Our Agents

About Dennis

Born and raised on a Guest Ranch in Central Montana. Grew up with a hard work ethic and rural roots. Graduated from Hobson High School, went on to Montana State University with a degree in Business Management and Marketing. When the family ranch sold, Dennis and his wife Karen moved to the Flathead and Mission Valley to get started on a new life. Was hired by a privately held timber company to manage the ranching operations and determine properties that were better suited for home sites rather than cattle grazing.

After getting his real estate license and successfully marketing and selling building sites throughout the Mission Valley he moved his family to Sandpoint Idaho to help manage the real estate holdings of Pack River Management Company and Schweitzer Ski Area. In 1997, he moved his family back to Polson, Montana where he purchased and developed the property currently known as Mission Bay and Mission Bay Preserve. As the development started to take off, he and his partner Tim Hinderman, started the Mission Bay Real Estate company. For the past 20 years Mission Bay and Mission Bay Preserve have grown to include over 100 homes and nearly 300 building lots. Mission Bay Real Estate continues to list and sell homes and home sites in the community, but also lists and sells commercial properties, homes and home sites, and farm and ranch lands primarily in Lake County.

Dennis and Karen have 3 adult daughters and 7 grandchildren.

Born and raised on a Guest Ranch in Central Montana. Grew up with a hard work ethic and rural roots. Graduated from Hobson High School, went on to Montana State University with a degree in Business Management and Marketing. When the family ranch sold, Dennis and his wife Karen moved to the Flathead and Mission Valley to get started on a new life. Was hired by a privately held timber company to manage the ranching operations and determine properties that were better suited for home sites rather than cattle grazing. [Read more…]

About Mac

Mac Swan has a long-standing interest in real estate based in home ownership in Lake County for over 30 years and as an owner of Flathead Lakefront property in Cat Bay, purchased by his family in 1952. His real estate business has proven successful in two separate brokerages for well over a decade. His intimate knowledge of Flathead Lake, the Polson area, plus a network of friends and acquaintances who own and work in businesses and who enjoy the many opportunities of this recreational paradise have been major contributors to his success in real estate sales.

Mac earned both a Bachelor’s degree and Masters from the University of Montana. Following his service in the Army, Mac taught English Language Arts at the secondary level in Polson Public Schools and for many years coached students involved in the speech program. He is a published writer and lists excellent listening skills as one of the major contributors to his success. He is a member of Rotary International and current President of Mission Valley Live, a non-profit corporation providing live performance to the community and educational opportunities to students. He also leads the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest as its president.

Mac spends free time boating, sailing, fishing, camping and walking or hiking. He and his wife Karen ski through the winter months and enjoy the Montana out of doors. They have two grown children.

Mac Swan has a long-standing interest in real estate based in home ownership in Lake County for over 30 years and as an owner of Flathead Lakefront property in Cat Bay, purchased by his family in 1952. His real estate business has proven successful in two separate brokerages for well over a decade. His intimate knowledge of Flathead Lake, the Polson area, plus a network of friends and acquaintances who own and work in businesses and who enjoy the many opportunities of this recreational paradise have been major contributors to his success in real estate sales. [Read more…]

About Jaelin

Born and raised in Polson, Jaelin knows the area, the neighborhoods, and the local market. She provides unmatched customer service, honesty, and communication to all her clients. She understands that buying or selling a home will be one of the biggest financial decisions of your life and she wants to make sure you feel comfortable with the process. She will make sure you understand all the details involved, answer any questions you have, and listen to your wants and needs. She will work tirelessly for you as a Buyer’s agent to get you the best value for your dream home and will work hard to provide Sellers a stress-free sale of their home. Jaelin is very organized, detail oriented, and provides her clients with the most up to date information in a timely manner. She believes that communication is key and will do her part in making sure you feel like you know what is going on throughout your buying or selling process.

When Jaelin isn’t out showing homes, you can find her with her husband and three kids exploring the outdoors, swimming in the Lake, gardening, snowboarding, doing CrossFit events, and participating in powerlifting competitions. After graduating from Polson, Jaelin attended North Idaho College where she played softball on a scholarship. She is involved in the Polson schools, is a member of Fresh Life Church, and is active within the community.

