Traverse City Realtor helping families, investors, and lakefront buyers compete with clarity, patience, and local strategy.
Sebastian is a Traverse City native who grew up on Bass Lake and has spent more than two decades building, buying, improving, and operating real businesses and properties in Northern Michigan.
As a Realtor with Century 21 Northland, he brings more than just market access. He brings the eye of an operator, the patience of a long-term investor, and the local context that helps clients make better decisions in a competitive market.
Whether helping a family find the right home, advising a buyer on lakefront value, or helping an investor think through rental potential, Sebastian approaches real estate with the same standard he has brought to every venture: thoughtful strategy, clear communication, and relationships that last for decades.
A lifelong Traverse City local with roots on Bass Lake, Sebastian understands the neighborhoods, lakes, lifestyle tradeoffs, and subtle differences that don't always show up in listing data.
After building and revitalizing businesses for more than 20 years, Sebastian looks at property through a practical lens: layout, resale, renovation potential, cash flow, maintenance, and long-term value.
Sebastian has owned and managed investment properties himself, giving buyers a grounded perspective on rentals, expenses, risk, and realistic returns.
In a market where the best properties can move quickly, Sebastian helps clients prepare early, move decisively, and avoid overreacting emotionally.
Sebastian's goal isn't just to close a deal. It's to help people make decisions they still feel good about years later.
Different buyers and sellers need different things. These are the situations where local context and an operator's discipline make the biggest difference.
Trying to understand value beyond square footage — frontage, light, privacy, and the real feel of a place.
Who need to compete for the right home without making reckless decisions along the way.
Who want a practical read on rental potential, expenses, risk, and realistic returns.
Who want pricing, positioning, and negotiation strategy — not just a sign in the yard.
A through-line across every chapter — from a one-room fitness studio to a 50-year-old wine shop to a real estate practice grounded in patience and relationships.
Helping buyers, sellers, and investors navigate Northern Michigan real estate with the perspective of a lifelong local, business owner, and property investor. Sebastian is especially useful in competitive situations where preparation, pricing context, negotiation strategy, and emotional discipline matter.
Visit Century 21A Traverse City institution since 1976. Sebastian acquired Blue Goat in 2016 and, alongside an exceptional staff, reimagined it for a new generation of wine, beer and spirits lovers — growing revenue more than 300%. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026.
Visit Blue GoatWhat started as a one-person studio in 2009 grew into one of the region's most respected training practices. Sebastian sold the business years later, and it continues to thrive today. Formative celebrates 15 years in 2026.
Sebastian is not only a successful entrepreneur and active volunteer; he is also a true advocate for other small business owners and the Traverse City community in general. He uses his connections and relationships to lift others up, and always treats his clients and employees with the utmost respect.
Sebastian has spent his career making the things he does win-wins for the people around him — including former employees and friends who've gone on to start businesses of their own.