About $500 Realty

We are a team of professionals highly skilled in marketing, negotiating, and identifying the best opportunities for our home buying and selling customers. With a wealth of real estate experience let $500 Realty help you with all your real estate needs.

The $500 Realty Team

Ray Pepper, Broker/Owner

Ray has a vast background in Residential, Commercial, and Investment real estate. He has 15 years experience in buying and selling all types of real estate in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Texas. His current property portfolio contains between 20 to 30 residential and commercial properties in all 4 states. Ray is passionate about real estate and helping his customers realize tremendous returns on their investments. By researching market conditions, supply and demand, financing options and utilizing a strong negotiating style, Ray has been able to obtain multiple home buying packages for investors and first-time home buyers resulting in lower prices and increased appreciation.

Ray is a graduate of the University of Washington and proudly served in the United States Army. Ray spent 8 years at Madigan Army Hospital in Fort Lewis, WA in the 6250th General Hospital working in the medical surgical unit as a Registered Nurse (RN).

Let Ray’s experience, negotiating skills, and caring approach help you buy or sell your next home.

Eric Simons

Eric has purchased and sold homes for almost 20 years. He has an in-depth knowledge and experience in real estate sales, research, and appraising. Eric has been a licensed real estate agent for over 20 years and a certified real estate appraiser for 15 years. Passionate about providing a phenomenal customer experience, Eric has helped many first-time home buyers and sellers as well as provided sound advice to investors interested in growing their portfolios. Also, Eric has strong experience working in small and large technology companies growing teams, building training programs, implementing customer experience programs, and managing up to 100 employees in multiple states.

Eric has a degree in Business Administration and a MBA in Marketing from City University.

Let Eric’s knowledge, experience, and creative marketing skills help you buy or sell your next home.

Jacob Davis

Jacob has over 22 years of real estate and business experience. He has invested in and negotiated contracts for commercial, industrial, residential, and multi family real estate. Jacob is the owner of S.T.O. Industries (http://www.fanacofasteners.com),one of the largest importers of fasteners and constructions supplies in the Pacific Northwest since 1986. His company’s mission statement is: “To offer our customers the highest quality product, provide a safe and fun environment for our team, educate our customers, create an environment that enriches customer satisfaction, loyalty, and employee pride. Always remembering that together, satisfied customers and caring employees will always build a better company for tomorrow.” His vast business experience combined with his strong knowledge in real estate makes him a key member of the $500 Realty Ownership Team.

Jacob has a bachelors degree in Business Administration, is involved in many trade associations, and is very active within his community.

Al Manning

Al has a two-career background that has complimented each other over the past 50 years. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of California after which he spent 20 years on the design teams for various space propulsion systems involving many of this country’s largest space vehicles.

He represented his aerospace employer as the technical and sales engineer/representative to the Air Force, NASA, and the Marine Corps during his tenure. This involved management bidding situations, manufacturing, facility evaluation, and proposal writing and contract negotiations.

In 1977 he turned to his other passion Real Estate. He served as an Associate Broker for 10 years and another 20 years as a leading Realtor serving Kent, Federal Way, Tacoma, and Puyallup.

Over the past 30 years Al has guided many families into the dream of home ownership. Through his knowledge of the marketplace and his strong ethical work habit Al will continue to serve the South End with pride and professionalism.

Let Al's experience, professionalism, and sincere devotion to fulfill your home ownership dreams help you buy or sell your next home.

Amarjit Singh Sandhu

Amarjit comes from South Asian (East Indian), Punjabi Background. He has been living in Seattle Metropolitan area for the last 23 years. He has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Washington and has proudly served the Boeing Company, AT&T, Erricsson, Marconi Wireless and T-Mobile in the Technical and Administrative positions.

Amarjit truly believes that the East Indian people can tremendously benefit from the message of $500 Realty and desires to have his family and large church network receive the benefits we offer.

Let Amarjit's knowledge and professionalism help you buy or sell your next home.

Raminder Kaur Sandhu

Raminder moved to Seattle area when she was 6 years old. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Food and Nutrition from Seattle Pacific University. She has served the local area hospitals for many years.

Growing up in a family of Realtors, Raminder wants to educate her large community of East Indian culture the value in 500 Realty. Raminder not only brings the wisdom, understanding, and meaning of home buying but also a charming personality. Raminder believes that her very compassionate, loving, and caring personality can help relieve the stress of buying and selling real estate.

Let Raminder's knowledge and friendly personality guide you in your next venture of home ownership.

Ken Raltz

Born and raised in North Seattle and educated at Seattle Pacific University with a degree in Religion/Greek, Ken brings a diverse background to 500 Realty. His career has included sales, management, business ownership, and also serving in the ministry.

Ken values the goals of 500 Realty. His education combined with his sincere desire to help people make Ken a valuable part of our team. Located in Vancouver, Ken will be servicing the needs of our clients in South West Washington.

Let Ken's knowledge and expertise assist you in your Real Estate needs.

Qin (Jean) Wang

Qin (Jean) Wang was born and raised in South East China before she moved to Seattle in 1999. Jean received her PH.D in Biomedical Research from UMASS in 1995. Jean works as a Senior Research Scientist and is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Jean believes in the efforts of 500 Realty to change Real Estate for the benefit of the consumer. She seeks to assist clients on how to Buy and Sell in this new era of real estate.

Let Jean's experience, knowledge, and caring approach assist you in your next Real Estate transaction.

Nick Radach

Nick Radach has been a resident of Washington State for 56 years. Nick holds two Captains Licenses and has worked on ocean tug boats for 22 years. The majority of the time he was a Sea Captain in Northern Alaska. As a Sergeant Nick proudly served in the U. S. Army during the Viet Nam era.

Nick is enthusiastic about investing and rehabbing turn-key properties. Nick obtained his real estate license because he saw a need to help people become home owners by keeping their costs down and maximizing their financial profit.

Let Nick's experience, honesty, and investor saavy guide you in your next Real Estate transaction.

Betsy Biggs

Betsy has an extensive background in secretarial services and support. She has worked in the real estate industry since 1999.

As a dedicated professional, Betsy provides dependable support to staff and facilitates the closing of many transactions. Let Betsy's knowledge, experience, and courteous manner assist you with your real estate needs.