Marvin Puryear is a Senior Advisor at SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate in Lakeland, Florida.

He is a native of Central Florida and has been in the real estate industry in Clermont since 1995. For 20 years, his real estate career included broker for 60 agents in two international franchised brokerages in the Central Florida area; a top 50 ERA residential brokerage, and a Coldwell Banker Commercial brokerage.

During this time, he was consistently one of the top three brokers in volume and quickly became known as one of the top real estate leaders in the market, both as a company broker and as an expert in developments and large commercial transactions; including the sale and leasing of office, retail, industrial, and development properties. He produced detailed market analysis and trends in residential and commercial real estate that were utilized by end users and the real estate industry.

Previous to his real estate career, he spent 10 years in corporate management in Chicago, IL, managing the region for the world's largest photography company and with CompUSA.

Marvin is a three-time award winner in commercial real estate from the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors. He has won numerous sales and management awards and distinctions, including Lake County's Top Commercial Real Estate Agent award.

He attended Lake Sumter Community College and Wake Forest University, where he majored in psychology.

He is a member of National Association of Realtors (NAR), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and the Realtor Association of Lake and Sumter Counties.

Marvin has served in many industry leadership positions, including president for the Greater Lake County Association of Realtors and director for the MFRMLS.