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arah arah Peters Peters is is firingfiring on allon all cylinders. cylinders.

In just In just threethree yearsyears of of beingbeing a REALTOR®, a REALTOR®, she she has achieved has achieved Rookie Rookie of theof the Year,Year, the Keller the Keller Williams Williams Double Double Gold Gold Award, Award, the the Philadelphia Philadelphia Magazine Magazine Five Star Five Rising Star Rising Star Agent Star Agent designation, designation, launched launched The Sarah The Sarah Peters Peters Team,Team, complete complete with with a personal a personal assistant, assistant, showing showing spe- specialistcialist and transaction and transaction coordinator, coordinator, and finished and finished 2019 2019 just shy justofshy $11ofmillion $11 million in volume in volume sold. sold.

The story The story of herofsuccess her success has encourhas encouraged aged nine other nine other agents agents to to join Keller join Keller Williams Williams in thein the last year last year alone.alone.

So, how So, did how did she do she it?do it?

“I attribute “I attribute my success my success to to participating participating in internationin international events, al events, such such as KW asMegKW MegaCamp aCamp & KW&Family KW Family Re- Reunions, unions, as well as as well regional as regional training training through through KW Bold KW Bold & KW&Ignite.

KW Ignite.

I learned I learned to to mergemerge my passion my passion for helpfor helping others ing others with with tried tried and and testedtested business business models models of of top leaders top leaders in ourinindustry. our industry.

Also Also helpful helpful was the wascoach the coach of theofKW theDoylestown KW Doylestown Productivity Productivity Program.

Program.

I wasI was attracted attracted to Keller to Keller Williams Williams because because of their of their reputation reputation for education for education and training,” and training,” says Sarah. says Sarah.

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SarahSarah cherishes cherishes her time her time with with her kids, her kids, cooking cooking Education Education has been has been Sarah’s Sarah’s life’s life’s purpose purpose for years. for years. together, reading reading together, together, playing playing outside outside and and Before Before transitioning transitioning into real intoestate, real estate, she taught she taught together, planning planning excursions excursions around around BucksBucks County.

County.

She isShe is middle middle school school for 15for years, 15 years, mostly mostly 8th-grade 8th-grade the leader of herofdaughters’ her daughters’ Brownie Brownie and Daisy and Daisy American American History.

History.

She coached She coached several several sports sports at at the leader troops troops and loves and loves everything everything local—biking local—biking around around school school (loved(loved tracktrack and field and most) field most) and held and various held various Galena Galena at Peace at Peace Valley Valley Park,Park, picking picking apples apples at at leadership leadership positions, positions, including including K-12 K-12 socialsocial studies studies Lake Lake Solebury Orchard, Orchard, picking picking pumpkins pumpkins at None at None SuchSuch curriculum curriculum coordinator. coordinator.

Needless Needless to say, toshe say,holds she holdsSolebury Farms, Farms, and attending and attending community community events. events. education education in high in regard. high regard. work-life work-life balance balance isn’t easy isn’t with easy three with three little kids, little kids, “I loved “I loved working working with with teenagers teenagers so much so much and and “The “The but to I try show to show themthem what what it means it means to help to others. help others. lovedloved the curriculum, the curriculum, especially especially whenwhen so many so many but I try Real estate Real estate is justis just of our ofAmerican our American one means one means to that to that history history lessons lessons end. Whether end. Whether took took placeplace on on they’re they’re selling selling Bucks Bucks CounCounGirl Scout Girl Scout cookies cookies ty soil,” ty soil,” says says or designing or designing their their Sarah.

Sarah.

“I loved “I loved new treehouse, new treehouse, teaching, teaching, but I but I my husband my husband and I and I wanted wanted the opthe optry totry incorporate to incorporate portunity portunity to putto put entrepreneurial skillsskills that we that implement we implement in ourinbusiour busimy own my own children children on the onschool the school bus every bus every mornmorn- entrepreneurial nesses nesses as well as(setting well (setting goals,goals, managing managing time,time, prob-probing and inghave and have the privilege the privilege of volunteering of volunteering in their in their lem-solving, lem-solving, etc.),”etc.),” says Sarah. says Sarah.

