Douglas K. Hodge, MAI, ARA, is a state certified general appraiser in Michigan,
Ohio, Indiana and Colorado. He has an extensive background in agricultural and
agri-business valuation as well as commercial and industrial properties. He holds
a B.S. degree in Finance from Ferris State Univerity as well as the MAI
designation from the Appraisal Institute and the Accredited Rural Appraiser
designation from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appriasers.
He was raised on a dairy farm and owned and operated a dairy farm prior to
becoming involved in the appraisal profession.


John Linck, ARA, is a state certified appraiser in Michigan and an accredited
rural appraiser with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural
Appraisers. John also has past experience in banking and financial planning. He
has a B.S. degree in Food Systems Economics and Management from Michigan
State University. He is managing partner in Raub-Rae Farms, a certified organic
crop and livestock farm in Michigan's Thumb Region.


Pete Lucia has been a resident of Lapeer County for 36 years and entered into
the real estate profession upon completing college in 1964. He has been a real
estate broker in Lapeer County for 35 years. Pete owned and operated Greater
Lapeer Realty, a full service real estate corporation, for 25 years. During that
time he participated in over 100 million dollars in real estate transactions. After
selling Greater Lapeer Realty in the late 1990s he continued to work as a real
estate consultant and a contract broker for both buyers and sellers. His main
focus remained primarily the commercial and industrial real estate market but he
did not lose touch with the residential market by dealing with the sale of an
occasional home, condo, or residential lot.