Who is  Martin  Boonzaaijer (formally Boonzaayer)?

 Martin  and the team at  The Trusted Home Buyer  buy Michigan and Arizona Houses in any condition and they pay a fair price in cash, with no fees. They offer creative and solutions to help homeowners. And they do everything with honesty, determination, and a sense of entrepreneurship.

Martin Boonzaaijer – Olympian, Entrepreneur, and Family Man

Hi, my name is Martin Boonzaaijer. I’m the son of an immigrant and I grew up to become an Olympic competitor before stepping away from a lucrative career in computers to pursue my passion—helping families by giving them cash for their unwanted Phoenix real estate.

When my father immigrated to America, he had just $40 in his pocket. He taught me the values of drive, determination, discipline, honesty, integrity, hard work, and entrepreneurship—principles I’ve carried with me throughout my life.

Those same values helped propel me into world-class martial arts, where I had the honor of competing in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics in Judo. I was also a three-time World Team Member, seven-time National Champion, and Bronze medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games. My career highlights include placing ninth at the 1999 World Championships and earning two Gold medals at the US International Invitational (US Open) Championships.

But beyond my journey in sports and business, honoring my family heritage has always been important. When my parents immigrated from the Netherlands, our last name was changed from Boonzaaijer to Boonzaayer—a small adjustment to make it easier to pronounce in English. However, my brothers and I recently decided to restore the original Dutch spelling, reconnecting with our roots and ensuring our family name remains unified across generations.

Whether in sports, business, or family, I’ve always believed in staying true to my values, heritage, and community—and I bring that same dedication to helping homeowners in Phoenix find real estate solutions that work for them.

I also pursued an extensive education in the world of high-tech, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science. in Computer Systems Engineering, and later I received a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

It looked like a lucrative career in the world of computers and IT was my career path. But my father’s drive, determination, and entrepreneurial spirit were renewed in me and I realized I wanted to help other people. I look at my own family — a beautiful wife and four wonderful children — and I knew that I wanted to do something to help Phoenix families.

I also realized that the American Dream is so closely tied to real estate: People want to own their own homes but sometimes those properties become a burden. Sometimes houses become “underwater”; sometimes families inherit a house from a loved one that they just can’t afford to maintain; sometimes families need to move and don’t have the time to repair their properties and put them on the market; sometimes families face challenges like divorce and they need to quickly sell the house to wrap up the situation… those and many more situations put families in turmoil.

I realize that my unique gifts and my unswerving focus on honest, determination, and entrepreneurship could be applied to this situation to help families in Phoenix and the surrounding area, and throughout Arizona, to deal with their most frustrating and pressing real estate issues.