Educated, experienced and attentive! I am particularly skilled at interpreting buyer's requests and selecting properties that specifically meet these needs -- looking for properties with me will improve your understanding of the market and help you focus your needs/wants so that wasted time is minimal, if any. Together we will narrow the options efficiently and expediently. I also have lots of local knowledge to share. :) My family is from Woodstock and this was my primary home until my early 30s. In 2005 we moved to Shandaken, 5 miles from the village of Phoenicia and deeper in the Catskills Park. I love being so close to such extensive wilderness areas and actively participate in activities which make the best of these great natural resources - hiking, canoeing, gardening and birdwatching are my current favorites! My real estate interests began fairly young; I purchased my first home in the Woodstock hamlet of Bearsville before I graduated college and became a landlord, too. I've owned several homes in the area and have experienced first-hand the ups and downs of real estate. In 2010 despite the gloomy real estate market, I left my 10 year-career with a professional planning and development consulting firm (located a good distance from home along the Hudson River in Beacon), to devote my efforts full time to real estate. I have experience with all types of real estate transactions and do not discriminate based on price range -- whether you are looking for a 100k home or a million dollar home, you will receive top-notch professional and ethical service. My buyer clients purchase exactly what they were looking for often, for a much better price than they anticipated!