About Us

Essential Realty LLC was founded by our Owner/Principal Broker, Elisha (Rapson) Kempf.  Elisha got her start in the real estate industry in 1990, when she was licensed in Property & Casualty Insurance.  She then went on to be the Office Manager for Willard Rental Properties, Willard Home Improvements, & Rapp's Interiors.   In 1994 she attended OSU to obtain her real estate credentials and achieved her real estate license in 1995.  Since then, she's worked for Clinton Castle Realty, Choice One Realty, Century 21, Exit Realty, Barnes & Associates and finished her Broker's degree under the supervision of Marcia Lee, Broker & Owner of Maple Tree Realty out of Norwalk, Ohio.  In 2016, Elisha & Husband Matt Kempf ran large multi family properties in Columbus, Ohio.  In 2018, Elisha achieved her Broker's license and opened Essential Realty LLC in New Haven, Ohio with a Main Office in Shelby, Ohio and Branches now in Plymouth and Galion, Ohio.