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Opus OpusElite EliteReal RealEstate Estate “That“That gave me gaveexperience me experience in project in project management, marketing, marketing, design, design, WhileWhile leadership leadership is exhibited is exhibited in a in amanagement, and finance, as well asas well running as running my my number number of ways, of ways, one ofone theoftraits the traits and finance, own business,” he remembers. he remembers. that leaders that leaders tend tend to have to have in comin com- own business,” mon is mon theiswillingness the willingness to provide to provide Selfless Selfless Service Service support support wherever wherever it’s needed. it’s needed.

In time, In time, Zachary Zachary moved moved back back to Philadelphia.

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Paramedic Paramedic in 2017 in 2017 and joined and joined the the shares shares with those with those around around him. him.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Fire Department Fire Department in in 2019.2019.

Today, Today, he works he works for the forcity’s the city’s As a REALTOR® As a REALTOR® with Keller with Keller Fire Department Fire Department as a Medic. as a Medic.

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In In to buytoabuy property, a property, and Iand did so I did in so in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, I go into I goevery into every area of area of Fairmount,” Fairmount,” Zachary Zachary remembers. remembers. the city theas city a Paramedic as a Paramedic and Iand see Ithe see the struggles struggles that people that people go through. go through.

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I want I want to help to people help people and focus, howI can become I become a homeowner a homeowner through through that.”that.”

Zachary Zachary explains. explains. how can and minimize my costs. my costs.

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He also Heunleashed also unleashed his his inspired me tome gettomy getreal my estate real estate entrepreneurial entrepreneurial spiritspirit in college— in college—inspired license in April in April 2022.”

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include cooking cooking and travel. and travel.

In fact, In fact, Zachary’s Zachary’s first ‘client’ first ‘client’ from from his time his timeinclude one ofone hisofambitions his ambitions is to make is to make it to it to with with the fire thedepartment fire department was his wascat his cat all National U.S. National Parks.

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Commitment Commitment Zachary Zachary has ahas spirit a spirit of helpfulness of helpfulness that shines that shines through through in every in every setting. setting.

Enjoying Enjoying EveryEvery Day Day In hisInrelatively his relatively youngyoung real estate real estate career, career, Zachary Zachary has spared has spared little little “I really “I really wantwant to goto above go above and and time in time making in making his presence his presence known. known.beyond beyond for whoever for whoever I meet.

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AwayAway from from work,work, Zachary Zachary likes likes to to creative creative to doto everything do everything in myinpower my powerthe person stay active. stay active.

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storystory of a young of a young mother mother who tossed who tossed her baby her baby over the overbridge the bridge Winter Winter cabincabin feverfever got you gotdown? you down?

Longing Longing for warmer for warmer and hung and hung herself herself from from the rafters the rafters after after beingbeing shunned shunned by her by her weather weather to gettoyou getout youofout theofhouse? the house? lovedloved ones.ones.

Legend Legend says that saysyou thatcan youstill canhear still the hearcries the cries of theof the Luckily, Luckily, therethere are plenty are plenty of scenic of scenic viewsviews around around BucksBucks baby baby in theinarea the or area theorsound the sound of theofyoung the young woman’s woman’s feet feet County County that you thatcan youexplore can explore from from the comfort the comfort and warmth and warmthyoungyoung slipping back back and forth and forth across across the roof the of roof your of your car. car. of your of your car while car while we wait we for waitSpring for Spring to arrive. to arrive.

In fact, In some fact, someslipping of theofmost the most notable notable sites sites that can thatbe can explored be explored in Bucks in Bucks County County are the arecovered the covered bridges. bridges.

Loux Loux Covered Covered Bridge Bridge & Cabin & Cabin Run Covered Run Covered Bridge Bridge At one Attime, one time, moremore than 50 than covered 50 covered bridges bridges couldcould be found be found scat- scatWe then We then makemake our way our up way toup Plumstead to Plumstead in Central in Central BucksBucks teredtered throughout throughout the county, the county, however however only 12 only remain.

12 remain.

Each Each County County to visit to two visitbridges two bridges that cross that cross CabinCabin Run Creek.

Run Creek.

The The of these of these bridges bridges have their have their own story own story to tell,toand tell,are anda are must a must LouxLoux Covered Covered Bridge Bridge was built was built in 1874 in 1874

by John

by John A. Loux A. Loux who who see for see locals for locals and travelers and travelers alike.alike.

