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Founded in Indianapolis · 2023

An Indianapolis real estate team built on investment principles.


The opinion

You can’t build wealth without planting roots first.

What we do

We’re an Indianapolis real-estate team founded on investment and rental property principles. We help people buy, sell, and invest with that same strategy-first playbook.

At a glance
Founded
2023 · by Max Moore & Tyler Lingle
Team
14 agent-investors · 3 support staff
Closed
363+ Indy transactions
Owned
25+ doors, collectively
By the numbers

17 team members, 363+ closed sales, still focused on Indianapolis.

Indianapolis ·
Roots Realty Co.


17
Team members
14 agents · 3 support
363+
Closed sales
since 2023 · Indianapolis
25+
Doors owned
by Roots agents, collectively
$91.9M
Closed volume
across buyer + listing sides
The Roots team

Indianapolis real estate agents who think like investors.

Roots is built on investment and rental property principles. Filter by who they serve, whether buyers, sellers, or investors, to find your fit.

Filter13 agents
maxmoore
Co-Founder · Investment Property

Max Moore

BuyersSellersInvestors

Max helps homeowners move from a starter home to a forever home, and works with investors and house hackers. He sold over $15 million in the past year.

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tyler lingle
Co-Founder · House Hacking & Investment

Tyler Lingle

BuyersSellersInvestors

Tyler taught middle school history before real estate. He has closed over 150 transactions and $38 million in volume, and co-founded Roots Realty Co. in 2023.

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Jerry Edmonds
Buyers, Sellers, Investors

Jerry Edmonds IV

BuyersSellersInvestors

Jerry coached families on budgeting, credit, and mortgage readiness as director of a homebuyer preparation program. He now works with buyers and sellers.

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Alisha Hernandez
Out-of-State Investors · Fix & Flip · BRRRR · Long-Term Rentals

Alisha Hernandez

BuyersSellersInvestors

Alisha works with investors on fix-and-flip, BRRRR, and long-term rentals. She has completed four BRRRR deals in Indianapolis and self-manages all four.

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Kevin Burke
Buyers & Sellers

Kevin Burke

BuyersSellers

Kevin came to real estate from biomedical engineering after house hacking his first home in 2025. He brings that same analytical approach to every client.

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Ken Fletcher
Buyers & Sellers

Ken Fletcher

BuyersSellers

Ken is licensed in both Indiana and California and works with buyers, sellers, and investors from Indianapolis, focused on market analysis and negotiation.

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Batch Ceesay
New Buyers & Aspiring Investors

Batch Ceesay

BuyersSellersInvestors

Batch started in real estate the day after high school and earned his license in 2018. He serves buyers, sellers, and investors across Central Indiana.

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Frankie Hernandez
First-Time Buyers & Investors · Habla Español

Frankie Hernandez

BuyersInvestors

Frankie came to real estate from commercial appraisal with a finance degree from IU Kelley. He works with investors and with Latino families buying a home.

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Trent Kiest
Rentals & New Development

Trent Kiester

BuyersInvestors

Trent works with buyers and sellers through @properties, pairing local market knowledge with the marketing, technology, and reach the brokerage provides.

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Amanda Henriott
First-Time Buyers & Families

Amanda Henriott

BuyersSellers

Amanda guides first-time buyers, growing families, and sellers. She holds MPro and At Home with Diversity certifications and serves on MIBOR committees.

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kylehoffman
House Hacking & First-Time Buyers

Kyle Hoffman

BuyersInvestors

Kyle is an Indianapolis native who taught at Arsenal Tech and Lawrence North before real estate. He focuses on first-time buyers and coaches them step by step.

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Adrianne Moody
Buyers & Sellers

Adrianne Moody

BuyersSellers

Adrianne works with buyers, sellers, and investors across Central Indiana, drawing on seven years downtown and a background in property management.

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ian delfice
First-Time Home Buyers & Sellers

Ian Defelice

BuyersSellers

Ian helps renters become first-time homeowners through his Homeownership Blueprint, a step-by-step process from readiness quiz to pre-approval and purchase.

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Who Roots works with

Buying, selling, or investing in Indianapolis real estate.

First-time buyers, repeat buyers, homeowners planning a sale, and out-of-state investors. Whatever your next move in the Indianapolis market, pick the path that fits and we’ll take it from there.

01

First-time buyers

Get clear on budget, neighborhoods, inspections, offers, and what happens after an accepted contract.

Buy with Roots
02

Sellers

Price from real comps, decide what to prep, compare offers, and understand the net before you list.

Sell with Roots
03

Lightly seasoned investors

Review rent, repairs, financing, taxes, neighborhood risk, and whether the next deal still works.

Invest with Roots
04

Experienced investors

Bring the target, the numbers, or the property. Roots can help compare comps, rent assumptions, exits, and offer terms.

Talk investment strategy
What clients say

Real clients. Real closings.

78 Google reviews · 5.0 avg · 96% repeat or referred

Amanda is excellent at what she does. She is methodical and meticulously prepared with designs of every aspect of the home buying process. My wife and I went through the home buying journey and Amanda was there with us every step of the way. She took the time to answer our…

Charbel Salako
Google review
104%
of list

Tyler was instrumental in our home buying process. My wife and I purchased our first home with his support and guidance from start to…

Charbel Salako
Google review

I would recommend this company, Ken and Matyn were the best to work with. Made the process so easy and always answered any of my questions.

Evan Wooding
Google review
Roots Realty clients at closing

Tyler Lingle and the Roots team is amazing in so many ways! I wish I could do more to promote them! Their primary service is real estate, but they truly care about people. Before I ever used Tyler as a real estate…

Brian Woodward
Google review

What sets Tyler apart is that he genuinely cares about setting you up for long-term success, not just closing a deal. You can tell this is more than a job for him. I'd recommend Tyler and the Roots…

Max Weiss
Google review

78 reviews · 96% repeat or referred · Updated JUL 2026

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What we stand for

The values that drive every client decision.

Real estate should feel clear, grounded, and tied to your actual goals. These are the values that shape how we show up for every client.


Abundance Mindset

Opportunity isn't a fixed pie, and our growth isn't capped by what we know today. When one of us wins, we all win.

Rooted in Community

We don't just serve Indianapolis — we are Indianapolis. We host the 777 and show up at the cleanups and meetups. Community is our identity, not our marketing.

Driven by Relationships

We never pitch before we serve. Relational equity is the one currency that can't be taken from you, so we lead with connection and play the long game.

Investment-Minded

We're an investment-minded team led by active investors. We don't show up to close transactions — we show up to build wealth, seven moves ahead, with strategies we'd run ourselves.

Life-Long Learners

We're never the finished product. Every pod session and mastermind is an investment in the next version of who we are — growing faster than the market changes.

Careers at Roots

Think like an investor? Come build with us.

We’re always looking for agents who lead with strategy and play the long game — whether you’re licensed and experienced or just getting started. Tell us about yourself and we’ll take it from there.

In person

Find us in the neighborhood.

Street sweeps, investor meetups, and community events. Faces with the team you'd work with, plus a low-stakes way to ask the questions you actually have.

Next up

September Coffee & Connect with Roots

SEP 23, 2026IN

Indy's top morning real estate and entrepreneur meet-up. Coffee, Chick-Fil-A, and community growth all before the workday starts! 6338 Westfield Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46220

September Coffee & Connect with Roots event flyer
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