Why Choose Me?

1. I'm a full-time REALTOR®. In an area like Northeast Wisconsin, there are many different types of agents. Rather than evacuate when the snowflakes fly, I am available to talk and sell real estate in Northeast Wisconsin all 12 months of the year, 24/7.  I am in the office up to 6-7 days per week, which allows me to continually monitor the ever changing real estate market.  As new listings arrive, expire, or close, I am there to keep up with the situation full-time.  I make an effort to view as many properties as I can to get a feel for them inside and out.  Market knowledge and continuing education are key factors in choosing a real estate agent, which brings me to #2:

2.  I place a  serious emphasis on continuing my real estate education.  Here is a list of my education so far:

Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a major in General Business with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship & a second major in Geography.

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While at UW-Whitewater, President of Golden Key International Honour Society

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UW-Whitewater 2003 Student Involvement Award Winner

G.I.S. (Geographic Information Systems) Certified - UW-Whitewater (May 2003)

Attended Laurel Stone School of Real Estate - Attended 3 weeks of pre-licensing class for sales associates (2 weeks) and for broker associates (1 week). (May 2004)

     -Passed Sales Associate Licensing Exam (June 2004)

     -Passed Broker Associate Licensing Exam (June 2004)

Completed David Knox Real Estate Training Course (June-July 2004)

     -Video Course with 12 videos on all aspects of the real estate business.

Completed Fast Track to Success Real Estate Training Program (Summer 2004 - Spring 2005)

     -Consisted of working with a coach on several topics and focused on growing my business and marketing techniques.

Attended Worldwide Recreation and Resort Specialist Designation Seminar (Fall 2004)

     -Seminar which teaches agents about recreation and resort markets (like Door County) and how to better help clients in these markets.  Required passing a test at the end of the seminar.  I will be able to use the RRS designation after my name after I reach a sales volume of $8 million or 25 recreation/resort transactions.

e-PRO Technology Certification Program Completed (1/18/05)
    
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     -Course requirements include 4 Modules:  Getting Connected, Email, World Wide Web, and Tying it all Together.  Each Module requires you to pass several tests before you can move on.  The course is done entirely online.

Attended GRI 3 and CRS 202 (Effective Buyer Sales Strategies) - Feb. 2005

Took and Passed GRI 1 Equivalency Exam - Aug. 2005

Attended GRI 2 and CRS 201 (Listing Strategies for the Residential Specialist) - Feb. 2006

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3.  Technology Expert

For over 20 years, I have worked with computers.  Computers are the wave of the future in real estate.  According to NAR (National Association of REALTORS), real estate buyers and sellers begin their searches online up to 80% of the time, and that number is growing every day. 

Websites, digital cameras, online MLS (Multiple Listing Services), email, etc. are every day activities for every agent, or they should be anyway.  Each of these technologies saves you time and money when real estate is involved.  Would you rather have an agent who just got their first computer last week, or would you prefer an agent who has utilized technology for most of their life?