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By Nancy VanderVander Zwan, Zwan, ASPM®, ASPM®, CEO StagingCraft CEO StagingCraft

Imagine Imagine that that you you wantwant to win to awin terrific a terrific upcoming upcoming listing, listing, but there’s but there’s a catch: a catch: You You can’tcan’t make make youryour listing listing presentation presentation yourself. yourself.

Someone Someone elseelse has to hasconvince to convince the sellers the sellers that that you’re you’re the the perfect perfect Realtor Realtor for the for job. the Sounds job. Sounds crazy, crazy, right? right?

My Realtor clients clients knowknow how helpful how helpful it is to it have is to have StagingCraft StagingCraft That That is what is what we professional we professional homehome stagers stagers experience experienceMy Realtor visit their visit their listing listing clients clients and educate and educate themthem on home on home prep prep and and everyevery day. We day.often We often mustmust rely on rely Realtors on Realtors to broach to broach the the presentation.

In fact, In one fact,important one important role Irole serve I serve is to protect is to protect idea of idea home of home staging staging to their to their new listing new listing clients, clients, even even presentation.

Realtors’ Realtors’ relationships relationships with with sellers sellers whenwhen any condition any condition or or though though we stagers we stagers excelexcel at explaining at explaining the powerful the powerful ben- bencosmetic issuesissues call for callfixes. for fixes.

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We have We have convincing convincing cosmetic and resources to win tothe winproject, the project, so sellers so sellers mightmight not want not want to to photographs photographs and financial and financial examples examples of ourofaccomplishour accomplish-and resources hear hear you tell youthem tell them that some that some things things may need may need to beto changed be changed or or mentsments in terms in terms of sales of sales pricesprices and speed and speed of sale. of sale.

Before: Before: Lost inLost space—In in space—In this occupied this occupied staging staging project, project, the sellers’ the sellers’After: Staging After: Staging works works wonders—and wonders—and it works it works best when best StagingCraft when StagingCraft can explain can explain what we what dowe do furnishings furnishings called called for updating, for updating, cohesion, cohesion, a rug to a rug unite to the unite seating the seating directly directly to sellers to sellers to get to buy-in get buy-in and answer and answer their questions their questions prior toprior the to staging the staging session. session. group,group, and white and decor. white decor.

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However, However, sellers sellers almost almost always always expect expect 4. that athat home a home stager stager will make will make recommendarecommendationstions that may that involve may involve sellers’ sellers’ resources, resources, even even if it’s ifjust it’san just investment an investment of their of their time.time.

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However, However, we recognize we recognize you want you want to to establish establish rapport rapport with with your your homehome sellers sellers before before otherother experts experts get involved. get involved.

WithWith that that6. in mind, in mind, here here are tips arefor tipsintroducing for introducing the the concept concept of home of home staging: staging: 1.

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That That is because is because effective effective homehome staging staging results results in higher in higher offersoffers that more that more than than pay pay for the forcost the of cost anyofimprovements. any improvements.

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Tell 5. them Tell them that you thatwill youhave will have your your homehome stager stager call call and visit and visit the sellers the sellers to make to make recommendations recommendations so so that the thatreal-estate the real-estate photographs photographs will look will look attracattractive, tive, entice entice buyers buyers to visit to visit the house, the house, and elicit and elicit greatgreat offers. offers.

If6.your If your sellerseller has ahas vacant a vacant property, property, tell them tell them your your stagerstager will contact will contact themthem to discuss to discuss options options in staging in staging the vacant the vacant because because furnished furnished listings listings always always sell for sell for moremore money money and inand lessintime less than time an than empty an empty house. house.

First, 1. First, immediately immediately start start referring referring to theto the we will weget willtoget work to work for your for your sellers, sellers, eithereither with with a a listing listing as “the as property” “the property” or “the or house.” “the house.” Then,Then, consultation to your to your occupied occupied listings listings or a partial or a partial or fullor full Stop Stop calling calling it theitsellers’ the sellers’ “home”, “home”, as you as youconsultation of your of your vacant vacant listings. listings.

