About Me

So what does the statement -- A Bolder Approach for Buyers and Sellers -- really mean? Since 2004, I've been honing my skills in real estate and carefully choosing my path (assistant, broker, managing broker, and now owner of my own firm). Bolder means I work "by referral" and by going the "by referral" path, I'm able to focus on your goals and needs without worrying about the next transaction. Bolder means when helping you buy or sell, I use all of my life and business experience to create the best outcome for you.

I came to real estate with a varied background which I feel serves my clients (and me) well to help us navigate the process of buying or selling property. 

First and foremost, I'm a homeowner. In my life, I've owned 8 properties (not a huge number, but more than many). I've bought in buyers' markets and sellers' markets -- I've sold in those markets, as well. I've owned condominiums and single family homes. My husband and I bought our current home after 6 unsuccessful bidding wars on other properties -- so I know the pain and disappointment of getting out bid repeatedly. But, I will tell you that every home I have lived in was the right home for me and my loved ones when I owned it. 

Before real estate, I worked in high tech (Microsoft and Digital Equipment Corporation, to name a couple), as a business owner (computer & network equipment sales / software development / web hosting / web site design), retail sales, insurance claims, and a teacher of special needs children. I also sold cars (yeah, I know, cliché) -- Mercedes Benz and BMW (and a few others). That particular experience, though, has come to be immensely useful when negotiating for the buyers and sellers I have worked with. All of this experience, as diverse as it has been, helps me to provide excellence and clarity in all my dealings.

In the State of Washington, I am bound by the rules and regulations imposed on all real estate brokers by the State and the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). But, I also choose to be affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and adhere to its Code of Ethics -- not all brokers in this area do.

Over the years I have added multiple affiliations and accreditations to help me better serve my clients -- buyers and sellers. Below are links to many of those to explain what each provides me.

For all of you who have expressed a desire to receive them, I send a personalized quarterly update of what is going on in the market in your neighborhood or a community of interest. If you aren't already receiving this information and would like to, just let me know. 

Each month I send out a newsletter that provides interesting articles and tips -- some related to real estate and some to life. Past examples can be found here.

In the end, if you aren't already a friend, you will likely be by the time you move in to your new home or out of your property. See what others have said about working with me.