Visit Visit BucksBucks County County has put has put was awas Justice a Justice of theofPeace the Peace in Bucks in Bucks County.

County.

This This bridge bridge is is together together a Covered a Covered Bridge Bridge Driving Driving Tour Tour that lays thatout laysturn out by turn by only 60ft only long 60ft and longisand oneisofone theofarea’s the area’s shorter shorter bridges. bridges.

CabinCabin turn directions turn directions to make to make embarking embarking on this onself thisguided self guided journey journey a Run a Covered Run Covered Bridge Bridge was built was built in 1871 in by 1871 David

by David Sutton Sutton and isand is breeze! breeze!

Let’s take Let’satake deeper a deeper look at look each at of each these of these gemsgems and find and findlocated located a short a short distance distance from from Stover Stover Myers Myers Mill. Mill. out about out about their their history history and what and what makes makes themthem unique. unique.

Frankenfield Frankenfield Covered Covered Bridge Bridge & Erwinna & Erwinna Covered Covered Bridge Bridge Van Sandt Van Sandt Covered Covered Bridge Bridge

Continuing Continuing our voyage our voyage alongalong the Covered the Covered Bridge Bridge tour towards tour towards Upper Upper Bucks, Bucks, we then we then comecome across across the Frankenfield the Frankenfield and and Erwinna Erwinna covered covered bridges. bridges.

Frankenfield Frankenfield Covered Covered bridge bridge was was built built back back in 1872 in 1872 and crosses and crosses the Tinicum the Tinicum CreekCreek on Cafferty on Cafferty Road.Road.

It is named It is named after after the Frankenfield the Frankenfield family, family, who were who were very very involved involved in theinTinicum the Tinicum community community and isand oneisofone theof the county’s county’s longest longest covered covered bridges. bridges.

Shortly Shortly after,after, we come we come across across BucksBucks County’s County’s shortest shortest covered covered bridge bridge – the–Erwinna the Erwinna Covered Covered Bridge.

Bridge.

It is named It is named after after Arthur Arthur Erwin Erwin who played who played a a largelarge part in part ourinarea’s our area’s history. history.

The bridge The bridge spansspans across across Lodi Lodi CreekCreek on Giegel on Giegel Hill Road.

Hill Road.

Uhlerstown Uhlerstown Covered Covered Bridge Bridge

Unlerstown Unlerstown Covered Covered Bridge Bridge – also– in also Tinicum in Tinicum – sits–across sits across the Delaware the Delaware CanalCanal and was andnamed was named after after a canal a canal boat boat Van Sandt Covered BridgeBridge Van Sandt Covered worker worker named named Michael Michael Uhler.

Uhler.

WithWith the cozy the cozy little little towntown of of Uhlerstown Uhlerstown and the andhill thenestled hill nestled behind behind it, it’sit,quite it’s quite the picture the picture We begin We begin our journey our journey downdown in Lower in Lower BucksBucks County County at at perfect view.view.

WhatWhat makes makes this bridge this bridge extraextra unique unique is it’siswinit’s winthe Van theSandt Van Sandt Covered Covered Bridge Bridge that was thatbuilt was built in 1875. in 1875.

This This perfect In fact, In the fact,Uhlerstown the Uhlerstown bridge bridge is theisonly the one onlyinone Bucks in Bucks bridge bridge crosses crosses the Pidcock the Pidcock CreekCreek and isand better is better known known by it’sby it’sdows!dows!

County that features that features windows windows on both on both sides.sides. nickname, nickname, “Cry “Cry Baby Baby Bridge.”

Bridge.”

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Knecht’s Knecht’s Covered Covered Bridge Bridge

Pine Pine Valley Covered Bridge Valley Covered Bridge

AlongAlong the path the path of theof1737’s the 1737’s Walking Walking Purchase Purchase is Knecht’s is Knecht’s Covered Covered Bridge Bridge over over Durham Durham CreekCreek in Springfield. in Springfield.

This This bridge bridge was built was built in 1873 in 1873 and was andnamed was named after after County County Commissioner Commissioner JohnJohn Knecht.

Knecht.

Sheard’s Sheard’s Mill Covered Mill Covered Bridge Bridge

Up near Up near Quakertown, Quakertown, the Sheard’s the Sheard’s Mill Covered Mill Covered Bridge Bridge was was built built back back in 1873 in 1873 to support to support the community the community and the andold the old Clymer’s Clymer’s Mill. Mill.

