Antonia Martin was raised on a Central Valley farm where she currently lives as its caretaker. She attended Modesto Junior College, Chico State and Sonoma State. She lived in San Antonio, Texas for 20 years, the last 16 years were spent in the mortgage industry where she helped hundreds to become homeowners. Due to her advanced problem solving skills, she specialized in difficult to approve loans. She left San Antonio in 2017 to return home to the San Joaquin Valley to take care of family and practice real estate.Antonia has navigated hundreds of clients through every aspect of a transaction from the first steps of inquiry through closing and key exchange. To insure each client and each transaction receives the highest quality service, she has a personal real estate coach and and stays up to date on the latest information and technology through Keller Williams' industry-leading training and technology. Antonia also utilizes the services of a seasoned transaction coordinator on every transaction that addresses every detail and meets each transaction deadline to assure a smooth process. Her systems and processes insure consistent and thorough service to every client.Designations: PSA - Pricing Strategy Advisor, RENE - Real Estate Negotiation Expert, AWHD - At Home with DiversityOther Real Estate Education: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Real Estate,Home Staging, Real Estate PhotographyThe most valuable lesson Antonia has learned in her many years in real estate: There is no challenge too difficult, no obstacle too large if everyone works together to make the transaction work.The next most valuable lesson she has learned: Everyone has to win. Attempting to win at the expense of another is losing.A Few Other TidbitsIn 2015, while working full time as a loan officer, she wrote and self-published a book, How To Make Money Renting A Room In Your Home. She's hiked to the top of Yosemite's Half Dome in a single (very long) day, run two full-time and two part-time self-employed businesses and earned two magna cum laude degrees. She is well acquainted with discipline, focus and hard work and is focused on giving her best to her real estate clients.