Diane Shiell & Dell Shiell

Broker-Owner and Licensed Agent

Diane and Dell met in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, in 1964 when they were in junior high school. Diane has a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota. Dell, also a graduate of the University of Minnesota, earned his Masters degree and Doctorate at Luther Seminary, St. Paul Minnesota.

Diane and Dell, married in 1973, have three children and six grandchildren—all of who live in Florida. Their three children graduated from Venice High School and from Florida State University.

Prior to moving to Venice, Florida in 1990, their family lived in Minnesota and Iowa—where Dell served as a parish pastor.

They also lived in Larvik, Norway for one year, as part of a home and ministry exchange with a Norwegian pastor and his family. In their book, Fair Exchange, Diane and Dell wrote about their year in Norway.

Diane and Dell love to travel using home exchanges!

Diane earned her GRI designation in 1993.

In 1995, Dell earned the designation, Certified Financial Planner™.

With multiple financial service and investment licenses, Diane and Dell worked together for several years doing philanthropic estate planning and stewardship consultation for churches.

Dell served churches in the Venice area between 1990 and 2020. In 2020, after 42 years, Dell became a “retired pastor” and a full-time member of the Venice Realty Team.

Diane and Dell live in Punta Gorda, which they think is a wonderful place to live.

Why Work With Venice Realty, Inc.?

Venice Realty, Inc. is a local family-owned real estate company.  The mother/daughter owners—Diane Shiell and Megan Hess—have called Southwest Florida home since 1990.  They have seen many changes through the past decades, with new growth being a constant along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

At Venice Realty, Inc., we are excited about the beautiful new home communities that are becoming home to many people who make the decision to live in paradise—Southwest Florida.

Since Venice Realty, Inc. understands that you can do much of your new home searching online, we decided to give you a portion of our commission in the form of a New Home Rebate. We work hard to make it as easy as possible for you to use our website to keep up with changes in the New Construction Building Boom in SW Florida.

We hope you take the time to learn about New Home Rebates before you start your new home search.  We believe there is no reason to buy a new home without receiving a New Home Rebate from your real estate agent upon closing.

We look forward to working with you!