Profiles: Meet Realty Northwest Agent, Brad Swanson

Name:
Brad Swanson

Contact Info:
Office: 406-847-2080, Email: [email protected]

Position:
Broker-Associate

How long with Realty Northwest:
Since 2000 at Realty Northwest, 33 years as licensed real estate agent.

What I like best about working at Realty Northwest:
Great group of caring, honest co-workers with the highest level of integrity.

Favorite Realty Northwest moment:
Quinn's Hot Springs with the whole teem.

What I like to do when I'm not working:
Spending time with my wife and children. Hiking to mountain lakes and peaks, fishing, hunting, gardening, cross country skiing & sledding with the grandchilderen.

What I like most about living in Montana:
Peaceful, quiet, natural beauty, tremendous wildlife, and great people. I can leave my house and be fishing a mountain stream in 2 minutes. Walking in these endless forests & mountains.

My favorite Montana memory:
Eating huckleberries along the trail hiking into a mountain lake.

My favorite Montana photo:
St. Paul Lake photo from St Paul Peak (immediately below), and any photo with my gorgeous wife, Liz (right), & my 2 awesome sons (See the bottom 3 photos). The second mountain lake photo (below right) is along the scenic Bull River.





Defining moments in my life:
I moved to the Idaho/Montana area in 1983, that move has shaped my life.

Where I see myself 20 years from now:
Doing more of what i like to do when I am not working and what I like most about living in Montana. See above.



Who I look up to and/or admire:
My parents, they really were right most all the time. My wife Liz, she is the most understanding, patient person I know. Joe Gilhuber, the old man who taught me as a young boy how to really fish and that there is a lot more to fishing than just catching fish.

If I had the resources and ability to change anything in the world.?
World Peace and Harmony.

My favorite author(s):
Enjoy fictional novels of all kinds.

Favorite quote(s):
"Truly it may be said that the outside of a mountain is good for the inside of a man" George Wherry 1896
Favorite musical artist(s):
Too many to mention, I like good blues guitar.

Favorite song(s):
Into the Mystic by Van Morrison.

Favorite celebrity(s):
None

Favorite actor/actress:
None

Favorite tv show(s):
I don't watch TV. Love the bumper sticker, 'Kill Your Television'.

Favorite movie(s):
I would rather go to a live music concert!.

Favorite sports figure(s):
The 'Frig', 1985 Chicago Bears.

Favorite food(s):
I like to cook and my favorite meal would be when everything on the plate was harvested by myself.

Favorite dessert(s):
Chocolate anything

Pet Peeve(s):
Aggressive drivers, slow down and enjoy the scenery!