Thirty years of experience...

...in Lancaster County PA real estate have confirmed my conviction that while the rules and regulations of real estate are constantly changing, certain basics never change: fairness, honesty, full disclosure, and the need for each person to be heard and respected.

 

My education includes a Regents Scholarship and a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. I've acquired several professional designations along the way, including ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative), GRI (Graduate of the Realtor(R) Institute), ePRO (Certified Internet Marketing Professional), and SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist).

 

Seniors Real Estate Specialists are Realtors qualified to address the needs of home buyers age 50-plus. SRES holders have demonstrated the necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 50-plus through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home.

 

My professional career started as a Marketing Engineer with Texaco, Inc. I was promoted to Credit Manager of Western Pennsylvania, and for several years ran a $25 Million per month Division consisting of customers such as steel producers, trucking companies, and road contractors. I was chosen as a local spokesman in Texaco's Speakers Bureau, where I spoke about energy policy and answered questions at many clubs and schools.

 

Eventually, my appreciation of South Central Pennsylvania's ambiance and history led me to move to Lancaster County and start a new career restoring architecturally significant houses. From that beginning, my real estate career developed. I love historic homes and American architectural styles, and have advocated for their protection and preservation.

 

I have owned, managed and restored some twenty historic buildings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including homes in Lancaster, Marietta, Columbia, Elizabethtown and Mount Joy. I was able to save two of them from condemnation and demolition: an eighteenth-century log and stone home in Marietta, PA, and the Linden House mansion, built in Marietta by lumber magnate Henry Castle in 1805 (see "Historic Marietta"). 

 

I've been a member of the Professional Standards Group, Dispute Resolution System of the Lancaster County Association of Realtors (LCAR), and an Alternate State Director, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors(R).

 

Among my personal passions are historic architecture and restoration, classic cars (unfortunately don't own any), antique toys, vintage musical instruments, cats, and humane society issues. I am president of Red Rose Singles, Inc, a support group for single, separated, divorced and widowed persons. I have been known, on occasion, to get out my guitar and play a respectable rendition of a rock and roll song or a finger-picking blues tune! 

 

One of my guiding principles is that we are given two ears and only one mouth for a reason: so we can listen twice as much as we speak! I don't dispense one-size-fits-all "canned" solutions - I want to hear what your individual situation and needs are. Then I'll share information and options with you that fit your unique goals.

 

I work with a group of experienced professionals dedicated to making your real estate experience a positive, successful and rewarding one. The reputation I strive for is to be the best Realtor, working with the best clients, and always caring for my clients' needs. I'm committed to building strong, lasting and lifelong relationships, one person at a time.  So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the Lancaster County, PA areas, please contact me.