Meet Jake

Jake Panko is a born-and-raised Texan, with a vast amount of love and knowledge for his home state. From his first field trip to Enchanted Rock in grade school, he’s been enamored by the beauty and allure of the Texas hill country and Highland Lakes region. His fondest childhood memories are with his family and friends on the lake. The lake life is meaningful and precious to him, because he knows the power it has to make lifelong memories and bring loved ones closer. 

A sports aficionado at heart, Jake will happily play or discuss this passion anytime. But he is most importantly a man of faith, a loving husband, and proud father. Faith, family, and acts of service are his top priorities in life. This motto plays right into his profession as a real estate agent. He views his business as a way of service, and treats his clients like family. The principles he conducts his business with are honesty, humility, and hard work. Jake would be delighted to welcome you to the lake. He is a valuable lake resource to help you invest, sell or buy your lake house.

Jake’s real estate career began through his inspiration to become an entrepreneur. After realizing the ability he had to make a positive impact on other people’s lives in a significant way, he knew without a doubt that this career was perfect for him. He receives great joy and satisfaction at seeing the transformation from a property that has been neglected to becoming something beautiful and lucrative for his clients. Whether you're looking for your next business investment, second home, or forever home, you’ve come to the right place. 

Jake brings a high level of professionalism and the unique perspective of an investor mindset when representing his clients. This stems from his extensive background in working with investors, builders, and developers. He has over 40 million in real estate transactions along with many deals found off-market for his buyer, investor, and builder clients. Selling and negotiating lake properties is where his skillset really shines, and due to his tenacious yet good-natured/warm-hearted personality, he greatly excels at it. You won’t regret trusting him to help you on your next real estate transaction. 

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  • Jake is a hardworking, trustworthy and knowledgeable realtor! We have been working together for years and on several projects. He has the ability to find hidden gems and is super determined to find the next one.

    - JDM Lake Properties

  • Jake is truly one of a kind when it comes to realtors. His unique ability to find deals in any market conditions isn’t something I’ve ever experienced in my 20 years of owning a custom home building company. Over the past 5 years working together we’ve been a great team closing multiple real estate transactions together. What I admire most about Jake is his honesty and integrity. Jake has helped me grow my business in so many ways.

    – Klaer Custom Homes

  • I met Jake via telephone over two years prior to deciding to finally take a leap of faith and place our property on the market. Over the course of those years, Jake never failed to call and check in with me although I had not yet chosen him as my agent. He never assumed the role nor pressured me to do so. However, from our interactions it became undeniably clear to me that he was not only kind and humble but incredibly knowledgeable, a serious go-getter and simply an all-around great guy!

    - Marnie

  • As my agent, Jake led me through the maze of the real estate world, never flinching and always receptive to the deluge of questions I asked, as he is truly an adept listener and overall excellent communicator. He offered me sage advice and immense support as we navigated the entire process together. Throughout my experience I felt a sense of clarity, anticipation, and peace of mind with Jake at the helm. How blessed am I? We have not only sold our property, both quickly and all cash, but I have made a life-long friend! To say that I highly recommend Jake Panko is a definite understatement… call this man!

    - Marnie