About Us
Jim Marshall, Broker
I have lived most of my life in the Parry Sound area and grew up on Whitefish Lake, in what's now Seguin Township. My family still owns and operates Marshall Construction and I spent most summers as a teenager installing septic beds and backfilling basements for cottage owners throughout the area. Through this time in my early years, I started, quite inadvertently, to build connections with people that I still call friends and clients.
When I started selling real estate in 1985, I already had an excellent familiarity of the area lakes and extensive connections with both the seasonal and year round populations. My knowledge of the area is extensive: odds are that I know where one can launch a boat or suggest good fishing spots on several of the area lakes.
Twenty-three years later, I'm happily married with three growing sons and live right in Parry Sound. Even though I'm always busy with my real estate practice, I always manage to take time to spend with the family. The kids keep both Kim and myself very busy with the myriad of activities they're involved in.
In addition, I'm a Past President of the Parry Sound Real Estate Board, and am a Director of the Canadian Real Estate Assocation's (CREA) MTC Commitee.
I have several other interests outside of my real estate career. Music has always been one of my passions and I have played piano and guitar with local bands. Gardening, fishing and astronomy are also hobbies I enjoy, and I'm a lifelong diehard Leafs fan.
Bonnie Looby, Sales Representative
Although I was born and raised in the town of Parry Sound, I spent the first 18 years of my adult life living and working in Barrie. I returned to my hometown a few years ago to be closer to my parents as they get on in years. Throughout my childhood I was blessed to spend my summers on Georgian Bay, at our cottage near Sans Souci Island.
I started to work with Jim in July of 2006 as an unlicensed assistant and immediately discovered an instinctive understanding of the real estate business. As I worked in the background helping to grow Jim's business to where it is today, it started to become apparent that he needed someone licensed to help take care of the number of buyers we were servicing. The logical step was for me to get my real estate license, a process which I completed in March of 2008.
Although I continue to provide back office support to Jim and his clients, the scope of my day-to-day activities also includes residential and recreational sales, focusing on buyers. I am also a Director with our local Real Estate Board.
When not in the office, I am kept very busy with my partner, John, our ten children and their various activities. Our time is split between finishing work on my home in Humphrey and his farm in Magnetawan. I am also very involved with Humphrey School Council, Humphrey Figure Skating Club and the Stockey Centre here in Parry Sound.