DREW RANKEL
Broker \ Owner
Drew Rankel – Broker / Owner
Top-Producing Realtor® & Fourth-Generation Los Angeles Real Estate Expert
With Los Angeles roots stretching back more than a century—beginning with his family’s investment in the original Van Nuys subdivision over 100 years ago.
He literally grew up immersed in the industry: spending his childhood in his family’s renowned real estate law practice while his stepmother operated Imperial Escrow, the largest escrow company in the San Fernando Valley during the 1980s and 1990s. His father, Glen Rankel, was part of UCLA’s pioneering real estate graduating class of 1953; his mother, Beverly, was a successful agent; it is their namesake that carries this company, and today his brother and sister are also both accomplished brokers.
Drew launched his career selling expansive rural land across Texas and Oklahoma before being drawn into the high-stakes world of energy and development. As an independent Landman, he negotiated surface agreements with major oil companies—an experience that ultimately led him to found Ranch Land Financial. This rare, ground-up expertise in land valuation, entitlements, and large-scale development remains one of his strongest differentiators.
A numbers enthusiast with a mathematical mind, Drew genuinely loves finance as a pastime. Whether analyzing cap rates, projecting compounding returns, structuring creative financing, maximizing tax incentives, or modeling value-add opportunities in development projects, Drew is the agent investors and developers trust to deliver crystal-clear, data-driven guidance that protects and grows their wealth.
He stays relentlessly informed, consuming market-scrutinizing podcasts daily and continuously honing his mastery of sales psychology and negotiation strategy. Combined with his vast residential expertise and an average of 30 personal closings per year, Drew’s lifelong network—spanning contractors, lenders, title reps, surveyors, appraisers, attorneys, and industry insiders across Southern California—ensures a stress free experience.
From first-time buyers to luxury sellers, seasoned investors to developers eyeing raw land, clients choose Drew for white-glove service backed by generations of unmatched experience, and a genuine passion for helping people make the smartest real estate decisions possible.