John Baxter has over ten years of real estate experience including ownership of single-family homes, new construction, major rehabilitation projects and land development. John’s primary interest within real estate has always been property acquisition and finance. Before discovering his interest in real estate, John had a successful career in the insurance industry. John’s first job in the insurance industry was with the Arkansas General Agency where he was employed from 1991-1994. John started out as a mail clerk and worked his way up to Marketing Director for the State of Oklahoma where he was responsible for managing revenue production and sales development for the brokerage’s 250 agents. John then purchased his first insurance agency, Henry Insurance Agency, Inc. in 1994 and built it to one of the top agencies in Fort Smith, Arkansas in less than four years. He then merged his agency with Johnson, Moorman, and Russell, Inc. (JMR, Inc.), one of the largest insurance firms in the state of Arkansas. He assumed a key leadership role within the combined agency. John served as Executive Vice President for JMR, Inc. from 1998-2003. During this time he was responsible for managing seven different insurance agencies all owned by JMR, Inc. His various duties included acquisitions, personnel, sales management, financial reporting and personal sales. In 2002, John sold his partnership in the agency to focus his full attention on his real estate interests. John currently serves on the Board of Elders for Central Christian Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is an active member. He is also one of the founders of Union Christian Academy and served on the Board of Directors of that educational institution from 2004-2007. In addition, John is Co-Chair of Jubilee Financial Ministries, Inc. John and his wife, Melissa, have three children; Allison, Alec and Ashlee