Susan’s passion for real estate started when she was 6 years old. She recalls sitting in the back of a 1960's station wagon, touring the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. They drove up and down the neighborhoods viewing vacation homes. The moment she saw her aunt's face light up and shout out,"this is the one," Susan was hooked.
From then on, wherever they traveled, her sister Karen and her were known to seek out every real estate brochure they could find. They studied them intently, critiquing pricing, staging, and fight over which one they thought was best.
Karen went into banking and married a real estate owner/broker. Susan pursued fashion merchandising, a retail career where she learned presentation standards, marketing, and customer service.
Although they live apart, they continue their game of real estate critics. Over the phone, each on their computer they look at the same property listing and fight over which is best.
Her brother in law calls them the real estate stalkers!
By this time, Susan’s passion for real estate became an addiction and resulted in multiple personal home purchases and sales. Finally, her husband told her (quite firmly) "No More Houses."
So, instead of being a real estate stalker, Susan left retail and became a realtor where she can put her passion and experience into helping others with their real estate needs.
It has been the best career move ever! Susan is proud to be a realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
Susan has been in a leadership role her entire career. She had the privilege of working with some of the top retail professionals in the nation-executives who mentored her and became role models.
In retail you learn to work under pressure, learn to be flexible, learn to problem solve, and be able to adapt to change.
Susan was a buyer for ladies’ sportswear and quickly learned the fine art of negotiation as well as the need to be fair and respectful of others' points of view.
As a store manager, managing different size stores and locations with up to 200+ employees, Susan worked alongside many varieties of personalities, cultures, and demographics. They built teams, had fun, and delivered results.
Communication was and is the essence of her success. Timely, honest, diplomatic communication is her standard.
Susan spent 4 years in downtown revitalization as an Executive Director. They built marketing strategies in tv, radio, print, and social media. They developed creative monthly events to draw people and new businesses downtown. She loves finding creative solutions and built a reputation of getting the job done.
Susan’s husband and her have had personal property transactions in California, Oregon, and Arizona. They have bought and sold rentals, investment, and residential properties. She has experienced great agents and some not so great. I took the best from each and adopted those traits into her realtor business model. Susan wants to help her clients avoid the pitfalls they experienced and help make their transaction as stress free as possible.
She is a proven professional and maintain high personal standards in all that she does. Susan is tenacious and protective of friends, family, and clients.
She believes in building relationships and doing what is best for her clients. So, enough about her, let's get out there and find your place in the sun...together!!
Home Types:
House, Manufactured, MultiFamily, Townhouse, Lot/Land
Years of Experience:
6
