Robert (Dr. Bob) Kaufmann became a real estate broker after having multiple knee operations that forced him to have to quit medicine after 20 years as a “high risk obstetrical specialist” with SIU School of Medicine. Having previously been trained as an engineer, Dr. Bob brings an analytical (engineer), yet caring (physician) personality to the TGP team. Dr. Bob was successfully investing in real estate (farms, rental properties, businesses) for many years prior to becoming a real estate broker. His hobby is bird hunting which he aggressively pursues at his hunting club, Clary Creek Upland, and throughout the USA and Canada (His ultimate desire is to hunt ducks and doves in S. America some time in his life.)

Jeff Canterbury, an auctioneer for over 20 years and a realtor for over 16, grew up on a farm and started in the sales business with Grandpa Canterbury (a seed company owner and salesman) when he was a toddler. With his father being a real estate broker, Jeff “fell right into” real estate. Grandpa C. and Jeff’s Dad were “collectors” who were always attending auctions and bringing “Little Jeff” along, who fell in love with the auctioneers’ chants. Today, Jeff is living his dream as an auctioneer and real estate agent. He gets to help people meet their life goals and loves doing it. Jeff’s hobby is “cattle farming”, as evidenced by the TGP livestock links throughout this website.

Kristen Canterbury-Evans is Jeff’s daughter and a realtor for 3 years. Prior to becoming a realtor, Kristen managed several large apartment complexes, as well as being a grant and program manager for Homeland Security. Kristen brings an administrative presence to the group that helps keep Dad’s and Doc’s paperwork up-to-date and many other details. Kristen loves to help people find “just the right place” for their home. Being in a completely different age bracket, Kristen is active in Facebook, Twitter, and all those other electronic communication things. Kristen’s hobby is working on the farm, naming all the animals and learning each one’s personality.

Our building (the old R&H Farm & Home Store) has been remodeled into the finest auction house in Central Illinois. With 14,000 square feet of air conditioned and heated space, we are able to host banquet auctions for charitable non-profit groups and organizations in the area. We also host a variety of specialty auctions, such as coin & currency auctions, antique auctions, toy auctions, machinery auctions, and gun auctions.