How I Becamea Successful Agent-

Sedona Bound-

After graduating from Northern Arizona University in 2005, I settled into the Sedona/Verde Valley where I stayed until the later part of2011. My husband’s family rooted themselves there in the 70’s, volunteering forthe fire department, running 3 business, and dedicating themselves to servingthe small community that would eventually grow into a destination of over 2million visitors per year.

The family started to invest in real estate in the late 90’s,one house at a time. They kept accumulating inventory, building a fourthbusiness that would teach me so much.

Investing andProperty Management-I started to learn the rental business, watching mymother-in-law work day in and day out to make sure everything ran like amachine. My father in law was and is the work horse. He has always been on thejob site, forever building something to add to the family legacy. They haveboth taught me a lot about management, and how to keep a level head no matterwhat the circumstances are.

In 2006, the market prices for homes were increasing veryrapidly, and our family was investing in multiple projects almost as fast. Thecrash of 2008 was a huge blow, but it was a very important lesson that wecarried with us into our future real estate investment decisions.

The Move over theMountain-My husband’s other passion for working in the EMS field ledus to the Prescott area in late 2011. I was awaiting the arrival of our thirdchild, and we were very excited to move to the hustle and bustle that thePrescott/ Quad city area promised.

We make friends fast and all of them started to label us the“Next Big Idea People”, which I wore proudly. It was not long before we had ournext real estate investment project in mind.

We bought 4.5 acres in Chino Valley, AZ and a big dream togo along with it. We did what we do best. We moved a manufactured home onto oneof the parcels, and sold the other for twice what we paid.

We lived in the home for a year, and then sold a lease optionon the property to a very deserving family.

The Next Step-Getting into residential real estate was the next naturalprogression for me. By taking all the investment experience, along with theknowledge I had accumulated about all of these beautiful areas over the years,I could confidently help buyers and sellers make good investment decisions. Icould ask the questions that t