Michael Mike Helms joined the National Land Realty team in May 2021. Mike is a third-generation farmer who was born and raised on a farm in Willamette Valley, Ore. In 2009, he and his lovely wife, Josephine, sold their farm and moved to Central Oregon where they currently reside. Mike has experience in farming a variety of crops including blueberries, grass seed, vegetables, and peppermint for oil from his distillery. Mike has also owned and operated ranches in the Eastern Oregon area. Along with two partners, Mike has also owned and operated a business called Madras Freight Lines, a livestock hauling company, for five years. Mike is a licensed real estate broker and has worked for Land and Wildlife.com with experience in sales of agricultural land, ranches, rural residential properties, and estates. With his knowledge in crops, livestock, soil types, and water rights, he brings a unique set of skills that are helpful to most clients and their goals in real estate sales and development. Mike is in a variety of organizations including Oregon's Cattlemen's Association, National Rifle Association, Oregon Hunter Association, and Rocky Mountain Elk Association. When he is not working, Mike enjoys being actively involved in his local church, spending time with family, big game hunting, upland game bird hunting, and fishing in the high lake of Central and Eastern Oregon.