Back in the 1960’s while owning and operating Midtown Motors in both Cambridge and Barnesville, Vincent started attending auto auctions, it was there he found a passion that still lives on today. Vincent found a love, which was only second to his wife and children, and became an AUCTIONEER. Throughout the years, Vincent Schafer and the SCHAFER name, became the “GO TO” name, when it was time for individuals, families, or businesses to disperse of their real or personal property. For nearly thirty years Vincent conducted thousands of auctions and real estate transactions, while also instilling in his eldest Grandson, Ben, the passion and love for the real estate and auction business. Vincent passed suddenly in July of 1994, at the young age of 69, just a month after Ben had graduated high school. Even though our FOUNDING FATHER and INSPIRATION passed, the SCHAFER legacy continued. Almost immediately after Vincent’s passing, Vincent’s youngest son, Ed Schafer (Ben’s Father) attended the Reppert School of Auctioneering, became a licensed auctioneer, and continued to carry the torch. In 1995, as a sophomore in college, Ben had decided his career path was to not only join the family business, but to lead it into the new millennium. In 1996 at 20 years of age, Ben became a licensed real estate agent and also an apprentice auctioneer. He served his auctioneering apprenticeship under his father Ed, and soon after (once Ben become a full-fledged auctioneer a year later), ED and BEN SCHAFER, AUCTIONEERS was born. With Ben having his real estate license, Ed and Ben Schafer, Auctioneers were able to offer their clients different OPTIONS when it came to dispersing of their real or personal property. With the real estate and auction business being Ben’s passion, it wasn’t long before Ben took the lead role in day to day ctivities of Ed and Ben Schafer, Auctioneer’s. With Ben at the helm, utilizing his Grandfather’s legacy, and Father’s support, it wasn’t long before Ben realized, it was time to venture out and start a real estate business of his own. In July of 2008, Ben started Ben Schafer Realty. With Ben running the day to day operations, and Ed serving in an advisory position, Ben Schafer Realty, as well as, Ed and Ben Schafer Auctioneers blossomed into the leaders of the auction and real estate business in Noble and surrounding counties. In the beginning of Ben Schafer Realty, focus was spent marketing residential homes through the conventional form, as well as, the marketing of land and farms through the AUCTION process.
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