At 130ft At 130ft long,long, Sheard’s Sheard’s Mill is Mill another is another one ofone of BucksBucks County’s County’s longest longest bridges. bridges.

Mood’s Mood’s Covered Covered Bridge Bridge

Heading Heading over into overPerkasie into Perkasie is theisfirst theof first twoofbridges two bridges in thisin this Pine Valley Pine Valley Covered Covered BridgeBridge area. area.

Mood’s Mood’s Covered Covered Bridge Bridge is stationed is stationed over the overPerkiomen the Perkiomen CreekCreek right right next to next thetoUpper the Upper BucksBucks campus campus of theofBucks the Bucks We next We come next come across across the Pine the Valley Pine Valley Covered Covered Bridge Bridge on Iron on Iron County County Community Community College.

College.

It wasItoriginally was originally built back built in back 1874, in 1874, Hill Road Hill Road in New in New Britain Britain whilewhile working working our way ourback way back downdown but was butrebuilt was rebuilt in 2008 in 2008 after after fallingfalling victimvictim to arson to arson in 2004. in 2004. the covered the covered bridge bridge loop. loop.

Having Having been been built built in 1842, in 1842, Pine Pine ValleyValley is theissecond the second oldestoldest covered covered bridge bridge in theincounty the county and and also has alsoit’s hasshare it’s share of damages of damages and renovations and renovations in its in history. its history.

SouthSouth Perkasie Perkasie Covered Covered Bridge Bridge Next Next to thetobridge the bridge is theisCovered the Covered Bridge Bridge Park Park whichwhich offersoffers somesome spectacular spectacular viewsviews of theofbridge. the bridge.

Pack Pack a lunch, a lunch, because because therethere is even is even a small a small wooden wooden table table where where you can yougrab can agrab bitea bite to eattowhile eat while admiring admiring the bridge’s the bridge’s wooden wooden structure. structure.

Schofield Schofield Ford Ford Covered Covered Bridge Bridge

Perkasie Covered South South Perkasie Covered BridgeBridge

On the Ongrounds the grounds of Lenape of Lenape Park Park in Perkasie, in Perkasie, you can youfind can find Buck’s Buck’s County’s County’s oldestoldest covered covered bridge. bridge.

The South The South Perkasie Perkasie Covered Covered Bridge Bridge has had hasquite had quite the history. the history.

It’s original It’s original homehome was over was the overPleasant the Pleasant Spring Spring CreekCreek back back in 1832 in 1832 but was but was moved moved to Lenape to Lenape Park Park in August in August 1958 1958 after after it wasitdeemed was deemed a a Schofield Schofield Ford Covered Ford Covered BridgeBridge traffictraffic hazard. hazard.

It hasItbeen has been a major a major drawdraw to locals to locals and visand visitors itors to thetoarea the ever area since ever since who have who have enjoyed enjoyed relaxing relaxing by by Finally, Finally, we end weour endtour our down tour down at Tyler at Tyler StateState Park Park in in the bridge, the bridge, usingusing it as aitbackground as a background in photos in photos and more. and more.

Newtown.

Newtown.

This This bridge bridge is theisonly the only bridge bridge in theincounty the county that that Unfortunately, Unfortunately, the South the South Perkasie Perkasie Covered Covered Bridge Bridge suffered suffered is notispainted not painted and takes and takes the award the award for the forcounty’s the county’s longest longest damage damage from from Hurricane Hurricane Ida back Ida back in September in September of 2021. of 2021.

The Thecovered covered bridge. bridge.

Those Those looking looking to visit to visit the bridge the bridge will will futurefuture of theofbridge the bridge remains remains unknown, unknown, but it’s butdamaged it’s damaged frameframe have have to walk to walk a short a short trail from trail from the parking the parking lot aslot it is asonly it is only can still canbe still admired be admired from from a far during a far during a visita to visit thetopark. the park. accessible accessible by foot. by foot.

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JEFF JEFFFERRELL FERRELL TEA TEAMM

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Covid restrictions restrictions limit limit him, it him, inspired it inspired the creation the creation of a real of a real teamwork teamwork makes makes thethe dream dream work workCovid estateestate team.team.

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YourHome.Life YourHome.Life

way that way empowers that empowers themthem to grow to grow in their in their homehome and in and their in their life. life.

