Ben Gibson has recently joined Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate in Lakeland, FL. He is a Licensed Real Estate Associate and REALTOR, originally from Wauchula. With strong family ties to Lakeland, his grandfather, Horace Gibson, was a past mayor of Lakeland and also owned the Royal Crown Bottling plant. Bob Gibson, Ben's father, grew up in Lakeland and was a past director of field representatives for Florida Citrus Mutual.
Being a 5th generation Floridian, Ben’s comes from a family that has a long history supporting Florida agriculture. His great grandfather, both grandfathers, and father were all citrus growers.
He is a long-time licensed real estate associate since 1995 and a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser No. 1740 since 1993, he has over 26 years of experience in appraising agricultural properties. Ben’s real estate specialties include farmland, ranches, citrus groves, packinghouses, and various specialty operations, such as blueberries and dairies.
Ben obtained a BS degree in Fruit Crops (citrus) from the University of Florida and for years he worked as an assistant vice president with Farm Credit of Florida. Responsibilities included originating new loans, special asset management (problem loans) and appraisals. During his appraisal career, he completed appraisals on a wide variety of land types, such as ranches, professional offices, residential developments, citrus groves, warehouses, irrigated farmland, industrial buildings, conservation easements, packinghouses, and phosphate mining operations.
Ben is active on the Citrus Advisory Board of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service for Hardee, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties. He is a member of the Florida Farm Bureau, the Florida Association of REALTORS®, the National Association of REALTORS®, and the Heartland Association of REALTORS®.
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