ABOUT US
Our Team
Meet our Team
Mark Rome, Broker – Barra de Navidad
Mark was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Mark worked as a process operator in the oil industry in Vancouver BC for 20 years until he discovered the magic of Mexico. Mark opted for a buyout from the oil industry that changed his life forever… Mark has taken on the challenge and built numerous homes in Mexico , managed hotels , and ran very successful entertainment venues in both Ajijic and Puerto Vallarta. His life experience in Mexico has been challenging and always rewarding.
Real Estate has always been a passion and after successfully converting one hotel to condos and selling 24 condos in one year there was no turning back..
In 2023 Mark took on the challenge to open an office in Barra de Navidad to better assist our clients there. Mark is the Broker of the Biencom Barra de Navidad office and he is also an Real Estate Agent in the lovely Lake Chapala region.
David Castro, Office Manager, Barra de Navidad
Originally from León, Guanajuato David joined the Biencom Real Estate team in Puerto Vallarta in 2022. Having taken on the challenge of opening the Biencom Barra de Navidad office, Mark entrusted David to manage the Biencom Barra office. Since 2023 David is also a sales agent in beautiful Lake Chapala, attending to joint clients there and in Barra. David’s multi-cultural upbringing and passion for real estate makes him an excellent office manager to oversee buying and selling transactions.
Vicky MartÃnez, General Manager / Founding Partner
Vicky Martinez is a native of Ajijic, Mexico. She joined Chris in real estate in 2007, as a adminisitrative assistant and receptionist. Helping found Chapalajara Real Estate in 2012, and Biencom Real Estate in 2015, Vicky has extensive experience in closing real estate deal in the Lake Chapala region. Vicky has closed over 500 real estate transactions, representing happy buyers and satisfied sellers.
Chris Gruenwald, Co-Broker – Barra de Navidad
Chris Gruenwald was born in Frankfurt, Germany but grew up in California and has been living in Mexico since 2003. Chris has been a top producing sales agent and broker in the Lake Chapala area since 2006. Chris originates from a mult-national background and has lived around the world. He became a super agent at a now extinct brokerage and has been building Real Estate teams of top agents, closers and rental administrators since 2008. Chris was co-founder of Chapalajara Real Estate in 2012, and founded Biencom Real Estate in 2015. Chris is a champion of the all-inclusive Real Estate service concept which he has tried and proven. Currently Chris presides over Biencom’s expansion into the Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit markets.
