Rick Rupp recently joined Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate as a Realtor® and Sales Associate in Lakeland, FL.

Originally from Ohio, Rupp comes with strong experience from the cattle ranching, land and commercial lease, and manufacturing industries where he has been in the roles of owner and management.

“In assisting clients with their real estate goals, I find that my real estate industry and ownership backgrounds play a positive and practical role in my real estate services.”

Rupp obtained the Florida Real Estate License in 2006. He earned a BA degree in Accounting from Goshen College in Goshen, IN and is an MBA candidate with Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. In addition, he has secured a State of Ohio School Treasurer’s License.

“I believe Saunders Real Estate to be the place that provides the best opportunity to work beside many talented and skilled professionals within the commercial real estate industry. I look forward to collaboration and learning from each.”

He is a member of the Lakeland Association of Realtors®, the Florida Farm Bureau, First Baptist Church at the Mall in Lakeland, and is active in the KAIROS Prison Ministry. He is Outreach Coordinator for the Polk Chapter of KAIROS. He is also a member of Mennonite Economic Development Associates, a business-oriented development program that helps low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world and North America.

Rupp resides in Lakeland, FL with wife, Lisa, and their four sons.