It all started with frustration…
Working in residential real estate for over 20 years, I have often found myself representing tenants who are lost and exhausted. Trying to set up showings on rental properties and getting no response from listing agents; combing through the MLS and seeing page after page of poorly marketed listings and wrong or incomplete information; discovering loads of inconsistencies in the application and leasing process - it is not hard to imagine how overwhelming the process must feel to a prospective tenant, especially those that are relocating from out of the area.
On the landlord side, I have seen countless property owners failing to maximize their investments - securing leases at below market rental rates, having to trudge through the eviction process for lease violations and non-payment of rent and tired of answering the phone at all hours for repair requests. I often get calls from investors with underperforming properties they are just looking to offload because they are tired of the headaches.
I knew there was a better way.
The idea to open a property management division was not a new one. Over the last few years since I have been back in the DC area, I have executed over 75 leases - I was shocked when I actually pulled a report! I have always helped my past clients run an analysis when they are considering selling a property to determine if perhaps holding onto it as a rental makes sense. I have made a lot of property owners first-time landlords and walked them through the process of self-management, property marketing and tenant procurement. And I was always the one that got the calls with questions for recommended vendors and solutions to common landlord issues. It seemed like a natural progression to create a full-service property management company. I look forward to serving my clients at an even higher level.
Get to Know Me…
I began my real estate career in 2001 working for a production builder. One could say I fell into real estate completely by accident and learned to embrace it! I have worked in Austin and Dallas, Texas, for several years, but got licensed in DC, Maryland and Virginia in 2005. Cumulatively, I have now been in the DC Metro area for over half my career! I have my Associate Broker’s license, am a Certified Residential Specialist and a Military Relocation Professional.
Aside from my real estate career, I wear a few other hats - baseball wife, girl mom, dog lover, community resource and philanthropist. My husband Andrew and I live in Rockville and own an investment condo in North Bethesda. When I’m not slinging houses, you can probably find us cheering on our favorite sports teams in the DMV (go Nationals, Capitals and DC United - we can just agree to disagree on football), volunteering with a local nonprofit organization or checking out a new restaurant! We love to spend time in our community and that is the main reason I am limiting my property management services to the lower MoCo area.