HeroHero in theinMaking the Making

For REALTOR®, For REALTOR®, teamteam leader, leader, and soon-to-be and soon-to-be broker broker Jeff JeffJeff grew Jeff grew up inup Delaware in Delaware County County in a family in a family that put thattheir put their Ferrell, Ferrell, 20232023 is all is about all about growth. growth.

WhenWhen he entered he entered the the love for loveothers for others into action. into action.

He raised He raised seeing seeing eye dogs eye dogs as a 4H as a 4H real estate real estate industry industry six years six years ago, he ago, was heable was to able draw to draw project, project, with with his mom’s his mom’s help.help.

At theAtage theofage 16 of Jeff 16followed Jeff followed in in from from everything everything he had helearned had learned in 20in years 20 years of manageof manage- his grandfather’s his grandfather’s footsteps footsteps by becoming by becoming a volunteer a volunteer firefighter firefighter rial experience rial experience and customer and customer service. service.

Instead Instead of letting of letting for many for many years.years.

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OverOver the years the years Jeff met Jeffmany met many wonderful wonderful people people at Staples, at Staples, but but his favorite his favorite person person was awas coworker a coworker named named Julia.Julia.

She genuinely She genuinely caredcared aboutabout her teammates her teammates and the andcustomers the customers they served, they served, and and she worked she worked hard hard to provide to provide for herself for herself and her andfive-year-old her five-year-old son. son.

She was Shepursuing was pursuing her dream her dream to become to become a nurse a nurse and that and inspired that inspired Jeff to Jeff consider to consider goinggoing back back to school to school to earn to earn a degree a degree as well. as well.

HomeHome Sweet Sweet HomeHome

Jeff and JeffJulia and Julia werewere married married in 2007. in 2007.

TheyThey werewere both both full-time full-time college college students. students.

Jeff was Jeffworking was working on hisonbachelor’s his bachelor’s degree degree in in Business Business and Management, and Management, and Julia and Julia was enrolled was enrolled in nursing in nursing school. school.

In June In June 20102010 the Ferrells the Ferrells bought bought their their first house, first house, and the and the experience experience was so was positive so positive and rewarding and rewarding that itthat planted it planted a seed a seed in in Jeff’sJeff’s mindmind aboutabout pursuing pursuing real estate real estate as a career as a career in theinfuture. the future.

Having Having witnessed witnessed Jeff’sJeff’s character, character, leadership, leadership, connections connections with with people, people, and his andgenuine his genuine desiredesire to serve to serve others, others, one ofone theofcoaches the coaches of Jeff’s of Jeff’s son’sson’s baseball baseball teamteam encouraged encouraged Jeff to Jeff consider to consider earning earning his real hisestate real estate license. license.

High High school school classes classes did not didhold not his hold his attention. attention.

Jeff longed Jeff longed to learn to learn in thein the real world real world rather rather than than a classroom. a classroom.

He wanted He wanted to start to start making making a hands-on a hands-on difference difference in peoples’ in peoples’ lives lives and believed and believed that the thatbest the way best for wayhim forto him start to start was was to join tothe joinNavy. the Navy.

Although Although both both of hisof his parents parents werewere teachers, teachers, they understood they understood his heart his heart and agreed and agreed that he that could he could earn earn his GED his GED rather rather than than simply simply continue continue the the traditional traditional route.route.

AfterAfter earning earning his GED, his GED, Jeff enlisted Jeff enlisted in in the Navy the Navy and served and served aboard aboard the USS the USS Jacksonville, Jacksonville, a fastaattack fast attack submarine. submarine.

WhenWhen he returned he returned homehome Jeff continued Jeff continued serving serving as a volunteer as a volunteer firefighter firefighter and and worked worked a night a night shift shift job tojob beto able be to able to pay bills. pay bills.

In 1999 In 1999 Jeff started Jeff started working working at Kinkos. at Kinkos.

SoonSoon he was hehandling was handling corporate corporate cli- clients as ents theasProduction the Production Manager.

Manager.

AfterAfter serving serving therethere for three for three years,years, fostering fostering relationships relationships with with teamteam members members and and with with clients, clients, he was heoffered was offered the position the position of Operations of Operations Manager Manager at Staples. at Staples.