Born and raised in Polson, Jaelin knows the area, the neighborhoods, and the local market. She provides unmatched customer service, honesty, and communication to all her clients. She understands that buying or selling a home will be one of the biggest financial decisions of your life and she wants to make sure you feel comfortable with the process. She will make sure you understand all the details involved, answer any questions you have, and listen to your wants and needs. She will work tirelessly for you as a Buyer’s agent to get you the best value for your dream home and will work hard to provide Sellers a stress-free sale of their home. [Read more…]

About Chris

Chris retired from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management in 2002 and has a background working in corporate business and academia. She has been a Realtor ® marketing and selling residential, agricultural, and commercial properties since 2002 in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In 2010 she moved to Polson, Montana and soon became a Montana licensed real estate agent. Chris enjoys the opportunity to work with properties and homes that reflect a variety of Montana lifestyles. Thus, her motto for buyers, Finding the Right Fit for Your Lifestyle.

Her experience, professionalism, organization, positive client relationships and a history of success with buyers and sellers helps put her business style a cut above.

Chris travels throughout the state as the President-elect for the Department of Montana American Legion Auxiliary supporting veterans and their families.

In her free time, she prefers being outdoors gardening, hiking, fishing on the Clarkfork River, boating on Flathead Lake, riding horses in the Mission Mountains, and supporting her husband in his dairy business. They have four grown children and eight grandchildren who live in Montana, Minnesota, and Europe.

Chris retired from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management in 2002 and has a background working in corporate business and academia. She has been a Realtor ® marketing and selling residential, agricultural, and commercial properties since 2002 in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In 2010 she moved to Polson, Montana and soon became a Montana licensed real estate agent. Chris enjoys the opportunity to work with properties and homes that reflect a variety of Montana lifestyles. Thus, her motto for buyers, Finding the Right Fit for Your Lifestyle.
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About Todd

Born and raised in Montana, Todd has lived in Polson for over 50 years. He attended all levels of school in Polson and after graduating he attended Montana State University in Bozeman. Upon returning from college, Todd joined the family business in Polson until 2000 when he purchased the (NAPA) business from his parents. He owned and operated this very successful business until selling in 2020. Looking for an opportunity to stay involved with meeting, serving, and interacting with people, Todd joined the Mission Bay Real Estate team. Spending the past 36 years in the customer service business, Todd knowns what it takes to deliver on the expectations of his clients.

Todd and his wife Marcia have 2 children and 6 grandchildren. He has been very active in the community including coaching baseball, softball, and basketball for over 25 years. Todd loves fly fishing, boating on Flathead Lake, and especially spending time with his grandkids.

About Jan

Jan has worked in the office in Mission Bay since April 2000. As information Coordinator, she has greeted clients and homeowners for the past 18 years when Mission Bay was just building it’s first phases of development. She is very proud to work for an organization that had a vision for a first-class neighborhood and has carried out that vision to the amazingly beautiful development you see today. She now works in the office part-time and spends much of her time taking photographs of the homes and properties offered by Mission Bay Real Estate, as well as most of the beautiful landscape photos you see on this site and the brochures and publications we offer.

Jan grew up in Seattle and has lived in Alaska and Hawaii before settling in Montana where her mother’s family now lives. Her grandparents came to Polson in 1922 from far off Russia and Sweden where they started a fox farm and a small ranch. Coming here in summers as a kid, Jan has loved Montana her whole life and decided to move here permanently in 1985.

Jan spends her free time traveling around northwest Montana taking photographs of the amazing landscape as well as wild animals and birds wherever she finds them. When not doing that, she loves staying home in her log cabin overlooking Flathead Lake with her dog, Jazzi, enjoying the peaceful tranquility that surrounds her. Reading books on her porch swing is one of her favorite things. She recently bought a restored vintage travel trailer with which she plans to explore the Montana backroads and a drone for adding to her photography skills and looking for bears and other wildlife on her property! Jan has one daughter who lives in Nashville and 4 grandchildren scattered around the country.