And they’ll And they’ll thankthank you for youit!for it! wantwant themthem to start to start disconnecting disconnecting emo-emo- stagestage tionally tionally from from the house. the house.

Nancy Vander Vander ZwanZwan is owner is owner Explain 2. Explain to sellers to sellers that their that their property property Nancy of StagingCraft, the area’s the area’s is now is anow product, a product, something something they’ve they’ve of StagingCraft, leading full-service full-service homehome decided decided to sell. to It’s sell.now It’s vital now vital for you forand you andleading staging company. company.

She and She and your your homehome stager stager to help to help themthem create create a a staging her team are ready are ready to to product product almost almost anyone anyone will want will want to buy. to buy.her team help your clients clients sell sell Tell 3. them Tell them that as that one asofone theofbenefits the benefits of of help your their their houses houses quickly quickly and and listing listing with with you, you you,have you have an experienced, an experienced, fordollar. top dollar.

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Northeast Northeast Philly Philly native native Kimberly Kimberly Porter Porter doesdoes not measure not measure her success her success by her byincome her income or accolades, or accolades, but by buthow by helpful how helpful she can shebe can be to others. to others.

She actively She actively champions champions her clients her clients and promotes and promotes locallocal non-profits non-profits and small and small locallocal business business owners. owners.

Kim Kim is proud is proud to play to play a parta in part encouraging in encouraging others others to achieve to achieve their their American American dream dream – People – People like her likevery her very first first real estate real estate client, client, a single a single mother mother who is who now is now a homeowner a homeowner and the andproud the proud owner owner of anof an investment investment property. property.

REALTOR® REALTOR® and comand community munity champion champion Kim Kim Porter Porter helpshelps people people dream dream big and big accomplish and accomplish their their goalsgoals as she as she guides guides people people home. home.

INVESTING INVESTING IN HERSELF IN HERSELF

themselves themselves and collaborate and collaborate ratherrather than than Kim has Kimcontinued has continued building building her knowledge her knowledge Growing Growing up inup a humble in a humble background background compete. compete. base and baseexpanding and expanding her ability her ability to serve to serve and and in anin average an average blue-collar blue-collar home,home, Kim Kim give back give back each each year. year.

She has She“reinvented” has “reinvented” had experienced had experienced both both the need the need and and AfterAfter graduating, graduating, Kim became Kim became so so herself herself several several timestimes as theasneeds the needs of herof her the generosity the generosity of others. of others.

She learned She learnedskilled skilled as a paralegal as a paralegal that she thatwas she was community community have have changed. changed.

Kim learned Kim learned how how to beto grateful, be grateful, not greedy, not greedy, and looked and lookedoffered offered a position a position with with Bristol Bristol Myers Myersto complete to complete shortshort sales sales and bank and bank sales sales and and for ways for ways to give to to give those to those even even less less Squibb.

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Delighted Delighted by the byopportunity the opportunityhow to how market to market and comp and comp property. property. fortunate fortunate than than she was. she was. to work to work for such for such a well-established a well-established company, company, she often she often willingly willingly worked worked“I still“Iwork still work ‘overtime’ ‘overtime’ hourshours as a real as aestate real estate AfterAfter graduating graduating from from high school high school in inovertime overtime to achieve to achieve the goals the goals set byset by professional,” professional,” Kim quipped, Kim quipped, “but now “but my now my 1984,1984, Kim worked Kim worked as a mentor as a mentor for for her team her team leaders. leaders. efforts efforts add value add value to mytofamily my family and my andcommy comyouthyouth who were who were at risk. at risk.

A year A year later later munity, munity, instead instead of increasing of increasing a Fortune a Fortune 500 500 she accepted she accepted a position a position in which in which company’s company’s bottom bottom line. Real line. estate Real estate givesgives me me CONTINUAL CONTINUAL GROWTH GROWTH she worked she worked for a for builder a builder who had whoahad a By their a greater platform platform for mentoring, for mentoring, advo-advoBy their 10th anniversary, 10th anniversary, Ray and Ray and a greater smallsmall real estate real estate office.office.

