About Russ

Russ Mattson was born and brought up in New England, attended public school and two years at Saunders, majoring in electronic theory.

He started his career in electronics with a position as field engineer with Thermatron Electronics. Russ soon moved up and was promoted to sales, covering the Northeast  United States and the Caribbean Islands. The company had plants in New York, England, LA, and Holland. Russ did a lot of traveling for seven years and found himself on vacation on Sanibel Island. That was enough for him, he fell in love with the area. He soon left his job in the cold north and started a new career as the manager of Sanibel Marina. That led to lots of fishing, boating and sailing. Mattson soon got his captain’s license and got involved in chartering and lots of sailboat racing. The management of the marina led to obtaining a long term lease and forming a boat dealership on Sanibel. Russ received an offer to buy out his lease and moved the dealership to Pine Island in 1984. All these years Russ had been a successful motorcycle racer and when he wasn’t competing in a sailboat race he was on the road, traveling the AMA Pro motorcycle circuit. His many podium finishes led to the National 600cc Championship in 1994. His boat dealership flourished thru these years. Mattson sold his dealership in 2004 and started a new career in real estate.

Russ’ 40 years of experience selling and dealing with customers has helped him blend quickly into  the world of real estate. His tenacity on the race tracks, over the years and "will to succeed" have given him a strong edge over his competition.

When Russ isn’t working for his clients, which is mostly 10/7 at Islander Realty  he spends time with his teenage daughter fishing and golfing. Throughout these years Russ has met hundreds of wonderful people and made a lot great friends in SW Florida. His connections, local knowledge and passion to succeed make him the ideal choice to be your Realtor.

Russ Mattson
Islander Realty
Upper Captiva, Pine Island & the Outer Islands of Florida
E-mail: russ@realtorruss.net