“We are “Weonare this onearth this earth elementary elementary classrooms.” classrooms.” to help to others help others and I and wantI want my kids myto kids usetotheir use their talents talents to make a difference a difference in ourincommunity.” our community.”

“My husband “My husband and Iand haveI have a fewarental few rental properties, properties, so soto make I wasIalready was already familiar familiar with with real estate real estate as anas invesan invesis a member is a member of theofKeller the Keller Williams Williams tor. Ittor. seemed It seemed a natural a natural progression progression to help to others help othersSarahSarah Doylestown Doylestown AgentAgent Leadership Leadership Council Council BoardBoard doingdoing something something I already I already loved.” loved.” of Directors, of Directors, the Chairman the Chairman of Keller of Keller Williams Williams Doylestown’s Technology Technology Task Task Force, Force, and also and also SarahSarah and her andhusband, her husband, MikeMike Peters, Peters, a Keller a Keller Wil- Wil-Doylestown’s serves on the onKeller the Keller Williams Williams FoodFood DriveDrive CommitCommitliamsliams Doylestown Doylestown Commercial Commercial agent,agent, and Director and Directorserves tee. addition, In addition, she belongs she belongs to thetoDaughters the Daughters of of of Industrial of Industrial Investments Investments for the forCornwell the Cornwell Cor- Cor- tee. In the American Revolution, Revolution, ran aran halfamarathon half marathon in in poration, poration, have have been been married married for eleven for eleven yearsyears and and the American her dad’s her dad’s memory memory for the forLeukemia the Leukemia and Lymphoma and Lymphoma have have threethree kids—Madelyn kids—Madelyn (9), Grace (9), Grace (7), and (7),Logan and Logan Society, Society, and isand actively is actively involved involved in herinchurch. her church.

(3.5)—plus (3.5)—plus a yellow a yellow lab named lab named Huckleberry.

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WE WE ARE ARE ON ON THIS THIS EARTH EARTH TOTO HELP HELP OTHERS.” OTHERS.”

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“I feel“Ipassionate feel passionate aboutabout building building relationships relationships and promoting and promoting positive positive community community growth,” growth,” SarahSarah says.says.

“There “There is is something something special special aboutabout bringing bringing people people togethtogether. I love er. I introducing love introducing people people to their to their new new neighbors. neighbors.

EvenEven whenwhen friends friends or neighbors or neighbors are are improving improving the house the house where where they presently they presently live, Ilive, loveI connectlove connecting them ing them with with local local contractors contractors and service and service providers providers to help to make help make their their dreams dreams a reality. a reality.

I am passionate I am passionate aboutabout helping helping others others in their in their ‘pursuit ‘pursuit of home,’ of home,’ whichwhich has ahas different a different meaning meaning to different to different people.” people.”

SarahSarah is turning is turning 40 this 40 this year year and isand looking is looking for- forwardward to hertonext her decade next decade with with greatgreat excitement. excitement.

“I have “I have no plans no plans to to slow slow down,” down,” she says. she says.

“Real“Real estateestate allows allows me me to build to build a lifeadesigned life designed around around whatwhat matters matters most—my most—my family. family.

It’s It’s onward onward and upward and upward from from here.”here.”

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MM OO RR TT GG AA GG E EL E LE NN DD I NI N GG , ,L L C LC HH ow ow a radr dK K r er de o d o P RPERSEI DS IEDNETN T Where Where you’re you’re from from originally: originally: Philadelphia Philadelphia How How and why and did whyyou diddecide you decide on this onindustry? this industry?

Your company’s Your company’s name:name: Access Access Mortgage Mortgage Lending, Lending, LLC LLC Briefly Briefly describe describe key factors key factors that led thatyou ledto you where to where Your Your website: website: www.accessmortgagelending.com www.accessmortgagelending.com you are younow are professionally. now professionally.

