Home Encounter is a full-service Real Estate Consultancy, offering Residential Brokerage Services, Investment Real Estate and Property Management Services and Land and Commercial Real Estate Services.
We know that an investment in Real Estate represents what is quite possibly the largest portion of our client’s wealth and is one of the greatest strategic decisions that any individual or corporation can make. So we’re committed to using the highest standards of ethics and professional practice as we help you establish your Real Estate investment strategies; search for and acquire real estate; deliberate improvements, restoration and the development of your holdings; and work though all the questions surrounding Real Estate sales.
Our commitment to you is that you’ll always receive from us relevant information, competent advice, aggressive negotiation, and tireless customer service. And in all of our business practices, you can rest assured that we’ll operate under the Mission, Vision and Value systems that have helped us serve hundreds of satisfied clients through the years:
- Our Mission: Enriching Lives, One Home at a Time.
- Our Vision: To be a top 5 real estate company in Tampa Bay by 2010.
- Our Values: Excellence, as defined by Talent, Training and Passion; Honesty and Integrity; Innovation and Improvisation; Personal Accountability and an Entrepreneurial and Competitive Spirit.
Welcome to Home Encounter. Real Estate Done Right.
 Peter Murphy, MBA. Director of Residential Services, Home Encounter Co-Founder, Head Broker
Murphy has parlayed his experience as a Management Consultant in Economic Trends and Marketing Strategy into Home Encounter, where he serves as Head Broker and a Consultant in our Residential, Investment, Commercial and Property Management divisions.
As the author of Home Encounter’s Residential Real Estate Report, Murphy spends much of his time studying the Real Estate marketplace and consulting with clients on how market trends effect buying and selling decisions.
Murphy is a Senior Fellow at the Home Encounter Advanced Investor Academy where he lectures on topics such as Emerging Real Estate Trends, Property Valuation, Negotiation Theory, Buy-and-Hold Investment Strategies, Real Estate Marketing and Investment-Grade Single Family Real Estate and where he serves as an Investor-Mentor. |
 Chase Clark, MBA. Director of Investments, Home Encounter Co-Founder, Licensed Real Estate Consultant
Clark’s background in Accounting and Finance serves him well at Home Encounter. His broad area of specialty –Investment Real Estate – relies heavily on Clark’s ability to measure value, maximize profits, and manage risk.
As creator of Home Encounter’s proprietary “Real Returns”, Clark works with clients on the technical side of property valuation as well as on the practical side where he is closely involved in Restoration Planning and Property Management.
Clark is a Senior Fellow at the Home Encounter Advanced Investor Academy where he lectures on topics such as Taxation Issues, Corporate Entity Strategy, Property Valuation, Property Restoration and Multi-Family Real Estate and where he serves as an Investor-Mentor. |
 Brenda Donovan. Director of Land and Commercial Services, Broker Associate
Brenda Donovan's experience in land sales, land development and commercial real estate has spanned 15 years, a variety of designations, a host of accolades and hundreds of satisfied clients.
Her appointments include Vice President of Florida Nurserymen & Growers Assoc (1999-2001), President of Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers (2001-2003), Young Agriculturist of the Year (2001), and a Governors appointment to the Alafia River Basin Board for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (2000-2002)
Her clients have included Fly-Boys Development, LLC, Dynasty Development, LLC, Newland Communities, KB Homes, MI Homes, SW Properties, Clearplan Development, LLC, Mercedes Homes and numerous non-institutional clients. She is a Member of the National Association of Realtors, the Pinellas Realtor Association, ICSC and RLI. She has completed her GRI 1 & 2 and is in the process of obtaining her Accredited Land Consultant designation.
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 Brad Van Rooyen, CPMS. Director of Property Management, Licensed Real Estate Consultant
Van Rooyen’s 10 years of Property Management and Investment experience has made him a driving force in the Tampa Bay Asset Management market.
As Founder and Manager of Metro Property Management and Real Property Worx, he developed his skills for managing all types of properties – from single family homes, to large apartment communities, to Home Owner’s and Condominium Associations. Van Rooyen assisted in the Merger of Real Property Worx and Home Encounter’s Property Management Division, and now heads up Home Encounter Property Management with its full-service portfolio of over 600 residential units.
Currently a certified C.P.M.S (Certified Property Management Specialist), Van Rooyen is in the process of receiving his C.A.M. designation (Community Association Manager) from the State of Florida.
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 Mike White. Director of Residential Real Estate & Rental Properties, Broker Associate
White's 25 years of industry experience has taken him from owning and managing his own Residential and Property Management Real Estate Brokerage to top performer at Coldwell Banker and Prudential Real Estate.
Now as head of Home Encounter's Residential and Rental Division, he leads a team of highly motivated and exceptionally trained Consultants in all aspects of Real Estate related to residential property seller, buyer, and renter representation.
He is responsible for the training of our residential agents as well as corporate residential compliance program.
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