about us
Instant Equity Solutions is Southwest Michigan’s, Tampa’s, and Charleston’s biggest complete real estate solutions site. We help people achieve financial freedom by investing in real estate.
This full-service real estate company is administered by a group of seasoned property experts and entrepreneurs based in Saint Joseph, Southwest Michigan, with all property listings syndicated.
Paul Heaps - Managing Partner
Paul Heaps is a full-time real estate broker, property manager, and investor. Paul purchased his first investment property in 1998 and has been in real estate for over 20 years.
Most people recognize Paul as part of the Heaps Team with his wife Becky. Prior to real estate, Paul graduated from the University of Michigan Business School. Following graduation he worked in finance for one of the “Big 4” accounting firms now known as Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Paul’s financial background and experience doing business valuation work provide a knowledge base not always found in real estate investors.
Mark Dowsett - Managing Partner
Mark is a full-time property manager and co-owner of Real Property Management Instant Equity in Tampa. He graduated from Grand Valley State University and worked in the Grand Rapids area for about 2 years. Ready for a change, Mark picked up and moved to Tampa to open the Real Property Management office.
Although Mark arrived without having any initial business contacts in the area he worked diligently to build the Tampa office. In less than 5 years, he has grown the Tampa location to over 300 rental units under management.
Mark now has an established network of investor clients, contractors, vendors, realtors, and many others necessary to run a successful property investment and management business.
Matt sieber - Managing partner
Matt Sieber lives in St. Joseph, Mi with my wife of 13 years, Kaitlin, and two daughters Lydia and Ellie. After 6 years of being in the builders trade and general contracting world, he became a licensed Realtor in the State of Michigan.
Matt’s exposure to contracting began in 2009. It provided opportunities to explore Real Estate Investments through house flipping, wholesaling, the Mobile Home Park industry, and SFH buy and hold with management.
Becoming a licensed Realtor was initially just so he could be his own agent for his investment homes, but it quickly grew to working with friends, family, and a close network of folks. Five years later it has evolved to several $4-5 million dollar sales years. Then in 2021, he achieved $9 million in sales. By becoming an agent, it gave Matt the opportunity to partner up with Paul Heaps and the rest of the team.
TESTIMONIALS
kellyswain22
“Becky goes out of her way to be sure buyers are comfortable through each step of the process. She is upfront about market trends while doing everything possible to find the right home for her buyers’ needs. In addition, Becky often connects with other realtors and homeowners to scout potential sale properties before they even hit the market. This allows her buyers early access to the best homes available. Becky Heaps is a lot of fun and great to work with!”
Jeffreydort
“We used the Heaps Team as a listing agent and they sold our property within two weeks and they were able to negotiate the price we expected from the beginning. After every property showing they provided us immediate feedback (good or bad) from the customer which was very helpful on our end. This allowed us the to make immediate evaluations on price and quality improvements based on real feedback from the potential buyer. I would highly recommend The Heaps Team for real estate needs in SW Michigan”
Alden Boven
“Becky and her team did an incredible job helping us find the home we wanted. She was always quick to respond and always was quick to get back to us. Always worked around our schedule to get into homes. Becky is incredibley knowledgeable about the local real estate market and gave great honest feedback. She did a great job getting us the best deal possible on the house we wanted and walked us through each step of the closing process..I would highly recommend Becky and her team.”
