Barbara Rankin

Barbara is a Realtor ® AND Broker Owner of Cornerstone Real Estate Rocky Mountains. She has been in real estate in Summit County since December of 2005 and has personally assisted over two hundred clients with the successful purchase or sale of their home in Summit County. Barbara is also one of the few USAFA graduate Realtors in the area, and I am a Certified Negotiation Expert, and a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist.

Barbara’s husband, Todd, decided to live in Summit County because they cannot imagine a better place to be. Between Todd and Barbara, they have lived in over ten states and visited all fifty, lived in three countries and visited over 25, and Summit County is where they want to call home.

Barbara grew up with a father enlisted in the Air Force, so she lived in many places and got the travel and outdoor bug early. Barbara, too, joined the military when she left home, and graduated with a B.S. in Legal Studies from the Air Force Academy in 1996. She spent the next 6 years as a Financial Officer stationed in Dayton, Ohio (where she earned her Master’s degree in Business Administration at Ohio State University) and Tokyo, Japan (where she mastered chopsticks).

They moved from Tokyo to Seattle, where she spent two and a half years selling medical equipment during the day and traveling, climbing, mountain biking, and kayaking at every opportunity. After having planned and saved for over four years, they left Seattle at the end of 2004 to travel the world. They spent 9 months traveling and biking, and 2 months working at wineries in Walla Walla, Washington for the grape harvest. Their travels gave them amazing experiences and resulted in a lot of soul searching about what they want out of life. After spending years commuting to the mountains in their free time, they decided to move to the mountains permanently. They spent quite a bit of time trying to decide on the perfect place to settle down, and they could not be happier since they chose to put roots down in Summit County. Barbara loves everything that this area has to offer and is excited to share their mountain playground with others.

In the military Barbara learned honesty, integrity, leadership, and diligence. In medical sales she learned how much she loves taking care of the needs of her customers. In all her outdoor and travel experience Barbara learned that she enjoys sharing and teaching just as much as doing things on her own. She chose to do real estate because it combines all her education, experience, skills, and passion into a job where she can truly use them to the benefit of others. Barbara’s goal is to help her clients achieve their real estate goals, while enabling them to relax, enjoy the mountains, and let her take care of the details. By being responsive, attentive, and knowledgeable, Barbara hopes that each of her customers will feel like they are the only one. They choose to own their own real estate company in order to be able to provide the highest level of customer service possible.