Kim Knoppe

Co-Founder and Co-Owner

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Kim Knoppe – is one of the founders and co-owners of Autumnwood Homes which he and his partner, Brad Halley, started in 1987. They currently build single-family homes in central Ohio and the greater Cincinnati area. Autumnwood Homes also builds homes for lease, lease purchase and buys homes to rehab.

Kim Knoppe is the owner/founder of Autumnwood Funding which started in 2003. Autumnwood Funding lends in central Ohio and Cincinnati to other real estate investors.

Kim graduated from Elder High School in Cincinnati where he set single season and career receptions records in football and set the high-hurdle record and anchored the shuttle hurtle team track record.

Kim attended Xavier University on a full athletic scholarship, majored in business finance and was their 5th all time receptions leader in football.

Kim Knoppe also earned an MBA from Bryant University in Rhode Island.

Kim worked for three major corporations in the fields of accounting, business planning, auditing and factory administration for 14 years before starting his companies. Kim was the youngest executive of a Fortune 100 company at the age of 29 when he was manager of international business planning for affiliates in 23 countries. Kim has created numerous proprietary business models that helped propel his real estate businesses. During the 2007-2012 recession, Kim Knoppe’s businesses more than doubled, expanding construction and lending to 20 states.

Kim also sponsored several real estate investor associations and mentored many real estate investors.
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Kim Knoppe – is one of the founders and co-owners of Autumnwood Homes which he and his partner, Brad Halley, started in 1987. They currently build single-family homes in central Ohio and the greater Cincinnati area. Autumnwood Homes also builds homes for lease, lease purchase and buys homes to rehab.

Kim Knoppe is the owner/founder of Autumnwood Funding which started in 2003. Autumnwood Funding lends in central Ohio and Cincinnati to other real estate investors.

Kim graduated from Elder High School in Cincinnati where he set single season and career receptions records in football and set the high-hurdle record and anchored the shuttle hurtle team track record.

Kim attended Xavier University on a full athletic scholarship, majored in business finance and was their 5th all time receptions leader in football.

Kim Knoppe also earned an MBA from Bryant University in Rhode Island.

Kim worked for three major corporations in the fields of accounting, business planning, auditing and factory administration for 14 years before starting his companies. Kim was the youngest executive of a Fortune 100 company at the age of 29 when he was manager of international business planning for affiliates in 23 countries. Kim has created numerous proprietary business models that helped propel his real estate businesses. During the 2007-2012 recession, Kim Knoppe’s businesses more than doubled, expanding construction and lending to 20 states.

Kim also sponsored several real estate investor associations and mentored many real estate investors.

Brad Halley

Co-Founder and Co-Owner

Brad Halley is a co-founder and co-owner of Autumnwood Homes along with his partner, Kim Knoppe. Brad has had an extensive career in the design and construction of homes since graduating from Ohio State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture.

Brad began his career in residential design and construction in 1977 in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. For the next four years he designed and drafted custom homes for Star Builders. When he was not doing that, he worked in the field in multiple trades honing his knowledge of construction methods, products and processes which was an invaluable asset when it came to home design.

In 1981 Brad began teaching at Northwest Technical College and was the only instructor in the two-year Construction Technology program. There he developed and taught college courses in wood, concrete and steel structures, drafting, plumbing, heating and electrical and surveying.

While at the college Brad was instrumental in initiating, procuring, installing and teaching their first CAD courses. He developed a passive solar design and methods course and built a lab where students would design and build house models and could then test them for their effectiveness in any location, climate and time of the year. Prior to and after his college teaching experience Brad designed and built several passive solar homes.

After teaching, Brad became the Vice President of Operations for estimating, budgeting and production for a large building company in Columbus, Ohio. In 1986 he started his own company, Halley Designs and in 1987 he and his partner, Kim Knoppe, co-founded Autumnwood Homes and have continued to be a custom design building company. The company has been in business for over 35 years, staying small and adapting to the changes in the market as each challenge presented itself.

Brad’s vast knowledge and hands-on experience has aided him to blend the best of production and custom home processes. He has been able to combine the qualities of both types of homes to create an affordable product that is both economical and designed for quality, affordability and livability while being tailored to the customer’s individual needs.

Brad Halley is a co-founder and co-owner of Autumnwood Homes along with his partner, Kim Knoppe. Brad has had an extensive career in the design and construction of homes since graduating from Ohio State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture.

Brad began his career in residential design and construction in 1977 in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. For the next four years he designed and drafted custom homes for Star Builders. When he was not doing that, he worked in the field in multiple trades honing his knowledge of construction methods, products and processes which was an invaluable asset when it came to home design.

In 1981 Brad began teaching at Northwest Technical College and was the only instructor in the two-year Construction Technology program. There he developed and taught college courses in wood, concrete and steel structures, drafting, plumbing, heating and electrical and surveying.

While at the college Brad was instrumental in initiating, procuring, installing and teaching their first CAD courses. He developed a passive solar design and methods course and built a lab where students would design and build house models and could then test them for their effectiveness in any location, climate and time of the year. Prior to and after his college teaching experience Brad designed and built several passive solar homes.

After teaching, Brad became the Vice President of Operations for estimating, budgeting and production for a large building company in Columbus, Ohio. In 1986 he started his own company, Halley Designs and in 1987 he and his partner, Kim Knoppe, co-founded Autumnwood Homes and have continued to be a custom design building company. The company has been in business for over 35 years, staying small and adapting to the changes in the market as each challenge presented itself.

Brad’s vast knowledge and hands-on experience has aided him to blend the best of production and custom home processes. He has been able to combine the qualities of both types of homes to create an affordable product that is both economical and designed for quality, affordability and livability while being tailored to the customer’s individual needs.