The experiThe experi- Kim and cating, cating, and encouraging and encouraging others others to improve to improve Kimtheir and their two young two young children children had had ence ence inspired inspired her toher pursue to pursue further further outgrown themselves themselves and pursue and pursue their their goals.” goals.” outgrown their their home.home.

As they As entered they entered education. education. into the intoprocess the process of purchasing of purchasing a newa new She became efficient efficient and effective and effective in both in both house, house, Kim was Kimfilled was filled with with endless endless She became Kim worked Kim worked two jobs twosimultaneously jobs simultaneously questions residential and commercial and commercial real estate, real estate, questions and ideas. and ideas.

She discovered She discovered residential so shesocould she could pay for paynight for night school school andsolo the agent solo agent has been has been completing completing that she thathad sheahad head a head and aand heart a heart for for and the classes, classes, but had butno had regret no regret aboutabout the the real estate between 50 and 5060 and transactions 60 transactions each each real estate and became and became a licensed a licensed between sacrifice sacrifice it took it to took earn to aearn degree a degree in in REALTOR® year year for years, for years, with with the help the of help a trusted of a trusted REALTOR® in 2004. in 2004. paralegal paralegal studies studies with awith specialty a specialty in in assistant. assistant.

And after And after two decades two decades as a RE/ as a RE/ real estate real estate law. She law.soon She soon discovered discovered “I found agent,agent, Kim joined Kim joined KellerKeller Williams Williams “I found that Ithat wasIreading was reading the paperthe paper- MAXMAX that many that many of heroffemale her female coworkers coworkers workwork Doylestown.

Doylestown.

She said She she saidloves she loves the the and knew and knew I needed I needed to be to anbe an were were young, young, singlesingle mothers mothers who who increased sensesense of community of community and the and the advocate advocate for us,” forrecalled us,” recalled Kim. Kim. “It was “It wasincreased wanted wanted moremore in life,inbut life,didn’t but didn’t knowknow a pivotal emphasis on adding on adding valuevalue to others. to others. a pivotal moment moment and I and wasIready was ready for a for aemphasis how to how achieve to achieve it. She it.was Shehonored was honored careercareer shift.shift.

I am honored I am honored to have to ahave parta part to become to become a mentor a mentor and advocate, and advocate, in making “After“After all these all these years,years, somesome things things haven’t haven’t in making dreams dreams comecome true. true.

A home A home is is and encouraged and encouraged themthem to improve to improve changed. changed.

I stillItruly still truly enjoyenjoy working working with with love, warmth, love, warmth, opportunity opportunity and success.” and success.”

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thosethose tryingtrying to buy totheir buy their first first home.home.

TheyThey need need guidance, guidance, and and I am grateful I am grateful to beto there be there to help to help themthem navigate, navigate, communicate, communicate, and and constantly constantly educate,” educate,” Kim smiled.

Kim smiled.

“I “I continue continue to work to work extremely extremely hard hard to beto at be theatlevel the level I’m at.

I’m I am at. dediI am dedicatedcated to investing to investing in myself in myself and my and my community; community; not just notto just grow to grow my my business, business, but tobut help to us help allus grow.” all grow.”

GIVING GIVING BACKBACK ON ON ANOTHER ANOTHER LEVEL LEVEL

As her Aschildren her children became became moremore inde-independent pendent each each year,year, Kim became Kim became moremore involved involved in community in community service. service.

For years For years she has shebeen has been serving serving on committees on committees for Bucks for Bucks County County BoardBoard of REALTORS®, of REALTORS®, where where she isshe currently is currently serving serving as as director. director.

She has Shebeen has been an active an active member member of theofCentral the Central BucksBucks County County Chamber Chamber of Commerce of Commerce and and a local a local branch branch of theofWomen the Women In In Business Business networking networking group, group, where where she currently she currently serves serves on the onphilanthe philanthropy thropy committee, committee, whose whose mission mission is to raise is to raise fundsfunds for a for scholarship a scholarship that is that granted is granted to help to women help women in in hardship hardship pursue pursue further further education. education.

Kim is Kim a community is a community advocate advocate with with a passion a passion for supporting for supporting local local non-profit non-profit organizations organizations and and smallsmall business business owners. owners.

