For individuals aiming to accomplish their real estate aspirations, the initial prospects can appear overwhelmingly daunting. Undoubtedly, they have come across tales of numerous obstacles or perhaps encountered some firsthand in their own prior experience.

 

REALTORS® know exactly why it means so much for clients to have an experienced guide on their side — someone who will see them through… Someone like you.

 

Drew Halvorson and Rusty Johnson are two who share that same spirit.

 

 

As team leaders of The Insight Group at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ambassador Real Estate, Drew and Rusty demonstrate their dedicated drive for helping others.

 

“One of the things that makes us feel good is when our clients say that they appreciate how we have the ability to make them feel like they are our only client,” Rusty says.

 

“We are both the kind of people who, when we do something, we give it 150 percent every time. Our clients know and trust that we work in their best interests and put ourselves in their shoes,” Drew adds. “That’s where our clients circle back, knowing we go above and beyond to put them in the best situation throughout the entire time and make them feel comfortable.”

 

Rusty got his start in the business in 2011, with Drew beginning his journey in the business in 2013.

 

Drew was born and raised in Omaha. He was exposed to the business at an early age. His grandfather owned a large real estate company in northeast Iowa.

 

“I grew up around that with him as a kid, and as I went to college at Nebraska, I was an entrepreneurship major with a management and finance minor. I was the first person to graduate with an entrepreneurship major.”

 

While Drew was there, he also started CEO, the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization. Through his collegiate career, real estate kept coming to the surface. At one point, he had met a gentleman from Oxford, England, who had his own real estate company there. After graduation, Drew visited the man, who encouraged Drew to consider real estate as a career. Drew had seen what he wanted to; when he returned to the U.S., he earned his license and began his journey.

 

Rusty says his start in the business was accidental. He had grown up in Lincoln and earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. In 2005, he moved to Phoenix. It didn’t take long for real estate to come into view for him at the time.

 

“I purchased a house with a friend. I ended up buying a house, not knowing what I was looking for. I didn’t ask a lot of questions. And then, the housing bubble burst and I needed to do a short sale. I was figuring out what I wanted to do and was naturally drawn to improving houses,” Rusty says.

 

“That turned into an architecture passion. Anything to do with remodels and making a property better. I’m big on mid-century architecture, modern homes and anything unique. I got drawn into real estate and moved back to Omaha in 2011. I got my license right away and joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.”

 

Initially, Drew and Rusty were part of the same team for a few months. In time, Rusty started The Insight Group for a couple of years. Eventually, the two men worked on a transaction together and decided to join forces.

 

As Drew says, “We both share the same vision for remodeling and adding value. We don’t work with the attitude that one plus one equals two but to make it three … and to make it beneficial for our team and our clients by approaching what we do in a different way.”

 

Today, Rusty and Drew are proud to work with their talented team that has grown organically through time, including Michael, Dani, Julia, Mike and Brittany. Their results have been truly impressive. In 2022, the team finished with over $50 million in sales volume. In turn, they were awarded in the top 10 of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices based on their team size. Along the way, they have earned Berkshire Hathaway Legend status, and are among the top 1 percent in the company.

 

“Our underlying approach is taking care of clients, which leads to referrals, which leads to continued business,” Rusty says. “We are pretty diverse, as well, with business in existing sales, new construction, luxury, small acreage is and investments. One thing about Drew and I is, we have clients who are looking for investment properties and have multiple new construction projects going on. It’s about being incredibly diverse and being able to accommodate our clients by providing full-service solutions.”

 

Away from work, Drew and Rusty treasure time with their families.

 

Drew and his wife, Emma, have two daughters they cherish, including 22-month-old Marlowe and newborn Nellie. Away from work, Drew has a race car that he likes to compete with. He is also a big fan of hunting. Other favorites for him include traveling and scuba diving.

 

Rusty and his wife, Danielle, look forward to time with their two sons, 7-year-old Miles and 3-year-old Beklin. In his free time, Rusty enjoys traveling and visiting friends around the country, as well as working out.

 

When it comes to supporting the community, Drew and Rusty share a drive to support two local charities, Sunshine Kids and Completely Kids.

 

Exhibiting a remarkable synergy in teamwork and leadership throughout their endeavors, Drew Halvorson and Rusty Johnson channel their dedicated drive to create significant and meaningful impact for those around them.