CHAD ROWE
Chief Operating Officer
Chad Rowe is an industry leader who brings to the table 25+ years of luxury resort real estate sales, mergers and acquisitions, property management, short-term vacation rental operations, and global home exchange experience. He holds Principal Broker's Licenses in VA, GA, NC, CO, NM, as well as representation in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Chad previously resided as Senior Vice President of Business Development at THIRDHOME, the world's largest luxury home exchange & travel platform.
Before joining THIRDHOME, Chad served as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Principal Real Estate Broker for Natural Retreats US LLC, a top national player in the luxury vacation rental management industry. He was responsible for brokerage oversight over their national Vacation Rental, Property Management, and Real Estate interests, and leading resort destination growth via Mergers and Acquisitions. During his tenure, Chad successfully acquired and onboarded seventeen (17) STR Companies around the US, encompassing over $150,000,000 in annual revenue.
Before launching Natural Retreats in 2010, he held the position of Director of Real Estate for Celebration Associates, overseeing the real estate development sales and marketing for best-of-class resort development projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions. In doing so, his primary focus was pre-construction land and custom home sales.
Chad began his real estate career in 2000 with Intrawest Corporation. While there, Chad aided in launching its real estate sales and marketing division, Playground Destination Properties. His experience spanned multiple products, lifestyles, and experience offerings across the United States, Canada, UK, Caribbean, and British West Indies.
He earned his BA in English from Randolph Macon College in Ashland, VA, where he now holds a seat on the Board of Advisors. He proudly resides in both Charlottesville, VA, and Eagle Ranch, CO, with his wife Katie, daughters Hayden and Abigail.
When not at work, Chad enjoys skiing, mountain biking, scuba diving, live music, and hiking with their two dogs, Tucker and Maggie May.