SomeSome of of the non-profits the non-profits that have that have a special a special placeplace in herinheart her heart are Bucks are Bucks County County Housing Housing Group Group (bchg.org), (bchg.org), Habitat Habitat for Humanity for Humanity partner partner ReStore ReStore Compassion Compassion (www.habitatbucks.org), (www.habitatbucks.org), and Liz’s and Liz’s Birthday Birthday Closet Closet (lizsbirthday(lizsbirthdaycloset.org), closet.org), a foundation a foundation created created

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by Kim’s friendfriend after after her friend’s her friend’s daughter daughter passed passed away.away.

During During the pandemic the pandemic shutdown, shutdown, Kim started Kim started hosting hosting “Townie “Townie Tuesday” Tuesday” on social on social media. media.

She She maximizes maximizes her social her social mediamedia reachreach by highlighting by highlighting a different a different nonprofit nonprofit or local or local business business each each Tuesday, Tuesday, realproducersmag.com realproducersmag.com

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Who’s WhoWho and Philadelphia and Philadelphia Nicholas has served has served as a mentor as a mentor and and Who’s to keep to keep the community the community informed informed and and Nicholas Magazine’s top 500 topAgents, 500 Agents, and earned and earned in theinPhiladelphia the Philadelphia school school system. system.Magazine’s inspired inspired to support to support each each other.other.

This led This ledtutortutor her the herBucks the Bucks County County Business Business Woman Woman to anto invitation an invitation for Kim for to Kim become to become a a the Year Award.

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Raising Raising creditcredit scores scores even even a fewapoints few points couldcould meanmean the the difference difference between between dreaming dreaming aboutabout a newa home new home in 2024 in 2024 and owning and owning one. Trinity one. Trinity Solutions Solutions USA USA can help! can help!

Owner Owner Andrew Andrew SmithSmith is an is industry an industry expert expert passionate passionate aboutabout showing showing people people how to how repair to repair their their creditcredit and start and start liv- living the inglives the lives they deserve, they deserve, one tangible one tangible step at step a time. at a time.

“Seeing “Seeing the worry the worry and stress and stress fall from fall from people’s people’s shoulshoulders when ders when they realize they realize we can weclear can clear up their up their creditcredit issuesissues is oneisofone theofbest the feelings best feelings in theinworld,” the world,” Andrew Andrew says.says.

“Most“Most of what of what we dowe centers do centers around around getting getting cred-credit-challenged it-challenged clients’ clients’ profiles profiles strong strong enough enough to qualify to qualify for mortgages. for mortgages.

We do We this dothrough this through education education on how on how creditcredit works, works, negotiation negotiation of debts, of debts, and correction and correction of of creditcredit report report errors. errors.

We also We explain also explain the benefits the benefits of of good good credit, credit, how to how gettoit,get maintain it, maintain it, and it,what and what to doto do with with it.” it.”

Launched Launched in 2019, in 2019, Trinity Trinity Solutions Solutions has ahas proven a proven tracktrack amount amount of information of information consumers consumers record record of solving of solving even even the most the most complex complex problems. problems. are being are being inundated inundated with with now. now.

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“We are “Weaare trusted a trusted around; around; sadly,sadly, I see Iasee lot of a lot it when of it when and vetted and vetted solution solution for credit for credit repair, repair, education, education, and and clients clients comecome to me. toThey me. They are being are being coaching,” coaching,” Andrew Andrew says.says.

“Real“Real estateestate and mortgage and mortgage sold too soldmany too many quick,quick, fast answers fast answers professionals professionals can maximize can maximize their their time time by getting by getting us us to fixing to fixing credit, credit, like pay likeme payfor methis for this involved involved as soon as soon as they as identify they identify a credit a credit issue.issue.

We We creditcredit sweep, sweep, buy this buytradeline, this tradeline, will get willbuyers get buyers up toup your to your specifications specifications and return and returnsend send this magic this magic letterletter - instead - instead of of themthem readyready to goto ASAP. go ASAP. We love We seeing love seeing how how handling handling the fundamental the fundamental issuesissues elatedelated people people are when are when we graduate we graduate themthem that are thatthe areroot the cause root cause of their of their back back to their to their lender lender after after their their scores scores hit hit problems! problems!

