About James Helsel

Founding Member, Broker of Record: turn Key Realty Group

President/owner, REALTOR®: Helsel, Inc. REALTORS®

Designations: CCIM, SIOR, CPM, CRB, CRE, FRICS, AHWD, GRI, C2EX

Jim has been in the real estate profession since 1975. He affiliated with Helsel Inc. upon graduating from Lycoming College in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. His primary focus has been commercial/industrial sales, leasing, and property management, as well as real estate investment analysis, with counseling being a focus of his business. Jim is a past president of the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS®, the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®, and was Treasurer of the National Association of REALTORS® from 2008 to 2010. He was (twice) awarded the Certified Property Manager of the Year award by the Delaware Valley Chapter of IREM. In 2018 he was President of the Delaware Valley Chapter and has served on the Executive Committee and Governing Council of IREM National. He currently serves as IREM's Region 2 Vice President at the National level from 2019 - 2020. Jim also serves as the 2020 President of the Real Estate Business Institute (REBI), an Affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® with membership exceeding 34,000.

Jim was named REALTOR® of the Year by the Greater Harrisburg (1985) and Pennsylvania (2001) Association of REALTORS® and received the Distinguished Service Award from these two groups as well as from the National Association of REALTORS® (2015). Jim has taught thousands of REALTORS® across Pennsylvania courses leading to their GRI designation, and co-authored Modern Real Estate Practice in Pennsylvania – the most used book for pre-licensing courses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Jim is active in his community, serving as Chairman of the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority Board (SARAA), as a Trustee of the Cornwall Manor Foundation Trust, as a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Harrisburg Area Regional Chamber of Commerce, and has served the United Way of the Capital Region.

Jim’s wealth of knowledge and experience far exceeds anyone in our local real estate community. He is committed to being engaged in the real estate industry at the local, state, and national levels. Jim continues to teach locally and nationally, and lends his expertise to many different industries in the process. Our team always knows they have one of the most respected, resourceful brokers in the business, always there to support and lend a hand when needed.