Our Principal Advisor

Jim Bettendorf
President & Real Estate Broker

As founder and president of Senior Relocation Advisors, Jim brings more than 25 years of experience to every client served. Prior to starting Senior Relocation Advisors, Jim held positions with Volunteers of America as Director of Housing Development and Management, Presbyterian Homes and Services as Housing Administrator, and numerous positions in both long-term care and housing with Crest View Lutheran Homes.

Jim has worked in management and administrative roles in public housing, subsidized senior housing, senior market rate apartments, senior cooperative housing, entrance loan senior housing, assisted living, and in skilled nursing facilities.

Jim has been highly involved with the Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance (MHHA), serving on the Housing Leadership Council, HUD work group, and as an educator at the MHHA Institute. He is also an educator with Prosource, a division of Kaplan Educational Services, providing continuing education on Senior Housing to Minnesota real estate professionals.

Jim holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota, a Minnesota real estate broker’s license, and is certified as a public housing manager by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).