My mission is to efficiently create an enjoyable, convenient, and affordable home buying or selling experience, to accomplish the goals of my clients on time, by placing the clients’ interests ahead of my own ~to be aware and vigilant of my fiduciary responsibility to my client ~to offer expert real estate advice, exceptional real estate service with uncompromising honesty and integrity in all matters at all times ~to represent my clients with the highest standards of ethics and client care, by placing their interests ahead of my own ~ to approach my clients’ needs with understanding, enthusiasm, eagerness, creativity, diligence, and good humor ~to enable my clients to make educated and informed real estate decisions, by using the latest technological tools ~ to earn the respect, trust and loyalty of home sellers and homebuyers and thus ~ to create lifelong clients and friends and be committed to the betterment of my community.
Professional Qualifications
Member Colorado Association of Realtors
Member National Association of Realtors
Member Fort Collins Board of Realtors
Bachelor of Science, Economics, Purdue University
Graduate, Realtor Institute
Council of Residential Specialists
Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE)
Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE)
Colorado Licensed Appraiser
Professional Experience
More than 35 years of marketing and client consultation
7 years - licensed residential appraisal
6 years - residential real estate broker associate
Dozens of families’ real estate questions resolved
Community Involvement
First Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Choir and Elder
Member Fort Collins Sertoma Club (Service to Mankind)
Member and Board of Directors President, the Larimer Chorale, and the Larimer Chamber Chorale
Member, BRAINIAC BOWL Event Committee (fundraiser for Discovery Science Center Museum)
Volunteer tutor, Poudre School District
Personal Data
Married to Kristen Cord, with 3 married children (2 CSU grads, 1 U of Iowa), 1 Portuguese water dog
Avid golfer, reader, hiker and road biker, who enjoys cooking, and spending time with family
Lee Cord is a "can do" realtor. He worked diligently and quickly to get my home on the market and under contract in just a matter of days. I can't highly enough of Lee. I will be recommending his services to others.
Lee is extremely knowledgeable, a joy to work with and makes buying and selling real estate a breeze. If you want an enjoyable experience Lee is your guy.
Lee is fabulous - knowledgeable, talented, and a joy to work with - he is simply the best there is!
Friendly, professional, great personality, calming during a stressful time , knowledgeable
Lee went over and above our expectations! His knowledge of the market and ways to get our house ready to be sold were great. He was there for us when we couldn’t be present and kept us informed at all times, updating us on the sale negotiations and process. We definitely would recommend Lee to anyone seeking a reliable agent to assist them in selling their property.
Easy to communicate with Seemed to understand what I was looking for
Lee did a amazing job selling my mom's house. So grateful for him .
We worked with Lee Cord for some time in a difficult market to find a ranch house. His tenacity and patience finally yielded the right home for us. Then the sale of our home became challenging as the original buyer, who had only had a virtual tour of our house, saw the home and declined. Fortunately we had a back up offer that Lee was quick to pursue. Thank you, Lee, for your help and expertise in so many areas! I have a renewed appreciation for your integrity and your profession.
Lee was very responsive, thorough and helped us through a very complicated process. We couldn’t imagine a better realtor and friend and will always recommend Lee to any of our friends selling or buying a home.
Lee understood what our needs and expectations were in locating a suitable property. Since we were unable to physically be present to walk through many of the homes he'd located, his detailed explanation throughout the process gave us confidence that the home we did finally chose was the right one for us. Lee is an exceptional realtor.
Great job. Very helpful
Lee Cord is just the guy you want assisting you on your home buying journey! He is knowledgeable, a hard-worker, and patient. He was there for me every step of the way, every hour of the day. Lee made my dreams of owning a property come true - something I didn't think would happen in this tough market. I would highly recommend Lee to anyone looking to buy; especially first-time buyers as he does a great job of making you feel comfortable and confident throughout the process. Lee is even here for me after the sale went through - assisting me in getting some work done in my new place. Highly recommend - this is your guy!
Lee was tremendously helpful with helping my wife and I find our new house in Fort Collins. I can not recommend Lee enough if you are in search of a new home in the area. He and his wife make an awesome team; as well as everyone else at TheGroup who helped along the way. Thank you all for all you have done for my wife and I.
