§ 03 · FOUNDERS · RICK & VANESSA GUERRERO

Built by banking.
Grounded in Michigan.

Dalmatian was started by Rick & Vanessa Guerrero — a husband-and-wife team with 15+ years of combined experience in retail sales, consumer lending, and finance. We spent years inside banks and credit unions watching families sign paperwork they didn't fully understand. Dalmatian is the brokerage we wished existed back then.

BROKER / OWNER Rick Guerrero

Broker · Owner · Realtor®

Rick Guerrero

Fifteen years in sales — spanning retail, banking, financial services, and advisory. Consumer Loan Officer Team Lead at Lake Michigan Credit Union, Universal Banker at Huntington, Digital Hub Specialist at Macatawa Bank. Selected for WMLAR's inaugural Leadership Academy class. FINRA licensing currently in escrow. Bilingual service for West Michigan's English- and Spanish-speaking communities.

Personal track record since 2021: $14.1M in closings, 59 MichRIC-recorded transactions, 23 homes closed in 2025. For context, NAR's 2024 Member Profile reports the median Realtor closed 10 homes last year.

A.S. Finance — Davenport University
Licensed MI Real Estate Broker (# 6505433107)
$14.1M personal volume · 59 closings since 2021 (MichRIC)
WMLAR Leadership Academy · inaugural class
Bilingual — English & Spanish

CO-OWNER · ANALYST Vanessa Guerrero

Co-owner · In-house Financial Analyst

Vanessa Guerrero

Senior Cash Manager at a large Midwest bank — she runs multi-bank cash inflows and outflows in parallel every day. Started on the teller line and worked through every role on the way up, eventually partnering directly with the CEO's office.

At Dalmatian she runs pricing analysis in-house — comparable sales, market velocity, and seasonality modeled per listing so your home isn't priced on a hunch. Keeps the numbers honest and the analysis disciplined before any Dalmatian listing goes live.

Master's — Business Administration & Managerial Accounting (Davenport University)
Sr. Cash Manager — large Midwest bank
10+ years in retail banking — teller to senior
In-house pricing & market analysis
West Michigan market specialist

Finance-literate

We read mortgage docs the way lenders read them. If something's off, we flag it before you sign.

Transparent

Fees in one sentence. You'll know what you pay and keep before the contract comes out.

Bilingual