Choosing to work with an independent contractor such as a Realtor, loan officer, or any other professional pertaining to where you lay your head on the pillow at night means finding the right person to walk you through the process.  Often in real esate the buyer or seller is interogated about their ability to buy, motiviation to sell and all of the personal things that come up during the transaction.  I thought you might want to know a bit about me, as a person and not soley as a professional because transparency on both sides of the fence create an alliance that is hard to match when negotiating a purchase or sale ensues.  Where did I go to college you might ask?  Well, before I get into that know that I came from a family of six children.  We were sort of like the Brady Bunch although we did not have an Alice around to cook and clean. I graduated from Western Carolina University with a BSBA in Marketing/Economics.  WCU is known for being a rural rather than urban school.  Being in the mountains there is not a great deal to do as the closest town from campus is Ashevegas a.k.a. Asheville.  You either loved the mountains or ran screaming from the area.  I obtained my Middle School Teaching Certification from Georgia State University and taught for five years in Gwinnett County.  In 1995 I made my debut in real estate working for D.R. Horton Homes and Pulte Homes for 7 years.  I have also had the opportunity to work for Atlanta's biggest condo developer, Novare Group, for two years as a sales manager.  I have extensive knowledge of the Atlanta market working with buyers and sellers and have an amazing network of lenders, home inspectors, contractors and closing attorneys available to make the purchase and or sale of real estate straight forward and isn't that what we all want?