Lee has been awesome! Lee has always shown patience and caring in navigating us through this crazy time of home buying! The Group is fortunate to have Lee!
Lee was extremely helpful in helping us get our property on the market quickly and also in finding help to get it updated for sale! We were very satisfied with his prompt service, important suggestions and quick sale at a well-chosen price! Thanks Lee!
These are trying times in real estate, especially for buyers. Lee was patient in showing me prospective homes as I learned how tough the buyers market really is. He made my transactions seamless and easy. I feel like he really cared about me and my deal. Love The Group and love Lee.
We have worked with Lee on multiple home purchase/sales and he always provides very friendly, high quality and timely information and results on a very quick turn around. He bears a wealth of area real estate facts and information which he willingly brings to all discussions. He responds quickly with on target, useful, and detailed answers for all questions. It is always a pleasure to work with Lee!
Lee was awesome, he worked extremely hard through a difficult sale and closing. Kept us on track, positive and very helpful through the closing. We’re very grateful to have had Lee in our corner!!
Lee is a hard worker and professional. He is enjoyable to work with and we appreciate his exceptional knowledge of real estate within the Fort Collins area. We bought and sold with Lee, two successful events. Thanks Lee.
Lee makes me feel like I am his only customer (and I'm sure I am not) and like he always has all the time I need to help me with advice and with answers to my endless questions. What more can I say.
Lee Cord is a man of legendary abilities; a true super hero.
Lee was FANTASTIC He went way above and beyond to make sure the house was ready and got us above our asking price in 8 days. He handled all details for painting, carpets, cleaning, staging etc to take SO MUCH PRESSURE OFF OF US!! A pleasure to work with!
Lee is a partner, not a realtor. The first time I met Lee was in 2008 when I wanted him to sell my home by Horsetooth so I could buy something in town. I was newly divorced and wanted something smaller and more manageable. A realtor would have sold that house for me. But Lee asked me why I wanted to sell it and dug deeper into my longer term goals. He helped me to understand that as a single woman I was financially capable of keeping that house and renting it out AND buying another house. He helped me buy that new house. Lee is a true partner, I turn to him for advice regularly and look forward to buying and selling other houses with Lee in the future. He just helped me sell that original house that he advised me to keep so many years ago. Thank you Lee!
Lee did a number of things that impressed us; purchased whole house warranty for both our new house and house that we sold (the latter transferred to new owners); paid for cleaning of both houses, a stager to come and advise us, pre-inspection report, and brought lunch for all the movers and us on moving day. Although one can never be certain when that buyer is going to come along, we think he gave good advice on listing price and strategy to keep the house on the market when a lot of others nearby were taking their houses off without selling for one reason or another.
This is the second escrow with Lee as my agent and I can attest to the fact that he is an outstanding real estate professional, handling absolutely every aspect of the transaction and process with a keen knowledge of the market and the purchase and escrow process. He takes care of all the details while making his clients feel valued and respected throughout, continuing to serve way past the close of escrow. He also adds so much to the process with his great sense of humor! I feel blessed to call him not only my Realtor but my friend.
Lee, and all the staff at The Group, were responsive and professional. I can strongly recommend them for any real estate transaction. Bill Elliott
Mr. Cord is a consummate professional with a quick wit that can ease most stressful situations. During this process, I am also going through a divorce and had some difficult time with spouse communication. Lee was very helpful and understood he needed to get in the drivers seat for this transaction. Additionally, Brett Dewitt had to be the one to explain to my soon to be ex wife about some of the documents needed from her in order to get the loan. It was almost like he was stuck in the middle of two crazy people. Thank you to both Lee and Brett!!!
Quite simply, we could not have gotten our home without Lee Cord's assistance. First, Lee did an outstanding job of finding potential houses for us to view. Then, when we found just the "right" home he guided us through the purchasing process, providing thoughtful insights, good advice, and -- most importantly -- a steadying hand when things looked to go awry. Lee knew when to step up and when to step back, a rare and precious commodity nowadays. He was always there when we needed him, sometimes even when we weren't aware that we did. Quite literally, we could not have done it without him.
Lee goes above and beyond for his customers and treats us like family. We will use him hands down for life !
He hung in there with us thru a really long journey!