Meet Travis
Travis O'Dell
The Land & Water Realty team is lead by Travis O'Dell. Travis is a Catskill Mountain native with generational roots and ties to the land. Growing up hunting and fishing at a very young age, he developed a deep sense and appreciation for the outdoors. This experience led him to seek higher education with a major in Fishery and Wildlife Management at SUNY Cobleskill. Post college, he found himself in various biological field work positions throughout the country, only to return home. He was a carpenter for years until settling down on his family farm in 2010 where he now resides with his wife and three daughters.
His farm, which was settled by his family in 1846, is an original homestead and characteristic of premier spring water and stoic stone walls. Travis has raised pastured, grassfed lamb, beef and pork with rotational grazing practices and routinely grows a large garden. He also operates a small sawmill on the farm specializing in live edge and rough cut hard and softwoods.
In 2012, Travis took a role as the Resource Specialist for the Upper Delaware Council in Narrowsburg, NY where he was the lead staff member for the water use and resource management committee and the project management committee working closely with local municipalities and the National Park Service up and down the Upper Delaware River corridor from Hancock to Port Jervis. In 2014, while at the Upper Delaware Council, Travis became licensed in real estate and started working weekends which soon after became fulltime.
In 2015 Travis became a fulltime real estate sales agent for Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties and expanded the company to open its 6th branch office in Roscoe in 2018 where he was the managing broker until 2022, This is when he decided his passion and skills were best focused on the fundamentals of real estate in the Catskills, the land and the water.
Land and Water Realty focuses on the unique characteristics of the land. The terrain and soils vary greatly, as do the countless streams and tributaries throughout the region. The team at Land and Water is the best suited to walk your property and identify the highest and best use and directly communicate that back to buyers.
Travis has also been volunteering his time on the Town of Hancock Planning board since 2015 and the Delaware County Planning board since 2018.
Leading the team at Land and Water Realty, Travis is always eager to look at and discuss real estate and offer his honest opinion on the best use and value for individual buyers and sellers.
Meet Brian
Brian Garber
The Land & Water Realty team is excited to have experienced real estate agent, Brian Garber join the growing team. Born and raised in Grahamsville and a life-long resident of Sullivan County, Brian offers his clients' a unique and comprehensive insider perspective of the area.
For the last 18 years, Brian has owned and operated a local landscaping business which has allowed him the unique opportunity to meet and interact with both full time residents and second home owners throughout the Catskill region. An educator at a local Sullivan County school and coach by trade, Brian prides himself on his work ethic, dedication and creating authentic relationships that allow him to fulfill the needs of his clients with honesty and support.
In his free time, Brian enjoys golfing and spending time with his wife Elizabeth, son Wyatt and goldendoodle Drake.
Brian's knowledge of the real estate market combined with his love of the natural environment and wildlife in the Catskills makes him the perfect agent to help you with all of your real estate needs.
Meet Sean
Sean Drown
The Land & Water Realty team excitedly welcomes experienced and knowledgeable real estate agent, Sean Drown to join the growing team. Sean was born and raised in Neversink and is a life-long resident of Sullivan County. Sean offers his clients a unique and comprehensive insider perspective of the area.
For the last 7 years, Sean has been a trooper with the New York State Police which has allowed him the unique opportunity to meet and interact with residents throughout the Catskill region. His tenure as a law enforcement officer has allowed him to learn the ins and outs of not only Sullivan County, but the greater Catskills area. Sean prides himself on his strong work ethic, dedication and integrity that allow him to fulfill the needs of his clients with genuine honesty and support.
In his free time, Sean enjoys golfing, traveling, and exploring the Catskills.
Sean’s knowledge of the real estate market combined with his love of the natural environment and wildlife in the Catskills makes him the perfect agent to help you with all of your real estate needs.
Meet Skylar
Skylar Vairo- Hubbell
Land and Water welcomes new, local agent, Skylar Vairo-Hubbell. Skylar has grown up on the Upper Delaware River, residing all of her life on the border of both Delaware and Sullivan Counties. Her family has many generations and history in the Catskill Mountains starting in the late 1800s. She ventured into the realm of real estate due to the love she has for the mountains and the Catskill region. Her extensive knowledge of the region allows her to assist her clients through the real estate journey. She strives to create an effective, trusting relationship with her clients and dedicate individualized time to listen to exactly what her clients desire.
In her free time she loves spending time with her family, which includes her husband and three active boys. Their ideal day includes either hiking, fishing, four wheeling, snowmobiling, or just playing ball. They love their family kayak trips down the scenic Upper Delaware River. Skylar also enjoys volunteering for local AYSO Soccer league, which her children have participated in for the past six years. The love and passion she has for the wildlife, land, and water in the region helps her fully understand and best serve her clients unique interests.
Meet Megan
Megan Ollive
Land and Water announces the exciting addition of Megan Ollive to the growing team.
Megan was born in Orange County but at a young age moved to rural central Pennsylvania where she was raised on a small farm that provided crops for local farmers. She moved back to New York to attend Mount Saint Mary College where she studied biological and ecological sciences and became a certified teacher. Over the past 17 years she has lived in Dutchess County, Orange County and finally settled in Sullivan County where she has fallen in love with the beauty of the scenic mountains, trails, rivers and lakes. Megan navigated her way into real estate world to provide honest one on one guidance to help others find the property that is perfect for them.
In her free time Megan enjoys spending time with her husband in their rural home where they raise chickens and tend their garden. They also rehabilitate homes to bring them back to their original charm. She enjoys traveling, scuba diving, and immersing herself in other cultures.