That’sThat’s why Iwhy takeI time take time their their goal.”goal.” with with my people my people in theinbeginning. the beginning.

Nothing Nothing is going is going to sound to sound foreign foreign Committed Committed to educating to educating the public the public or miraculous. or miraculous.

I make I make creditcredit makemake aboutabout credit, credit, Trinity Trinity Solutions Solutions is also is also sensesense and eliminate and eliminate all the allnoise the noise to to a fantastic a fantastic source source whenwhen REALTORS® REALTORS® keep keep it simple.” it simple.” need need a credit a credit pro for proanfor open an open house, house, first-time first-time homebuyers homebuyers seminar, seminar, event,event, A Rutgers A Rutgers graduate, graduate, Andrew’s Andrew’s or informational or informational video.video.

“We enjoy “We enjoy first job firstwas job as was a stockbroker. as a stockbroker. preaching preaching and teaching and teaching aboutabout credit,” credit,” Things Things werewere goinggoing greatgreat until until the the Andrew Andrew says.says.

“The“The five pillars five pillars of what of what brokerage brokerage wentwent out ofout business. of business. makes makes up a solid up a solid profile profile have have not not Andrew Andrew had just hadbought just bought his first his first changed changed sincesince FICOFICO househouse and had andahad newborn a newborn baby baby at at scores scores werewere home. home.

So, when So, when he was he offered was offered invented invented in in a job aatjob a collection at a collection agency agency “for “for 1956.1956.

The The just ajust little a little while,” while,” he took he took it. it. industry’s industry’s Twenty Twenty successful successful yearsyears later,later, differences differencesAndrew Andrew decided decided to pivot to pivot into debt into debt comecome from fromnegotiations. negotiations.

Then,Then, rightright before before the vast the vast COVID, COVID, he channeled he channeled his efforts his efforts

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into building into building a company a company primarily primarily focused focused on on consumer consumer creditcredit repair. repair.

Trinity Trinity Solutions Solutions is theis the culmination culmination of allof ofall hisoflife hisexperiences. life experiences.

“With“With 20-plus 20-plus yearsyears of experience of experience on both on both sidessides of theoffence, the fence, therethere is nothing is nothing I haven’t I haven’t seen seen before before on a credit on a credit report,” report,” Andrew Andrew says.says.

“I guarantee “I guarantee your your clients’ clients’ issuesissues won’twon’t surprise surprise me, and me,we andhave we have solved solved themthem numerous numerous timestimes before. before.

I know I know whatwhat creditcredit profile profile your your mortgage mortgage lender lender needsneeds to seeto see and how and to how create to create it. I also it. I know also know whatwhat your your bill bill collector collector sees and seeswhat and what your your creditor creditor knows knows and and can prove can prove - which - which is vital is vital information information if youiftry you try removing removing negative negative itemsitems from from a credit a credit report. report.

I alsoI also am not amset notupset asup a “letter as a “letter mill,”mill,” like many like many compacompanies you niesmay you come may come across. across.

I am not I amthe notguy thewho guy who will send will send out 609 outletters 609 letters everyevery month month for a for year, a year, hoping hoping and praying and praying something something falls off falls your off your report. report.

I never I never liked liked that part that of part this ofindustry. this industry.

WithWith Trinity Trinity Solutions, Solutions, we explain we explain everyevery aspect aspect of credit of credit what’s what’s on your on your file, how file, it’s howhurting it’s hurting you, and you,what and what we can wedo can todo improve to improve it quickly. it quickly.

ManyMany of ourof our clients clients see immediate see immediate results results in theinfirst the 30 first 30 days,days, but we butalways we always see improvements see improvements within within four to four sixtomonths.” six months.”

WhenWhen Andrew Andrew unplugs unplugs from from work,work, whichwhich isn’t easy isn’t easy sincesince he he keepskeeps “REALTOR® “REALTOR® hours,” hours,” he loves he loves spending spending time time with with his family. his family.

