Jim Sheils

Family Leader, Real Estate Investor, Best-Selling Author

Jim is a partner at Southern Impression Homes, a company that specializes in building rental portfolios for individual investors and institutional buyers in Florida’s high growth markets. With a strong focus on the Build-to-Rent niche, Southern Impression Homes provides new construction, low-density properties such as single-family homes, duplexes, and quads with property management in place. Jim’s experience in real estate investment extends beyond his partnership with Southern Impression Homes. He has done over 2,000 rehabs and formerly owned Jax Wealth Investments, which focused on bulk foreclosures. After a successful joint venture partnership with Southern Impression Homes, the two companies merged in 2022 to better serve their growing client base in the Build to Rent niche.

In addition to his thriving career in real estate, Jim is a respected figure in family education. As the co-founder and owner of 18 Summers, he offers keynotes,
workshops, and retreats to entrepreneurs, professionals, and family-focused companies who seek to balance their success in business with strong family relationships. Jim and his wife Jamie are the bestselling authors of “The Family Board Meeting” on Amazon. Their “Board Meeting” strategy, “Date Night with A Question” program, and other straightforward frameworks have benefited numerous business leaders worldwide in rebuilding and strengthening their family connections.__tpx__