A Pacific Northwest local, Mel became a passionate advocate for homeownership and investing after buying and selling her first home. What interested her most was realizing the significant financial impact a good investment property can make, and learning how much having a home call your own can improve your quality of life.
After a decade-long career in operations and client service for creative companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mel earned her Oregon real estate broker license and transitioned to real estate full-time. Her method as a Realtor is to listen to her client’s needs and to treat everyone involved in a transaction with honesty and integrity. She loves getting to know her buyers and sellers, their goals, what’s important to them, and ensuring they get the highest service she is known for.
Her specialties are working with first-time home buyers, clients selling and buying homes at the same time, and downsizers. However, she is fluent in all aspects of residential real estate. Mel knows that with all the technology available to buyers and sellers, one of the best skills a realtor can have is being a collaborative negotiator to get the best outcome for her clients. She maintains both a CNE (Certified Negotiations Expert) and a RENE (Real Estate Negotiations Expert) designations.
With a background in art and events, Mel brings creativity and an eye for detail. She enjoys remodeling projects, has a soft spot for old homes, helping first-time buyers, and guiding clients through their transactions. She believes in staying current on the technology and tools available to agents and Portland real estate trends. Always learning gives her an edge in researching and marketing properties, communicating, and negotiating on behalf of her clients.
In her free time, Mel is volunteering, gardening, hosting dinner parties, or relaxing at home with her family, big dog, and a handful of chickens.
