By Andrea Riquier, includes “Rich Harty, co-owner of Chicago-based Harty Realty Group, has an unusual business model. As an exclusive buyer’s agent, Harty has spent the past few years leading house hunters farther afield than many expected when they started to search in his metro area. As Harty, a lifelong Chicagoan, puts it, 'I’m trying to convince them, let me show you what Wisconsin has to offer.' …”