Throughout his 14-year professional baseball career, Naples native Chris Resop moved multiple times between major league teams and minor league assignments, often on a moment’s notice and without any meaningful assistance. That’s not unusual for professional athletes, particularly baseball players.
But the former pitcher, who played with five Major League Baseball teams, now aims to fix that issue.
Resop always knew he would go into real estate — he has family members in the business — so after he retired in 2014 he returned to Naples and joined William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage and Insurance. Three years ago, he began discussing the concept for the firm’s Sports + Entertainment Division with the firm’s president and CEO, William Raveis.
Launching about 18 months ago, the division provides full concierge, confidential relocation services to pro athletes and famous entertainers, from helping them buy and sell their homes to filling their refrigerators and pantries prior to arrival and just about everything else in between. It is also available to major corporate executives seeking the same advanced level of service.