He and Hehis andbeautihis beautiful wife, ful wife, Terri,Terri, have have four children. four children.

TheirTheir oldest, oldest, Daniel, Daniel, lives lives in North in North Carolina.

Carolina.

TwinTwin daughters, daughters, Nia and NiaNya, and Nya, are are Juniors Juniors in college in college majoring majoring in biology. in biology.

TheirTheir youngest, youngest, Kayla, Kayla, is is in herinFreshman her Freshman year year of of high school. high school.

“I love “I doing love doing anything anything and everything and everything with with them,them, like going like going out out to dinner, to dinner, goinggoing on road on road trips,trips, or sitting or sitting on the onsofa the sofa watching watching Rick Rick and Morty and Morty with with the dog,” the dog,” Andrew Andrew smiles. smiles.

“I am“Ialso am an also avid an sports avid sports fan and fancar andguy. car Iguy. likeIwatching like watching

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the Sixers the Sixers or Eagles or Eagles or tinkering or tinkering with with one ofone myofold myproject old project cars for carsfun.” for fun.”

Andrew Andrew also thinks also thinks brainstorming brainstorming is fun.isHe fun. He lovesloves it when it when real estate real estate agents agents and loan and loan officers officers call him callfor himideas for ideas to help to grow help grow their their businesses. businesses.

“I am“Ialways am always easy to easy to reachreach and bounce and bounce a question a question off of,” off of,” he says. he says.

“I want “I want to be to remembered be remembered as as someone someone who always who always gave it gave his itall.” his all.”

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SR: My SR:philosophy My philosophy is myisclients my clients comecome first, first, and to and to do right by the bypeople the people involved involved in theintransaction. the transaction.

Real Producers: Real Producers: You’ve You’ve been been a REALTOR® a REALTOR® for a for a do right Reputation Reputation is very is very important important in this inbusiness, this business, decade decade now. now.

Congrats Congrats on such on such longevity! longevity!

We’dWe’d love love honest honest and getting and getting the deal the to deal settlement to settlement is is to know to know a little a little aboutabout your your background background and how and how beingbeing so important. so important. you originally you originally got into got the intofield. the field.

Shelby Shelby Reese: Reese: Wow!Wow! A whole A whole decade, decade, it feels it feels like like yesterday. yesterday.

TimeTime reallyreally does does fly when fly when you’re you’re doingdoingRP: What RP: What do you dothink you think helpshelps to settoyou setapart you apart as a as a something something you love. you love.

I graduated I graduated college college in ‘07inwith ‘07 with REALTOR®?

REALTOR®? a communication/marketing a communication/marketing business business degree degree from fromSR: I’m SR:always I’m always available available and really and really wantwant my climy cliLaSalle LaSalle University.

University.

The markets The markets crashed crashed shortly shortly ents to ents understand to understand the process the process by walking by walking themthem after,after, so I was so Ian was assistant an assistant for a for consultant a consultant until until through through it step it by step step. by step.

I alsoI find alsocreative find creative waysways to to I found I found real estate real estate in theinfall theoffall 2013. of 2013.

I always I always get offers get offers accepted accepted and make and make listings listings standstand out. out. enjoyed enjoyed looking looking at homes at homes on the oninternet, the internet, and Iand I love working love working with with people, people, so getting so getting my real myestate real estate RP: Tell RP:us Tell a fun us afact funabout fact about you. you. license license just made just made sense. sense.

SR: I’m SR:aI’m huge a huge foodie foodie and have and have been been VeganVegan for the for the last seven last seven years.years.

GoingGoing out toout eattoand eatcooking and cooking is is something something my wife my and wifeIand loveI to love do.to do.

RP: What RP: What do you doenjoy you enjoy mostmost aboutabout the job? the job?

SR: I SR: loveI working love working with with the public, the public, explaining explaining the the real estate real estate process, process, and guiding and guiding clients clients through through RP: What RP: What are some are some of your of favorite your favorite placesplaces to eattoout? eat out? the purchase the purchase or sale orof sale their of their home.home.

