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James Portman

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James Portman

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Different By Design

James Portman has been a full time Realtor® since 2010 and has represented Buyers and Sellers in and around the Sarasota, Florida area.

James Portman has sold Traditional Residential Properties as well as Luxury Homes, New Construction Homes, Income Producing Investment Properties, Condominiums, Duplexes, Triplexes, Short Sales, REO/Bank Owned Properties, Mobile Homes, and Vacant Land.

In 2016 James Portman received his Graduate, Realtor® Institute professional designation. The GRI is one of the most coveted professional real estate designations and demonstrates James Portman’s commitment to his ongoing professional education and excellence.

James Portman is recognized for his personal focus on his customer’s needs, his integrity, his attention to detail, his personable communication skills, and of course his ability to professionally negotiate and close real estate transactions in a positive, friendly manner.

"Me and my wife recently bought a house in Nokomis using James as our realtor! James was super positive, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and exceeding helpful. He found us an amazing house in the end and showed us some great houses before we landed on this one. He was always super responsive when i reached out to him and made the whole process very clear and smooth! I would highly recommend James for any real estate needs and will definitely use him again!" - Rob Andrews June 14th, 2022

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