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Owner, Broker, Realtor, Investor, at J R Grace Realty, Waco TX.

Affiliations, Memberships and Experience:
Been in Property Management since 2006
Licensed Real Estate Agent since January 2006
Licensed Real Estate Broker Since August 2008
Member of the National Association Of Realtors
Member of the Texas Association of Realtors
Member of the Waco Association of Realtors
Member of Texas Apartment Association
Member of Texas Self Storage Association
Member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers
TAR Certified Texas Residential Leasing Specialist
TAR Certified Texas Residential Property Manager

Greg Pond is the Owner/Managing Broker of Distinctive Flats and Distinctive Commercial. Greg leads the property management, real estate sales, and commercial real estate advisory businesses. He graduated from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio earning his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems. For more than 14 years, Greg has been a leader in the real estate industry, developing a reputation as an innovative and knowledgeable business leader. He is an active real estate investor, so he knows what it takes to help real estate investors make sound real estate investment decisions, grow their portfolio, and maximize profits.

Prior to taking over Distinctive Flats and founding Distinctive Commercial, Greg worked for a local property management and real estate firm for almost nine years. He assisted in the growth of the property management and residential sales business, as well as founded the commercial division. Greg assisted in the company achieving the honor of Inc. 5000 US Companies: Revenue and Growth, 2018. Greg started his real estate career in Boston where he represented multinational corporations like Honeywell and USG in the sale of multimillion-dollar properties throughout New England.

The Distinctive Flats team is focused on our client’s success and maximizing rental profit. Distinctive Flats pays attention to the unique needs of every client’s investment property and finds solutions to help meet their investment goals. Distinctive Flats uses proven marketing, technology, and promotional tools to get maximum exposure for our client’s rental properties to boost rental income and eliminate vacancy loss.

Over 17 years of property management experience. Owner/Broker.

"I wanted to create a company that understood the individual homeowner and one that could provide them with a friendly, professional and effective Real Estate Experience. I believe that to have a successful business you have to cultivate both client and employee/contractor relationships. You have to have clients that know you will have their best interests in mind always, and have a staff that is empowered and appreciated. I leave the minimum to the other guys, the extra mile is my focus. I still believe that to have a real impact in Real Estate, you have to remember that it is all about people. We provide a real service, that we can all trust in and be proud of."

Having successful owners and tenants is the key to our success. There are two key ways we achieve this. The first is through tenant retention. Taking care of tenant problems and concerns keeps tenants happy and they therefore do not want to move as often. This does not have to cost owners a lot of money, it simply requires us to be responsive to tenants needs or questions. The second way to have successful owners is through communication with owners and tenants. Both owners and tenants want to know what is happening, especially when a problem arises. Customer service is our primary concern.

VS International Rental Properties LLC is a full- real estate brokerage firm that specializes in representing foreign buyers and sellers, exclusively from Latin America. Our company understand how confusing and complicating it can be when buying a property in another country. As a foreign buyer that does not know the state laws and regulations, the investments can be affected, this is the reason why we dedicate our time to explain the step by step process of buying a property in Central Florida.


Vanessa Serrano has over 20 years of experience in real estate of the Central Florida area. She started her career as a Sales Manager for the Latina America market for a Dutch company specializing in short term and vacation rentals in the Disney area. She also received a promotion as a Director of Sales and Marketing for the International market for one the biggest vacation rental companies in the Kissimmee area- offering her to travel to more than 30 countries around the world.

Vanessa was born in Puerto Rico with parents from Cuba. At the age of 16, her family and Vanessa moved to Central Florida. Living in Central Florida for more than 25 years, Vanessa is very familiar with the area and the new upcoming developments. With her culture background, Vanessa understands the different cultures and diversities and is bilingual speaking Spanish and English.


VS International Properties LLC & VS International Rental Properties was established in 2011 offering tailored real estate services to her international clients. Specializing in the Latin America community, we understand the needs of our clients. What drove Vanessa to open a real estate brokerage firm is to help her clients to make their dreams come true- either buying a second home, income producing pro