

Melissa Johnson & Lisa Rieken - Your Twin Cities Real Estate Experts
Melissa Johnson and Lisa Rieken partner as Real Estate Agents at Keller Williams Preferred Realty and have 25+ years of combined experience serving sellers and home buyers in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.
Melissa and Lisa's expertise and experience are the result of extensive work with buyers and sellers in a wide variety of real estate settings and transactions from selling all kinds of properties including land, condos, townhomes, and single-family homes with listing prices ranging from $200,000 to well over a million dollars, to working for years with new construction as “Builder’s Agents” and finding investment properties, first homes, and navigating the sale of inherited homes and foreclosures.
Working as a team through the Keller Williams Preferred Realty Brokerage was a choice Melissa and Lisa made with deeply rooted conviction. That is because they knew their seller and buyer clients would benefit the most from the Keller William’s brand and excellent reputation as the largest Real Estate Company in the world and for being a leading technology driven and training driven Real Estate Company. Lisa and Melissa also chose to partner with Keller Williams Preferred Realty because it was strongly aligned with their value system, which is demonstrated through company practices, culture and artwork on the walls of their office displaying their core values in this order as:
- God
- Family
- Serving Families & Community
This value system and company culture foundationally ensures Lisa and Melissa are supported and empowered to serve their customers in the most ethical, genuine, and caring way possible.
Clients benefit greatly from Lisa and Melissa working together as a team because they get two experienced people for the price of one that deliver results! As a Keller William’s Broker, Melissa brings the highest level of experience and expertise to navigate every unique transactional situation that can come up. Lisa is an empty nester who has great flexibility with her time on the evenings and weekends, which clients often need with their busy schedules.
When clients meet Melissa or Lisa for the first time, they get the feeling that they've known them for years because rapport is easy, and they really listen and care deeply about their client’s home selling and buying wants and needs. Trust with clients is built through timely and thorough communication and confidentiality. Lisa and Melissa are steadfast in working hard to successfully guide clients through the process of pricing, listing, marketing and selling their home as quickly and stress free as possible for the highest net profit.
Saving You Time & Money
If you’re a seller - how much is your time worth? If you don't use real estate professionals like Melissa or Lisa, expect to spend at least 100 hours selling your home--assuming there are no problems! Most people don't sell more than two homes in their lifetime, so it's not something they develop expertise in. There are constantly changing laws, ethical practices and practical considerations that you don't want to learn on your own through trial and error or relying on a book or information off the internet. It's just not worth the risk or liability. The National Association of Realtors reports that 89% of sellers were assisted by a real estate agent when selling their home. Your home is the biggest asset you will ever sell. It's important you do it right!
Call Melissa and Lisa if you’re ready for the first step of receiving a free consultation and appraisal of your home as well as a free net proceeds document that shows an estimate of costs for the home selling process and the net proceeds you walk away with.
If your’re a buyer – Lisa and Melissa are steadfast in working hard to successfully guide clients through the process of: identifying the best financing and pre-qualification program; searching for and showing homes meeting buyer’s home search criteria; making a competitive offer that will be chosen as the winning offer; and negotiating for the best terms and conditions possible in this housing market.
Call Melissa and Lisa if you’re ready for the first step of of receiving a free consultation about your home search and buying needs.
You can easily reach them by calling, text messaging or sending an email to:
(952)334-6555 | Lisarieken@kw.com
Recent Sales




Testimonials From Happy Customers
Lisa is an amazing agent. She made our relationship feel like family with friendship. We were so comfortable discussing the purchasing strategy and consulting about the homes we toured. Lisa helped us beyond expectations and did an outstanding job to secure our dream home. She is very smart and rich with knowledge. Her flexible schedules and trustworthiness made Lisa …
-Teklu & Tizita, Shakopee, Client
"Melissa made selling our rental property quick and easy. She provided great advice about what needed to be done, guided us through the process, and we sold for more than we expected."
-Cody, Apple Valley, Client
Thank you for all that you did Lisa & Melissa. You are truly very special and caring, . . .and you did an amazing job on the sale of my mom’s house. Your ideas and the way you managed the sale was anything but GREAT! Any future sales I will definitely refer to you. You treated my mom with dignity and respect. Have a great summer and THANKS AGAIN!!
-Rosie & Gwen, Prior Lake, Client
Lisa Rieken helped me sell my Owatonna MN, home that was built in the 1930s. She was always available for my questions and concerns and extremely helpful, honest, and transparent throughout the entire process. The CMA she provided was thoughtful, fair, and comparable to the other similar homes in the area. She did a great job at helping me market and list my property so …
-Ashley Stutzman, Owatonna, Client
This whole home search process has been much more pleasant with both Melissa and Lisa. We appreciated their patience when we did not have a clear direction when we started, . . . how they responded quickly to our urgent requests to view new homes as they came up, . . . .and the kindness they demonstrated when we changed our minds. Melissa and Lisa eased our anxiety when …
-Jessica & Lyn, Apple Valley, Client