Katie Fernandez, the Founder/Broker of Imagine Realty, was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida, but always spent more time with her friends and family in Tampa and St. Petersburg, so she really has three hometowns! After graduating from Florida State University in 2013, she moved to Chicago, Illinois and left her mark on the Windy City for two years. After realizing that she was too far away from her family and the beautiful sunshine, Katie moved back to St. Petersburg and taught high school math for three years. It was actually at this school that she met her husband, Bruno, who is the Co-Broker of Imagine Realty along with her! After their wedding in February 2018, she retired from the classroom to become a full-time Realtor, which then grew into she and Bruno obtaining their Brokers' licenses and opening Imagine Realty in 2019.
Katie and Bruno knew upon meeting each other that they had to use their go-getter, lighthearted spirits and clear communication skills to help people together. Katie jumped on board with Bruno’s real estate investment company in 2016, and fell in love with the entire industry from there! She believes that they are an amazing team, and that they work incredibly hard to communicate their ideas and goals with each other, and their clients. In 2019, when Bruno mentioned wanting to start a brokerage, there was no question in either of their minds that it was going to happen, and he always had his wife’s support every step of the way.
The name “Imagine” to Katie represents not only carrying on the legacy of care, kindness, and inclusion instilled within her by her grandmother, but also letting her imagination run wild with Bruno in their life, their love, and this wonderful, trustworthy company that they have created together from scratch.
Home Types:
Lot/Land, Manufactured, Condo, House, Townhouse, Commercial
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
Years of Experience:
9
Education:
Florida State University
