I’m Mike Berg, co-owner of Berg Properties and a full-time Realtor serving the Western Suburbs of Chicago. My mission is simple: give people the kind of real estate guidance I wish I had when I first started out—clear, honest, knowledgeable, and focused entirely on the client’s needs, not the industry’s habits. My path into real estate wasn’t typical. After a serious car accident and years of rehab, I realized what matters most: people, not spreadsheets. That shift pushed me from IT into appraising, and eventually into real estate—because I wanted work that actually helped people, not just filled a calendar. When I was finally able to walk again, I knew I wanted a career with real purpose—something grounded in real conversations, real families, and real decisions. That led me deeper ...