ClientClient service service SR: Vegan SR: Vegan restaurants restaurants are hard are hard to come to come by inby thein the is myismain my main focus,focus, and my andmain my main goal is goal to satisfy is to satisfy suburbs, suburbs, but Sprig but Sprig n Vine n Vine in New in New HopeHope is ouris our my clients’ my clients’ needsneeds and make and make sure they sure are theysafely are safely go-to.go-to.

Philadelphia Philadelphia is another is another story;story; therethere are soare so moving moving to thetonext the chapter next chapter in their in their lives.lives.

I alsoI love also love manymany fantastic fantastic restaurants, restaurants, but Vedge but Vedge is ourisfavorour favorworking working with with cooperating cooperating brokers brokers and creating and creating ite. Fritz ite. Fritz on 4th, on Barbonbon, 4th, Barbonbon, Triangle Triangle Tavern, Tavern, and and solid solid business business relationships relationships within within the industry. the industry. Monster Monster VeganVegan are aare fewamore. few more.

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RP: Outside RP: Outside of cooking, of cooking, whatwhat are some are some of your of your preferred preferred hobbies? hobbies?

SR: I’ve SR:played I’ve played soccer soccer my entire my entire life which life which is is how Ihow ended I ended up onup scholarship on scholarship to LaSalle. to LaSalle.

AfterAfter threethree knee knee surgeries, surgeries, it wasit time was time to retire. to retire.

I alsoI also love to love goto dancing. go dancing.

We just Wehad justahad baby a baby boy this boy this past September, past September, so it’ssobeen it’s been on hold, on hold, but going but going to to musicmusic festivals festivals is oneisof one myoffavorite my favorite things things to do.to do.

And who And doesn’t who doesn’t love to love travel?! to travel?!

I try Itotry jump to jump on on a plane a plane to warmer to warmer weather weather threethree to four to times four times a a year year if time if time allows. allows.

RP: Tell RP:us Tell about us about your your family. family.

SR: I’ve SR:been I’ve been with with my wife, my wife, Amanda, Amanda, sincesince 2007,2007,

and we andgot wemarried got married in April in April 2019 2019 at theatFairmount the Fairmount Water Water Works Works in Philadelphia. in Philadelphia.

It wasItawas beautiful a beautiful day. day.

We just Wewelcomed just welcomed our new our baby new baby boy, Leo boy,Blaise, Leo Blaise, in in September.

September.

It’s been It’s been amazing amazing watching watching him grow him grow so far.soWe far.also We have also have a black a black cat named cat named Kitty,Kitty, who who is super is super sweetsweet and loves and loves to play to outside. play outside.

We had Weahad a dog, Penny, dog, Penny, for 14for years, 14 years, but sadly but sadly she passed she passed awayaway this past this year. past year.

RP: As RP: a top As aproducing top producing agent,agent, you must you must have have manymany fond fond memories memories of theoftransactions the transactions that helped that helped you you get toget where to where you are youtoday. are today.

WhatWhat stands stands out toout to you as you a favorite as a favorite aspect aspect of your of your real estate real estate career, career, whether whether it is aitspecific is a specific moment moment or something or something moremore general? general?

SR: One SR: of One theofbest the and bestmost and most satisfying satisfying things things aboutabout real estate real estate are repeat are repeat clients clients - helping - helping peo- people sell plethe sellhome the home I helped I helped themthem purchase. purchase.

WithWith thesethese clients, clients, you really you really get toget seetothe seefull thecircle. full circle.

I I also love also helping love helping first-time first-time homehome buyers buyers purchase purchase theirtheir first home first home and accomplish and accomplish a major a major goal in goal in theirtheir lives.lives.

It’s a It’s great a great thingthing to witness, to witness, the smile the smile on their on their facesfaces whenwhen the papers the papers are signed, are signed, and and keys keys are inare their in their hands. hands.

RP: Anything RP: Anything else you’d else you’d like readers like readers to know? to know?

SR: I’m SR:someone I’m someone you can youtrust can trust and rely and on rely inon this in this

industry. industry.

I willIalways will always have have their their best interest best interest at at heartheart and will andmake will make sure they sure achieve they achieve their their goalsgoals to to purchase purchase or sell ortheir sell their home.home.

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