What’s What’s your your story?story?

Your Your phone phone number: number: (215) (215) 498-1443 498-1443 AfterAfter yearsyears of selling of selling experience, experience, I learned I learned aboutabout the the

mortgage mortgage industry industry and my andinterest my interest was sparked. was sparked.

I sawI saw Briefly Briefly describe describe exactly exactly whatwhat your your company company does.does.the value the value of using of using my sales my sales skillsskills to help to people help people obtainobtain

the American Dream Dream of homeownership. of homeownership.

One of One myof my Access Access Mortgage Mortgage Lending, Lending, LLC offers LLC offers FHA,FHA, VA, VA, the American first clients gave me gavethe mename the name “The “The Dream Dream Maker.”

Maker.”

USDA USDA and Conventional and Conventional loans.loans.

We also We participate also participatefirst clients That’sThat’s whenwhen I knew I knew I wasIinwas theincorrect the correct industry. industry. in most in most first-time first-time homebuyer homebuyer grantgrant programs. programs.

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WhatWhat sets your sets your business business apartapart from from similar similar ones?ones?

WhatWhat do you dofind you most find most fulfilling fulfilling aboutabout your your work?work?

WhatWhat sets us sets apart us apart from from others others is myis my I loveI helping love helping people people fulfillfulfill their their dream dream dedication dedication to respond to respond to both to both clients clients and and of homeownership of homeownership – whether – whether it’s a it’s firsta firstREALTORS® REALTORS® to help to everyone help everyone underunder- time time homebuyer homebuyer or a move-up or a move-up buyer, buyer, we we standstand the entire the entire process process from from pre-appre-ap- love helping love helping people people obtain obtain the dream the dream of of proval proval to closing. to closing. homeownership. homeownership.

WhatWhat do you domost you most wantwant the topthe topWhatWhat significant significant changes changes have have you seen you seen producing producing REALTORS® REALTORS® to know to know aboutabout take place take place in your in your profession profession through through your your business? business? the years? the years?

As a broker, As a broker, we dowe business do business with with manymanyThe changes The changes I haveI have seen seen in theinindustry the industry different different lenders. lenders.

My years My years of experiof experi- are remarkable. are remarkable.

WhenWhen I firstI started, first started, ence ence has afforded has afforded me the meopportunity the opportunity everything everything was manually was manually underwritten underwritten to know to know manymany of theoftop theunderwriters top underwriters with with layerslayers and layers and layers of documenof documenand lenders and lenders in theinindustry. the industry.

I can Ialways can always tation. tation.

As weAsmoved we moved to thetoearly the early and and speakspeak to thetocorrect the correct person person to make to make cer- cermid-2000s, mid-2000s, documentation documentation became became less less tain we tainhave we have the correct the correct program program to fit to fit and less andand lesstechnology and technology took took over over the the our buyer’s our buyer’s profile. profile.

We can Weclose can close a loana loanindustry industry by storm. by storm.

Soon,Soon, everyevery loan was loan was in less inthan less than 30 days, 30 days, whichwhich givesgives our our viewed viewed through through the eyes the of eyes a computer of a computer buyerbuyer an advantage an advantage over over others others that may that may and there and there was little was little documentation. documentation. be making be making on offer on offer on the onsame the same home.home. This This led toled thetohousing the housing crisiscrisis of 2008. of 2008.

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Again, the industry Again, the industry wentwent back back to much stricter guidelines to much stricter guidelines with with and more documentation. moremore and more documentation.

Through all,basic the basic Through it all,itthe gamegame planas was as it always has been, plan was it always has been, document income and assets document income and assets and and worthiness.

I packshowshow creditcredit worthiness.

I packageloans my loans an underwriter age my so anso underwriter understands my client’s ability understands my client’s ability to repay the loan. to repay the loan.

