About Us

I am a rural Southwest Wisconsin native who enjoys the outdoor lifestyle and has a deep understanding of the beautiful Driftless Region of Wisconsin with its many hills, valleys, rivers, streams, four distinct seasons, and many winding roads. My past experience is in agriculture, business management, and customer service. I enjoy sharing and discussing land and property management tips with others, and have earned the trust and confidence of many through years of integrity and honest service. In 2010 I began my real estate career, focusing on rural Wisconsin properties, and have since helped hundreds of clients reach their goals. My new and recurring real estate clients benefit from my custom set of professional country property tools and from my experience of successfully helping guide a wide variety of local and out-of-state property buyers and sellers. #notyouraveragerealtor

As a REALTOR / GRI, and a Land Specialist, I am continually being updated on all facets of Wisconsin real estate transactions, from mapping and survey work to managed forest law, zoning regulations, easements, and more.
For fun and relaxation, I enjoy exploring new places, nature, photography and driving my UTV.

*(A current FAA issued Part 107 Certification is required by federal law
for anyone using a drone to photograph and market a property for sale.​​ Without this certification and training to acquire it, Realtors using a drone are in breach of their REALTOR Oath of Ethics, Federal Laws, and the property owner and agent or photographer are liable for prosecution by Federal authorities.)

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Testimonials:

 "Dean is very knowledgeable, professional, patient and kind. This is the second time we have dealt with him, and his service is outstanding. House sold within a few days. Very happy with Dean!!!!" - Peter V.

"We cannot say enough good things about working with Dean Tainter and the Century 21 team. He made our property purchase seamless and enjoyable. Courteous, knowledgable, transparent and easy to communicate with are all key traits we look for when looking for a realtor to work with and Dean checked all those boxes with ease. Not only did we find a realtor, but a friend. Thanks, Dean!" - B&J

"We are grateful that Dean Tainter became our Real Estate Agent, in the search for our "Family Farm". We highly recommend Dean to anyone. He has many assets to offer any prospective property owner, or seller.
When we began working with Dean, he emailed numerous links to properties that would potentially suit the needs and interests we initially expressed. Based upon our responses, he astutely assessed what we liked and didn't like, to begin zeroing in on excellent prospects. We quickly became impressed with his extensive knowledge of the Driftless Region.
His extraordinary patience and tenaciousness were always evident. We spent many days with Dean over the next 9+ months. He showed us properties all over Crawford and Vernon counties--in the fall, the dead of winter, and the spring.
Dean's 4X4 UTV allowed us to thoroughly evaluate 100 to 200 acre properties in a manner that would not have otherwise been feasible.
It is difficult to adequately assess the multitude of aspects that resulted in our fundamental trust of Dean's personal integrity. Perhaps it was his ever-present attentiveness to helping us fulfill our family's dream, perhaps his kind and soft-spoken demeanor, or perhaps his humble manner. Whatever it was, we knew that Dean always had our best interests at heart.
Always carefully listening, he adapted to our changing needs.  Each property he showed us helped us to better discover what we really wanted. His dedication to helping us find our ideal property was most impressive. The property that he found for us is magnificent!" T.B.M.

"Dean Tainter is an excellent Realtor that has gone above and beyond his job duties to accommodate his clients during this stressful sale.  During the initial process I had anticipated that selling our property would be difficult considering we did not live in the area.  To my surprise, the process was not difficult at all thanks to the dedicated hard work and professionalism shown by Dean.  Any questions we had regarding the sale were answered in a timely manner, whether he knew the answer or was actively looking into the matter.  I would highly recommend him to anyone to assist with a sale." 
- Seller Client - Jenna


 "Dean was very knowledgeable and easy to work with.  I highly recommend."
- Buyer Client - Matt

"You went above and beyond to help us in our transition to Wisconsin and we appreciate all your hard work." - Z&A

"Dean made critical contacts promptly, had an offer within 24 hours of listing! Dean was the most courteous and professional Realtor we have ever worked with. He used all available resources to market our property including some superb drone pictures...…….result was a quick sale for our asking price! Couldn't ask for a better Realtor or any needed improvements."   M K, Soldiers Grove, WI

 "We contacted ....via email after we decided we were interested in seeing one of their property listings. They replied with an email that they would assign an agent to us, who would contact us to set up an appointment. We were very skeptical, and didn't expect much beyond seeing the property we were interested in. Instead, we had a great experience looking at 5 or 6 properties over several weeks, learned lots of information about the area, and ultimately bought a property that Dean suggested we look at. We feel we looked at enough properties to be certain that this was the right place for us, and we couldn't have had a better experience. Thanks to Dean, we found a dream come true!"  
- buyers Patty & Kevin


"I tried selling this property for 5 years. Mr Tainter sold it in a few months.                     
                          Thank You Dean.
  - John & Amber"
 
"When we bought the home, we had contacted many agents. We quickly found that all agents are NOT created equal! We were much more selective when selling, and Dean is not only professional and responsive, but knowledgeable and experienced. I would highly recommend him for either buying or selling a home."  -  Seller TC

"Dean was truly a pleasure to work with...His in depth knowledge of the SW WI area made me extremely comfortable with him...I would love to refer other people to him..." - J.B.


"Dean was honest and fair.  ...he "painted the picture" for
possible future use of the acres.  I detest technique trained realtor methods and would have quickly rejected such practices.  He was human...."    
- buyer B.P.


"Dean worked very hard to get this property sold, he truly went the extra mile for us." - K.K.


"I have worked with real estate agents over the years and by far Dean was the absolute best at representing my wife and I in the selling of our cabin property in Wisconsin.  His attention to detail and his professionalism including market insight is unsurpassed.  We were very pleased with his effort and the results gained.  Thanks Again!!" - C&D

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