Henriette Akins
Real Estate Consultant
A little bit about me...
Henriette is a mother of 6 and grandmother of 8. Henriette is a full time Realtor living in and serving Chicago and the surrounding areas.
Prior to real estate Henriette worked or the City of Chicago (Dept. of Public Works) as one of the first Black Women apprentices in the building trades in as an apprentice 1987, and then a journeyman painter in 1990. Additionally, she worked for The Chicago Park District at Avalon Park for 4 years. Trained as an OTR truck driver where she worked for both Schneider National and drove a bus for the CTA. Followed by working for the Archdiocese of Chicago at St. Columbanus School (now Tolton Academy).
While honing all of these skills, working hard and balancing raising a family, she managed to take her real estate classed and obtained her license in 2021.
Henriette loves architecture and all things houses (she’s even had training in drafting). This vast experience allows her to bring knowledge & expertise to her clients in the trades, customer service, and the love of real estate!
Henriette is the real estate agent that will go the extra mile to help her clients achieve their real property dreams and goals and will be there every step of the way.
Reviews
“Lillian and Dustin are the best! They are very knowledgeable and will assist in the whole process. I’ve used them for every single real estate transaction of mine.”
Tyler Tomczak
Multiple Transactions
“Colleen was amazing. She saved me nearly $40,000 on a beautiful condo in central Illinois. She was very patient and very kind as well as professional when she helped me navigate the process of buying my first home. It was a very easy and stress free process. She showed me several properties and helped me determine what would be best for me in the long run. We walked through numerous properties and she pointed out things I would not have noticed or looked for that would potentially indicate problems for me in the future. I strongly recommend working with The Forward Group. You will get a very experienced and professional realtor who will make the stress of buying a house a lot easier to deal with. They really helped me and went above and beyond and I will be forever thankful.”
“Very pleasant! Great and patient to work with. Gave honest opinions on places and helped us a lot through the process.”