Tell us Tell about us about your family your family and and what what you all you enjoy all enjoy doingdoing together. together.

We are Wevery are very luckylucky to have to have our our son and sondaughter and daughter in lawinwho law who have have givengiven us two usvery two very special special grandchildren grandchildren that my thatwife my and wifeIand I love making love making memories memories with.with.

WhenWhen you aren’t you aren’t working, working, what’s what’s your your favorite favorite way to way to spend spend time?time?

We enjoy We enjoy watching watching our grandour granddaughter daughter dancedance and our andgrandson our grandson play basketball. play basketball.

We love Wespendlove spending days ing days on theonbeach the beach with with our our entireentire familyfamily and our andfriends. our friends.

How How would would you define you define success? success?

My success My success is fulfilled is fulfilled by putting by putting energy energy into my intobusiness my business and and making making my clients my clients and REALand REALTOR®TOR® partners partners happy, happy, as well as well as providing as providing life’s life’s good good timestimes for for and with and with our family. our family.

WhatWhat do you dowant you want to beto be remembered remembered for? for?

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Never Never count count an English an English major major out when out when it comes it comes to to making making dreams dreams come come true.true.

Despite Despite being being told told he didn’t he didn’t havehave the business the business “know-how” “know-how” to open to open a brokerage, a brokerage, Art Mazzei Art Mazzei launched launched Addison Addison Wolfe Wolfe in 2006. in 2006.

Fourteen Fourteen years years later,later, it’s one it’s one of the of most the most successful successful boutique boutique real real estate estate firmsfirms in Pennsylvania. in Pennsylvania.

“I’ve “I’ve always always been been a bit of a bit a dreamer, of a dreamer, and I’m andnot I’mafraid not afraid to take to take chances,” chances,” Art says.

Art says.

“To open “To open a completely a completely new real newestate real estate officeoffice on on the eve theofeve a down of a down market market was sheer was sheer stupidity stupidity and naïveté, and naïveté, but the but the excitement excitement of theofchallenge the challenge paid off.” paid off.”

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“AsSomerset W. Somerset Maugham Maugham said, said, ‘It’s a‘It’s funny a funny thingthing aboutabout BornBorn and raised and raised in Huntington, in Huntington, New New York,York, Art attended Art attended “As W. youIfrefuse you refuse to accept to accept anything anything but the butbest, the best, you very you very LongLong Island Island University University and went and went to NYU to NYU to earn to earn his Mashis Mas-life: Iflife: get it,’” getArt it,’”smiles.

Art smiles.

“I printed “I printed that quote that quote on the onwall the of wall of ter ofter Arts: of Arts: English English Degree.

Degree.

He taught He taught high high school school English Englishoftenoften my very my very first office, first office, and it’s andstill it’smy stillmantra.” my mantra.” in Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania for 19-years for 19-years whilewhile selling selling real estate real estate part-time. part-time.

WhenWhen he retired he retired fromfrom teaching, teaching, Art became Art became Art wanted to build to build a company a company where where he could he could offer offer the the a full-time a full-time REALTOR® REALTOR® at Kurfiss at Kurfiss Real Real Estate.

Estate.

A fellow A fellow Art wanted best service to histoagents, his agents, and they and could, they could, in turn, in turn, provide provide REALTOR® REALTOR® therethere named named Robert Robert Schmidt Schmidt taught taught him how him howbest service the service best service to their to their clients. clients.

“Addison “Addison WolfeWolfe is a family,” is a family,” to negotiate to negotiate where where both both sidessides werewere satisfied. satisfied.

Soon,Soon, Art Art the best he says. he says.

“We all “We help all each help each other.other.

I want I want to know to know if myif my started started dreaming dreaming bigger. bigger.

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on-the-go customer service.

“We do business throughout on-the-go customer service.

“We do business throughout agents nice weekend, notwhat just what they sold.

My door agents had ahad nicea weekend, not just they sold.

