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My Bio
After terminating my job w/ the
federal government in the security field, I thought about
getting a fun part-time job in real
estate to eventually prepare for retirement. I
had dabbled in leasing commercial
properties while a civil
servant so I spoke to a few sales
professionals who took me under
their wing, gave me pointers and
allowed me to "shadow" while they
did listings, contracts,
negotiations, etc. I was provided w/ handouts, books,
and other information about the profession and I
just sort of "took off" from there. I soon
found out that I couldn’t commit to
serving clients part time; it wasn't
fair to them or me. I did
some research and decided that if I
was to succeed, I’d have to put 100%
into it although it meant not having
a steady stream of money coming in
the door (in other words, being poor
for the first few years as the
business developed a client list). I
feel that you cannot make a go of
real estate unless you give it your
full undivided attention. I pretty
much gave up everything else to
put 100% into my new job, full time
– marketing, sales, accounting, and
client servicing.
I also did freelance work to get used to
dealing with decor, sales, and staging
professionally. After interviewing a few
companies, I had the wonderful
opportunity to work for Long and
Foster for a year. That was the
push to start my own business. I
purchased the books and materials, paid my tuition
and started working with a terrific
client and haven't looked back
since.
Today, I am committed
to keeping pace with change and
staying ahead of the crowd with
Coldwell Banker Residential
Brokerage. I also bring back
unique and distinct items for
staging and re-decorating clients'
homes. Traveling the globe is
my second passion; it makes me feel good to know
we’re everywhere and anywhere people
want to be. My business, like
most, is challenging and continually changing. The
strength of our company, as
symbolized by the dog in our logo,
is that we are in perpetual motion.
We are always challenging ourselves
to find better resources and in turn
better means of guaranteeing our
clients’ dreams. |