Lindsay Bippus

TOP PRODUCER

STORY BY KEVIN GREEN | PHOTOS BY KENNETH BAUCUM PHOTOGRAPHY

Lindsay Bippus is a big supporter of her local community.

Whether its shopping local, serving as a board member for the Greater Tulsa Association of REALTORS® (GTAR), the Oklahoma Association of REALTORS®, the Owasso Sales Tax Oversight Committee or sitting on the Professional Standards Committee, she is always ready to give back.

“I just always felt like getting involved in things because it was a great way to meet people and just get to know other people,” said Bippus, crediting her father for setting a good example for her growing up through his involvement in several communities. “It's just who I am. It's just how I'm wired, sometimes to a detriment, where I'm like, ‘Oh, why do I have 10 meetings? Oh, that's my fault. I signed up for this.’”

FOSTERING LOVE

With that in mind, it is no surprise her heart was touched by the kids she encountered while volunteering at a local children’s center.

Bippus, who is the broker and owner of Dream Maker Realty, couldn’t ignore their situations when she knew she had the resources to make a difference.

“Knowing my kids had their own beds in their own rooms and the matching pajamas and a story read to them every night, it just felt like I couldn't see that and know what was going on and not try to do something about it,” Bippus said. “Especially when at the time I was a stay-at-home mom, and we had extra bedrooms. It just felt like the right thing to open up our home.”

Before long, Bippus and her husband Michael’s foster care and adoption journey was underway.

Their first placement was a pair of 2-year-old twins who stayed with the family for six months. They quickly became part of the family, and though there was a grieving process after the twins departed their home in Owasso, there were more happy times on the way.

The Bippuses went on to adopt two sons who are now 9 and 5 years old, completing their family of six — including a biological daughter (16) and son (14).

“That's kind of part of our story, too,” Bippus said. “We have a pond that we love to go fishing in, and my daughter shows sheep and horses … That's a big part of who we are, just sort of the country life with chickens and horses.”

DREAM MAKER RANCH

Bippus cares for chickens, horses and sheep on the 23-acre ranch, and cows could eventually join the mix as well.

They also run a boarding and training facility for horses, which Michael — who works in the oil and gas industry — handles for the most part. However, the Bippuses are fairly hands off in the day-to-day operations of the establishment because they are leasing the barn to a horse trainer.

But that’s not all that is happening on the property.

“I also operate an Airbnb business; we have a little farmhouse on our property,” Bippus said. “People rent it because it's kind of in the country, and it's just a cute little farmhouse.”

ON THE MOVE

Bippus moved a lot while growing up because of her father’s job as a prison warden, attending three different high schools. The longest they ever stayed in one place was a 4 ½-year stint in Ringgold, Ga., which is less than an hours drive from Chattanooga, Tenn.

Coincidentally, one of the places she lived was Owasso.

She met her future husband Michael during her time as an Owasso High School Ram, and the two dated until Bippus moved once again a year and a half later to Tennessee. That wasn’t the end of their story, though.

The two reconnected years later in graduate school at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, and the rest is history. They’ve been back in Owasso for nearly 17 years.

“We always stay connected and then got back together after college,” Bippus said.

HELPING OTHERS MOVE

All that moving experience from her childhood and young-adult life came in handy for Bippus when she ventured into the real estate industry eight years ago.

With her roots now planted firmly in Owasso, she is able to help others navigate their moving journeys, whether they are coming to the Tulsa area from nearby or afar.

“Moving is very familiar to me, and part of that definitely shaped who I am,’ Bippus said. “You have to be able to talk to people and meet people when you're moving so much, and that is a big part of why I got into real estate. I love houses and that whole process, but then also just helping people with those transitions.”

Bippus has been consistently ranked among Tulsa's top 500 real estate professionals since 2016, and thanks to Dream Maker Realty — which she opened five years ago — she can help her clients realize their home-owning dreams more than ever.

Her website bio sums up her success perfectly:

Although her warm and thoughtful nature endears her to people and builds trust, it is her honesty, transparent communication and dedication that turn these interactions into lasting relationships.

“I just wanted more of a family-oriented type of brokerage that was just a team environment, where you're not getting lost in the mix,” Bippus said. “We operate like a team. We're just a boutique brokerage.”