My door Pennsylvania and New Jersey,” Art says. goal is to proand New Jersey,” Art says.

“Our“Our goal is to prois always my agents. can in stop for advice, Pennsylvania is always open open to mytoagents.

TheyThey can stop forinadvice, vide unparalleled personalized service, andlike weto like to meet personalized service, and we meet a friendly conversation, or bring dog to enjoy a friendly conversation, or bring their their dog by toby enjoy the the vide unparalleled our clients where they want be met.” our clients where they want to beto met.” biscuits my desk.” biscuits I keepI keep in myindesk.”

In addition to being a broker, is a REALTOR®.

He sold to being a broker, Art isArt a REALTOR®.

He sold cancount also count ontoArt to at stay the cutting-edge TheyThey can also on Art stay theatcutting-edge of of In addition $17 million in property last year and estimates a career in property last year and estimates a career real estate.

“It’s essential to have consistent branding, real estate.

“It’s essential to have consistent branding, but I but I $17 million volume at least million. longoflist of accoof at of least $330$330 million.

WithWith a longa list accotry ways new ways of doing old things.

I’ve seen a lot like tolike trytonew of doing old things.

I’ve seen a lot in myin myvolume to both his name andbrokerage, his brokerage, Art says to both his name and his Art says he’s he’s 33 years the business, I know and what ladeslades 33 years in theinbusiness, and Iand know whatwhat worksworks and what of Intelligencer’s The Intelligencer’s Award. proudproud of The Best Best Boss Boss Award.

He He doesn’t.

For example, allthe loveinternet the internet but you’ll mostmost doesn’t.

For example, we allwe love — but—you’ll was honored also honored to receive the Benjamin to receive the Benjamin ParryParry New New HopeHope in ifare youlike arethe like10,000 the 10,000 agents whoon rely on was also blendblend in if you otherother agents who rely Recognition Award.

Award. it solely.

Get your out there in every way possible it solely.

Get your namename out there in every way possible until untilRecognition people whoare youthe aremoment the moment youyour say your name.” people knowknow who you you say name.”

Widely known its philanthropy, Addison Widely known for itsfor philanthropy, Addison WolfeWolfe sup- supseveral nonprofits.

Favorites include County several nonprofits.

Favorites include BucksBucks County an office located the riverside community of New portsports WithWith an office located in theinriverside community of New Playhouse, Bowman’s Flower Preserve, Solebury Bowman’s WildWild Flower Preserve, Solebury PA, Addison hastechnology the technology in place Hope,Hope, PA, Addison WolfeWolfe has the in place for for Playhouse,

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does does their their homehome in Palm in Palm Springs, Springs, CA. Here CA. Here in Pennslyvain PennslyvaTownship Township Historical Historical Society, Society, LittleLittle League, League, and New and New HopeHope nia, they nia, enjoy they enjoy spending spending time time with with friends friends and family and family and and Film Film Festival.

Festival.

Art and Arthis andagents his agents also enjoy also enjoy raising raising revenue revenue spoiling their their threethree adorable adorable Scottish Scottish Terriers: Terriers: Spartacus, Spartacus, for local for local hospitals hospitals and provisions and provisions for local for local food food banks. banks. spoiling Maximus, Maximus, and Lydia. and Lydia.

“Real“Real estateestate is an is inseparable an inseparable part of part myoflife myand lifehas andgiven has given me some much,” so much,” Art says.

Art says.

“I’m happy “I’m happy to beto able be to able give to back give back “What’s “What’s mostmost important important to metoatme theatend theof end theofday theisday that is that to thetocommunity.” the community.”

I did Iwhat did what I wanted, I wanted, I loved, I loved, and Iand made I made moremore friends friends than than enemies,” Art says.

Art says.

That’s That’s how you howmake you make your your dreams dreams WhenWhen he isn’t he working, isn’t working, Art and Arthis andhusband his husband do a great do a great deal dealenemies,” true. true. of traveling. of traveling.

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