - Associate Broker
Mary Avaols became an associate broker at Advantage Reatly, LLC in April of 2010. Mary is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Mary has experienced a wide range of occupational roles. She was born in Durango, Mexico and in 1979 moved with her family to Sterling, Colorado to provide seasonal labor. As a child Mary helped her family with the field labor. Mary became nationalized in 1984. As a young adult Mary worked in food services as a waitress. Mary then worked at Cargill Meat Solutions for 10 years. She was approached in 2007 by Fort Morgan State Bank who recognized her people skills and strong business understanding and offered her employment as a customer representative.
Mary recognized that she wanted to enhance her employment opportunities and decided to work toward obtaining her Real Estate License. Mary enjoys working with people to help them in their buying and selling transactions.
In addition to working full time at FMSB and part time at Advantage Realty, LLC Mary works full time at home caring for her children James (17), Janie (15), and Jesse (6). When time allows Mary enjoys traveling, reading, and most of all spending time with her children. Mary is a true embodiment of the old saying that: if you want something done ask a busy person.
