Who's Who at Buyer Brokers Group - Sedona
AZ Real Estate
 Roy Eleutherios Grimm, Ph.D.
Division Head
Luxury Property Specialist
& Athena, Licensed Mascot
Roy is an ex-college professor, independent school headmaster, past President of the Arizona Association of Independent Schools, and former-Marine captain who, after twenty-five years in education, found himself drawn to a career in Sedona real estate. Always passionate about providing his clients with beneficial services well beyond those of conventional real estate agents, Roy soon committed himself exclusively to Buyer's Agency.
Along the way he honed his skills by earning a number of challenging designations, among them: Certified Residential Specialist (the top 5% of residential agents in the US); Certified International Property Specialist (one of 30 in the State of Arizona); Resort & Second Home Specialist (one of the founders of this National Assoc. of Realtors group); and Master Certified Exclusive Buyer's Agent. Roy is a past member and Regional Director of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer's Agents - he helped design and taught the curriculum for its Certified Exclusive Buyer's Agent course. Few agents in the nation can offer their clients Roy's level of professional expertise.
One of the early leaders in Sedona luxury real estate, Roy was one of the founding members and is the current President of the Sedona Luxury Real Estate Professionals, a group dedicated to raising practitioner standards in that market sector. He holds the Certified Luxury Home Specialist designation and is recognized by the highly-selective and prestigious Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate.
A native Arizonan who, in his characteristic contrarian fashion, grew up in New York, Roy moved to Sedona from Boulder, Colorado in 1991 and was the headmaster of Verde Valley School for five years before entering the real estate field. He truly loves the aesthetic, cultural, and spiritual qualities of Sedona as well as its wild natural beauty. He and his faithful Great Pyrenees, Athena and White Lab, Dudley, are often found hiking the extensive trails of the area and swimming in Oak Creek. He'll be happy to tell you about his favorite spots.
A dedicated lover and patron of the arts, Roy is a past board member of The Arizona Opera, Chamber Music Sedona, and the Canyon Moon Theater. He is also an art collector and a regular at Goldenstein Gallery art shows. As a member and officer of the local chapter of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, an international food and wine society, he enjoys introducing his clients to the gastronomic delights found in Sedona. Many of them later join the Chaine.
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Certifications:
CRS - Certified Residential Specialist
ABR - Accredited Buyer Representative
RSPS - Resort & Second Home Specialist
GRI - Graduate Real Estate Institute
CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist
TRC - Transnational Referral Certification
RECS - Real Estate Cyberspace Specialist
CCSS - Certified Commercial Sales Specialist
CLHS - Certified Luxury Home Specialist
Degrees:
B.S. - Cornell University (Industrial & Labor Relations)
M.A. - Syracuse University (History)
Ph.D. - University of Colorado, Boulder (Education)
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Roy’s community activities have included:
- Sedona Luxury Real Estate Professionals (President)
- The Sedona Mid-Day Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow)
- The Sedona Chapter of La Chaine des Rotisseurs (Charge de Mission)
- Sedona Arts Center (Sponsor)
- Sedona Cultural Park (Patron)
- Verde Valley Sinfonietta (Founding Corporate Underwriter)
- Chamber Music Society of Sedona (Advisory Council)
- Arizona Opera (Board of Trustees)
E-mail Roy at: Roy@SedonaRealEstate.com
or call toll-free at: 1-800-282-2959
Ed Pennington —
Buyer's Agent
Ed Pennington’s first connection with Buyer Brokers came several years ago when he purchased an older home on one of the most delightful pieces of land in Sedona. They have since completely renovated the home, turning it into a veritable showpiece. One’s immediate impression of Ed is that of a thoroughly likeable and charming guy. The second is that of an exceptionally astute businessman; a great combination for a real estate agent.
Ed’s resume is impressive. A graduate of the University of Arizona, he has been a professional touring musician, built a number of successful businesses, and established himself as one of the top real estate agents in the Tucson area. In Tucson he helped create and market Finisterra, the premier high end development there. As the Number One land sales agent in Tucson in the 1980’s, he also taught land sales continuing education classes for other real estate agents. His deep knowledge of construction and land makes him invaluable to Buyer Brokers and our clients.
Ed, assisted by his former partner, Laura, has perennially headed the list of top producers on the buyer's side in the Sedona area for the past five years.
“Above and beyond...
Expert, even to the point of being able to answer foundation and building issues.”
E-Mail Ed
Vivi Arnett
Buyer’s Agent
 The arrival of the newest member of our family, Vivi Arnett, gives the Buyer Brokers Group an even more expansive international outlook, as well as further solidifying our strong foundation of professionalism and five-star care of our clients. Originally from Norway, the extremely bright, lovely, experienced, and well-travelled Vivi has joined forces with Roy to form a multi-talented and cosmopolitan team.
Arriving in the United States in the late 1960’s, Vivi eventually found her calling in an award-winning real estate career in the Washington, D.C., area. She was exceptionally successful in new home sales there and gained a detailed knowledge of construction techniques and quality that has already proven of great value to our current clients. Beyond her impeccably good taste in home design, Vivi knows what to look for and the right questions to ask builders in carrying out our charge to protect our clients’ best interests.
Vivi took a hiatus from the real estate business when she was, literally, wooed away by a gallant, highly-decorated former Army officer, David Arnett, who was making a name for himself with the State Department. Their marriage and David’s career took them around the globe with the most notable stops in Berlin and Istanbul (or as we Greeks still prefer to call it, Constantinople), where David served as Consul General. Vivi’s job as the wife of a high ranking Foreign Service officer was to organize and oversee the non-stop diplomatic functions in their home and elsewhere, as well as fundraising for charitable causes in support of women and children. This played to Vivi’s natural graciousness, sense of compassion, and her genuine caring attitude toward others - traits that still serve her and her clients well.
Upon David’s retirement from the State Department, he and Vivi settled into the Sedona home that they had the foresight to purchase back in the mid-1990’s. Brimming with energy and enthusiasm, Vivi has revitalized her career in real estate and is destined to be winning more awards by helping clients for years to come. We at the Buyer Brokers Group are happy about that, and so are our clients. Vivi’s return has received nothing but rave reviews all around.
Eric Henkels - Our Commercial Expert
Buyer's Agent
Certified Commercial Sales Specialist
 Eric Henkels has over thirty years of experience in business, consulting, and commercial real estate, a degree in Conflict Resolution, a 4th degree Black Belt in Aikido, and just the right mindset of first-rate loyal service to our clients. He and I saw the vacuum in the commercial sector of our market in which all of the competent professionals here worked for the sellers and buyers were left to their own devices or agents not competent to serve them properly.
Eric has donned his cape and has flown to the commercial buyer’s rescue. He is the only commercial specialist north of Phoenix who is an Exclusive Buyer’s Agent. He’s filling an enormous gap and he’s already quite busy. I expect that he’ll be a lot busier as time goes on. To see more on Eric’s background and unique services, please click on our Commercial Real Estate link. One more tip: When you are ready to move, call Eric; he's the owner of Sedona Moving and Storage.
E-mail Eric at: eric@sedonarealestate.com
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