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Meet the Struznik Group
The real estate professionals at the Struznik Group
are not just typical Realtors. Our team members have
extensive backgrounds in sales, marketing,
management, construction and finance. We are
“full-time” real estate professionals with capable
assistants, and reliable construction and handyman
crews. We know the best inspectors, the best
conventional and creative finance methods and the
most seasoned title escrow officers. All of us live
in Denver neighborhoods and we all invest in real
estate. We're young, we're fun and we're on the
ball. We pride ourselves on being extremely tech and
internet savvy, so we won’t waste your precious
time.
Our team likes to enjoy life and have a lot of fun
around the office. So we could not just give
ourselves titles like the “Director of Marketing,”
“Inventory Coordinator,” or “Administrative
Assistant.”
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Mark Struznik |
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Mark
Struznik is the brokerage team
leader and President of the Struznik
Group Inc. which is housed at the
venerable Coldwell Banker Devonshire
office in Cherry Creek. He is also a
principal of Metro Properties Inc.,
a wholesale investment property
company, and operates several other
affiliated companies encompassing
all aspects of real estate. Mark
has skills as a master
negotiator, especially his ability
to hold deals together through
difficult negotiations. Mark is
known for being a man of his word, a
problem solver and someone that
always gets the job done. Mark is
the sage for giving people the
benefit of the doubt and doing
business in a small-town, personable
fashion. He suggests that “too many
business people have forgotten how
to relax; a sense of humor and a
little fun can go a long way in both
business and in life.”
Mark has
spent the last ten years as a
top-producing sales professional. He
has a strong business background and
is happy to share with clients his
extensive product and market
knowledge as well as his experience
in financial planning, lending,
property management, real estate
investment, and real estate sales.
Last year Mark was among the top 5%
of local real estate agents based on
figures from the Denver Board of
Realtors.
Mark is thankful for his family,
friendships, and this fabulous place
we call home. Mark’s community
involvement has been spent coaching
and volunteering at Cherry Creek
High School’s wrestling program
since 1997. Mark lives in Washington
Park with his two German shepherds,
Roman and Klea. |
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Paul Barrow |
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Paul
Barrow is general manager of the
Struznik Group Inc. and the managing
principal of Metro Properties Inc.,
a Denver based real estate
investment company specializing in
adaptive-use residential projects.
Paul has purchased and sold more
than 100 properties in central
Denver and maintains a portfolio of
urban properties for rental income
and redevelopment. He works
exclusively with investment clients
searching for profitable
single-family, multi-family and
small commercial projects in
Denver’s real estate market. Paul
is always on a quest for
constant-and-never-ending
improvements to the business models
of the companies and the team
members that he manages. The
strategic planner of the team,
Paul’s relies on intuitive
leadership to increase productivity,
is always dreaming up creative deal
structures, and is involved in a
very personal way in the success of
the team and his clients.
Prior to the formation of his
current companies, Paul was an
investor and member of the
management team at Portus Real
Estate Private Equity Funds,
developer of Boutique Apartments™ in
Denver, CO. During Mr. Barrow's
tenure there the firm purchased and
remodeled multi-family projects in
Denver's urban infill neighborhoods,
many utilizing green building
techniques. His previous experience
also includes representing business
owners and property owners to
federal, state and local governments
as a registered professional
lobbyist for 12 years.
Paul lives in Lowry with his wife
Jennifer and their two children,
Anna and Charlie. He is an avid
skier, mountain biker, yogi and
squash player, and enjoys the
occasional round of “business golf.”
Paul is also active in fundraising
for local charitable events like
“Men for the Cure,” and the La
Academia School in Denver and
regularly volunteers for “active
crew duty” at the Rocky Mountain
School of Expeditionary Learning (RMSEL). |
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Sherry Merrill |
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Sherry
Merrill is the office manager and
inventory coordinator at Metro
Properties Inc. Sherry is the
all-knowing deity of the team. She talks with
the entire team most days, all the
customers everyday, all the
contractors everyday, all the
vendors everyday, and lots of the
tenants too! Sherry runs the busiest
real estate front desk in the city
and we could not live without her.
But rest assures no matter how busy
she gets, she always answers your
call with a smile and a genuine
eagerness to help and serve. |
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Shawna Hoven |
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Shawna
Hoven is responsible for investor
relations and wholesale property
sales at Metro Properties Inc. She
brings a unique blend of local
knowledge, enthusiasm and passion in
working with our clients. Shawna has
been in the Denver area her entire
life and has spent years learning
the local areas of both the city and
mountain communities. Shawna has formal education,
certifications, and specialty
disciplines in massage therapy and
acupuncture. Our team works hard for
long hours for our clients and Shawna has been known help us
escape from the hustle of the
office with guided meditations and
the occasional acupuncture therapy
for which we are SO thankful!
Shawna has achieved great success
and accolades from her investor
clients because of her relentless
pursuit of information, the ability
to ask the right questions, and the
employment of a discipline
oftentimes overlooked in all service
industries…the willingness To
LISTEN! That formula for success
allows her to serve her real estate
clients with incredible success and
efficiency. Shawna’s aptitude for
learning from her clients exactly
what goals, needs, challenges and
expectations are involved in each
individual situation, Shawna creates
transactions that fit the
characteristics of each and every
client. As one of her clients so
keenly stated…”It’s like having my
own real estate doctor, she asks me
what I want or need, finds the
property that best fits my needs,
and then follows up to make sure
everything is just right, I love how
she takes care of me!” Shawna lives
in Littleton with her husband Jim and
their 4 children. |
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Susan Krodel |
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In
today’s fast-paced real estate
market, buyers and sellers are
looking for a trustworthy Realtor
who is extremely educated in all
areas of the real estate
transaction. From financing to
economic and market conditions,
Susan believes that her clients
deserve the BEST information
available and you will often find
her in a class or seminar,
continuously sharpening her skills
in all areas of the constantly
changing real estate market. She is
a top producing broker at the
Struznik Group and a member of the
Denver Board of Realtors. Susan utilizes the latest technology and
marketing programs to cater to her
increasingly tech-savvy clients but
prides herself on good old-fashioned
follow-through and customer service!
