Mike Swenson

Founding Partner – Elite Advantage Properties

Mike began his career working in operations for a non-profit while doing real estate on the side. From becoming a landlord in 2010, to purchasing a short-sale, to flipping an investment property, and updating his personal properties, Mike had a vast background in real estate before coming into the industry full-time in 2014.

Mike joined a real estate team in the Twin Cities, MN, and in 6 years as COO, he helped grow from a handful of agents doing 150 transactions to having expansion teams in 5 states and closing a total of 619 transactions, with the designation of being named the 31st largest team in the United States (including all brokerages) in 2019.

Mike then launched his own team in Minnesota and quickly migrated the real estate team to primarily working with investors to help them build wealth through real estate. In the spring of 2022, his team expanded to Fort Myers/Cape Coral/Naples area of Florida. This investor-focused team specializes in helping investors find amazing investment properties in Minnesota and Florida. Adding in Elite Advantage Properties, we’re now able to serve more people in more areas achieve their financial goals through investing in real estate.

Mike also runs the REL Freedom podcast (stands for Real Estate Leveraged Freedom), helping people build wealth and gain time and financial freedom through opportunities in real estate, and has published over 100 episodes! He also serves as a consultant to real estate teams across the United States looking to build, grow, and enhance their systems. Outside of work, you can find Mike watching or playing sports with his beautiful wife and 3 sons in the frozen tundra of Minnesota.

* Mike is a licensed real estate agent in the state of Minnesota with eXp Realty