I have been in real estate for over 17 years now. I obtained my license and got my feet wet in Baton Rouge before moving to Central Louisiana. I am a Centuriorn Award winner for many years. This is the top award given by Century 21 Real Estate Corporation for production for an agent. You have to sell over 60 properties in a calendar year in order to receive this award. I believe NAR states that the average agent nationwide sells less than 10 homes in a year. Yep, 60 is a bunch!
I have thousands of hours of continuing education under my belt, in addition to many designations, to most it is just a bunch of letters, however, it does show a continuous persuit to improve myself each year. As the saying goes if your not moving forward your moving back. And most would say they don't want to go back. I definately want to move forward and grow in knowledge and wisdom to not only be the best agent I can be but the best person God wants me to be.
In addition to my designations, I also have a speciality in new construction. I completed the difficult training program called The Certified New Home Specialist. To the best of my knowledge, I am the only agent in Central LA that has completed the course and received the designation. It has proven to be a great benefit for me and my clients!
My Hobbies
As much as I love it, there is life outside of real estate. I love spending time with my family, especially on vacation! Our family favorite is to take cruises. We greatly enjoy one of the newest ships that Royal Caribbean has - Liberty of the Seas out of Miami! They just wrapped up the inagural year in May and we were lucky enough to be on the ship 3 times in the past year!
We try to always be together on Thanksgiving on vacation, whether on a cruise or some other location! It is a great bonding time for us.
We also enjoy going on bike trips across the beautiful U.S.! There is just something about the open road with the wind blowing and blue skies above. We have seen some of the most spectacular scenery while on bike trips. Places we probably would never have seen if we were in a car. It is fantastic!
Another type of vacation I enjoy greatly is to fly in to one location, rent a vehicle (prefer a convertible) and drive across a few states then fly out somewhere else. I use the book "1000 places to see before you die" as my guide. We have stayed at some great B&B's and historical hotels using this book as a reference. Never dissapointed.