Susan always wears a big smile, and
her enthusiasm for making our office
fun and planning the team’s “blow
off steam” adventures is famous.
Susan’s wealth of experience in
investment real estate has earned
her many happy investor clients as
well as “sweat equity” buyer
clients. Her skills in finding that
special, undervalued property in the
right neighborhood have been the key
to her own success and her client’s
successful and profitable projects.
Susan enjoys sharing her enthusiasm
for understanding the market in
Denver’s urban and suburban
neighborhoods, her always stylish
vision for the potential of each
home and teaching her clients to
stick to a well-written budget!
Susan also owns several rental
properties in her real estate
portfolio. Ask her how she can help
you find these gems and achieve your
investment goals!
Susan is a Colorado native who
loves the diverse recreation
opportunities in this great state!
Her favorite activities include snow
skiing, fly fishing, camping,
hiking, biking, rafting,
snowmobiling, kart racing, water
skiing, boating, ATV riding and
golfing! Susan lives in Parker with
her husband Jim and their two crazy
dogs. |
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Deanna Silva |
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Deanna
Silva is an experienced associate
broker with the Struznik Group
specializing in residential houses,
especially for young families. Her
extensive knowledge of both the
Denver Metro Area and Front Range,
along with her professional attitude
and determined work ethic are
strengths that are unmatched in her
field. She has closed deals from
Brighton to Castle Rock, while
gaining and retaining the trust of
each client that she has helped.
By
day, the consummate real estate
professional dressed to a stylish
“T” and armed with a healthy work
ethic. By evening, a dedicated
mother and wife toting the tots,
prepping for soccer camp and cooking
healthy meals. So her clients and
colleagues are usually surprised to
bump into Deanna cutting loose
during a Sunday Panic show at Red
Rocks, or going crazy cheering at
Rockies game! You never know when
that card is going to show up!
Deanna thrives while working with
every client, eager to find them the
right home or investment property.
Her unparalleled motivation and
commitment generate customer
satisfaction with every new client
that she helps, and she’s committed
to turn each into a life-long
friend.
Deanna has an essential
understanding of the importance of
family, as her husband, Scott, and
two young sons, Jack and Tyler, will
eagerly attest, and has successfully
balanced a healthy family life with
her thriving real estate career. |
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Jake Viano |
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Jake Viano has a love of
demolition phase of construction
projects. He is also an acquisitions
specialist and wholesale buyer for
Metro Properties Inc. Jake has been
self employed for the past eight
years prior to joining our team,
with success in both residential and
commercial contracting. Along with a
wide array of experience in
construction as an actual builder
and hands-on contractor journeyman
prior to working with our team, Jake
attended the University of Iowa for
2 years, spent six years in the army
reserves with two tours overseas as
a member of operation enduring
freedom and task force pelican. A
highly motivated self starter,
strong background in math and
science, as well as internally
driven with a great sense humor are
all qualities the staff sees on a
daily basis and understands his
potential and great benefit to our
team. His knowledge of construction
costs combined with his excellent
negotiating skills helps to maximize
profits for our clients.
Jake has enjoyed residing and
living around the country from
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa,
Colorado, Texas and Kentucky. These
experiences have allowed him to meet
a variety of people and enhance
great communication skills. |
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Nick Zoucha |
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Nick Zoucha is the Acquisitions
Manager for Metro Properties Inc.
and is actively involved with our
clients seeking investment property.
Nick brings hands-on experience to
our team that is valuable in many
arenas including construction,
sales, multi-marketing, and computer
engineering. In addition to these
qualities, Nick possesses great
people-skills that allow him to
build positive working relationships
with our staff, as well as clients
he has established during his
tenure. Nick specializes in sales
with three years experience, with an
emphasis in being a buyer for
HomeVestors, helping sellers of
their homes be creative in their
endeavors and allowing them to move
on to their next phase of life. He
also has experience in dealing with
foreclosure transactions.
Nick Zoucha currently resides in
Denver, Colorado having moved in
2002 after completing high school in
David City, Nebraska. Having
graduated from Westwood College in
2005 in computer network
engineering.
A proud new father of Elijah, and
his wife Amanda, allows him to be
active in his family life as much as
he is during his day to day
work-load within the company. Along
with being a family man, he also has
a strong sense of working and
succeeding within the team
environment, as his current and
ongoing experience playing baseball
with the Colorado Wolfpack supports
this goal.
He is actively involved a variety
of sports activities, and a great
deal of passion in his life is
staying in contact with his family,
his roots within Nebraska as he
travels back several times a year,
and truly puts his family first in
his life in making a difference for
them. |
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Rich Bucannan |
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Rich grew up in Littleton, CO where
he graduated from Chatfield High
School in 1995. After high school
Rich served with the United States
Navy for four years in San Diego,
CA, an received an honorable
discharge in 1999. He received his
Bachelors Degree in Sales from
Johnson & Wales University in
Providence, Rhode Island where he
was also a member of the schools
NCAA Men’s Basketball Team. Along
with his interests in real estate,
Rich is involved as a mentor for
autistic young adults and Project
Angel Heart. |
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