Our Team

Merrill Willgrubs, the owner and President of BD Realty Advisors, LLC, received a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston and a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas in Austin.  Merrill is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer and a licensed real estate broker in Texas.

Merrill worked at NASA’s Astronaut Office, led a Special Testing division in a large civil engineering firm, managed, and funded, as a consultant, three international, advanced electro-mechanical R&D projects before achieving his master’s degree in technology commercialization.  Merrill worked as a project finance consultant and in management for boutique investment and merchant banks, funds, and trading firms for more than 15 years.  During this time Mr. Willgrubs founded or managed enterprises in the real estate, transportation, logistics and education industries.  Merrill has worked in real estate for more than 20 years in investment and brokerage of residential and commercial properties.

Merrill has given to his community by serving as a Director on a Municipal Utility District board, former First Lieutenant, Civil Air Patrol, and Deputy Commander of Cadets, TX 334 Squadron, soccer coach and advanced physics teacher and tutor.  He has been a member of Rotary International, supporting Bridging for Tomorrow and the MS 150.  He enjoys the restoration of classic automobiles, motorcycles, bicycle riding and playing the guitar.

Brad Dill, founder of BD Realty at its inception in 1995, has over 40 years of real estate and construction related experience.  Brad holds a B.S. degree in Real Estate Finance with a minor in Architecture from Iowa State University.  When creating his company, Brad placed a priority on creating and maintaining high ethical business standards, as well as creating an atmosphere of respect within the company and with our clients and investors. He has completed numerous land, and residential lot transactions, contract work, dealt with real estate brokerage, acquisitions, dispositions, due diligence, management, expert testimony, and property inspections.  BD Realty Advisors has developed numerous residential lot subdivisions, as well as commercial properties in the Houston area.

Prior to creating BD Realty Advisors, Brad spent many years with several lending institutions in the Houston area, where he was responsible for asset/property management, property acquisitions, due diligence, real estate sales, development, and lending.  His real estate work included land, residential, multi-family, industrial, retail, agricultural, manufactured home, and office properties for the bank, RTC and FSLIC in various states, including Texas.  He managed acquisitions, sales, leasing, development, construction, maintenance, and environmental matters. He has worked with clients, governmental agencies, utility districts and property owners’ associations.

Brad has given back to the community in many ways, including serving as a Director on a MUD Board for eleven years and on the Holy Trinity Episcopal School Board for nine years.  He has been active in his church and has served in various capacities while a member there since 1990.  Brad has been married for more than 30 years and has a grown daughter.

Seth Lincoln received a BS degree from Cornell University in 1979. Mr. Lincoln founded Hampton Homes in 1987 and subsequently several home building companies in various markets including Houston, Corpus Christi, Texas, Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi and Des Moines, Iowa.  Under his leadership, Hampton Homes became one of the top twenty builders in Houston and was consistently identified as a member of the National Builder 400. Mr. Lincoln has been a leader in the business community since 1979.  An entrepreneur at heart, he has owned operating companies ranging from Rockefellers Night Club to S&C Construction, a construction and development company that specializes in underground paving and residential construction. He also founded numerous entities that operated in varied industries including commercial construction, mortgages, banking, real estate, machine shop and a wholesale and retail meat company. Mr. Lincoln’s talents as a company operator have earned him appointments to various boards including: ACIA Civic Association, Partners Bank (founding member) and Holy Trinity Episcopal School (founding member).

Andi Peto-Selby, a Texas Realtor®, commenced in the world of real estate with apartment leasing and management during her college days. She has extensive experience with management of a private real estate trust, selling new construction homes with a national home builder and residential and commercial real estate sales. Ms. Peto-Selby has previously been employed as a financial institution Operations Manager with expertise in the areas of mortgage and consumer lending. Employment as an Account Executive with TransUnion, a national credit bureau provided experience with structured project and professional service methodologies, sales and service of analytical, strategic and technological consumer credit database information. Consultative business planning and development of multi-faceted solutions extend to successful real estate results. Sharing strength with our communities has been a priority with previous Board of Director positions for Houston Credit Coalition, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, a Harris County MUD, and Houston Manuscriptors Guild. Ms. Peto-Selby is also a child advocate as a Galveston County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).