His His diligence diligence and ability and ability to connect to connect with with internal internal and external and external customers customers earned earned him ahim promotion a promotion to Sales to Sales Manager Manager and and then then General General Manager.

Manager.

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Life Life By 2012 By 2012 Jeff had Jeffearned had earned his degree his degree and life andseemed life seemed to settle to settle into intoNew New Jeff became a licensed a licensed REALTOR® REALTOR® March March 2017.2017.

He He a more a more comfortable comfortable routine. routine.

That That is, until is, until Staples Staples started started downdown-Jeff became continued working working at DriveTime at DriveTime for five formonths, five months, sizingsizing the next the year. next year.

Shortly Shortly after after Jeff and JeffJulia and Julia had welcomed had welcomed continued and he then and heJulia and Julia decided decided that itthat wasittime was for time for their their newborn newborn son into son their into their family, family, Jeff was Jeffinformed was informed that he that he and then him to him focus to focus on real on estate real estate full-time. full-time.

He learned He learned wouldwould be receiving be receiving a severance a severance package package but that but he that needed he needed to to a lot during a lot during his time his at time KW atLanghorne KW Langhorne and saw and saw secure secure otherother employment. employment. growth growth in himself in himself and his andbusiness his business each each year. year.

Having Having his hard-earned his hard-earned degree degree actually actually separated separated him from him from otherother In 2019 Jeff had Jeffthe hadopportunity the opportunity to help to sell helphis sell his candidates candidates and helped and helped him earn him aearn job aatjob The atPrinceton The Princeton University UniversityIn 2019 uncle’s house. house.

During During the process the process he realized he realized he he StoreStore the summer the summer of 2013. of 2013.

That That fall hefall started he started coaching coaching his oldest his oldestuncle’s wanted wanted to (and to (and needed needed to) learn to) learn moremore aboutabout the the son’s son’s baseball baseball team.team.

He was Heawas great a great leader, leader, and did andwell did as well theas the Store’s Store’s Director, Director, but the butjob thedidn’t job didn’t feel fulfilling feel fulfilling or rewarding. or rewarding.

Jeff Jeff was filled was filled with with creative creative ideasideas for helping for helping teamteam members members growgrow pro- professionally, fessionally, but there but there was no was outlet no outlet for him forto him utilize to utilize his vision. his vision.

In theInspring the spring of 2016 of 2016 Jeff accepted Jeff accepted a position a position as Reconditioning as Reconditioning Manager Manager at DriveTime at DriveTime where where he managed he managed 200 mechanics.

200 mechanics.

He He was still waslimited still limited in how in he how could he could impact impact others, others, but there but there was awas a greater greater opportunity opportunity for him forto him mentor to mentor others. others.

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Jeffrey Jeffrey Ferrell Ferrell TeamTeam

The team The team has expanded has expanded and includes and includes four four additional additional teamteam members. members.

Nathan Nathan Hodson Hodson is licensed is licensed to serve to serve in Philadelphia in Philadelphia and and New New Jersey.

Jersey.

CindyCindy Amato Amato and Christine and Christine Pieczynski Pieczynski both both had long had and longsuccessful and successful careers careers before before entering entering into the intoreal theestate real estate industry. industry.

AgentAgent Andrea Andrea Betancourt Betancourt helpshelps the team the team reachreach moremore clients clients as sheasisshe fluent is fluent in both in both English English and Spanish. and Spanish.

As part As of part theofOpus the Opus Elite Elite family, family, Jeff and Jeff and his team his team give back give back in ways in ways that support that support the local the local community community including including food food and and toy drives, toy drives, and monthly and monthly opportunities opportunities to to celebrate celebrate local local artists artists and small and small business business owners. owners.

TheyThey are also are involved also involved in giving in giving back,back, or helping or helping connect connect people people to available to available resources, resources, in organic in organic waysways as they as hear they hear aboutabout the needs the needs of others. of others.

Home.Life Home.Life

Jeff still Jeffmaintains still maintains an active an active mortgage mortgage loan loan officer officer license license in Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania and New and New Jersey, Jersey, and actively and actively serves serves both both typestypes of of clients clients with with knowledge knowledge and integrity. and integrity.

He isHe is also continuing also continuing the tradition the tradition of coaching of coaching the youth the youth baseball baseball teamteam on which on which his midhis middle son dleplays. son plays.

Jeff isJeff incredibly is incredibly proudproud of hisoffamily. his family.

JuliaJulia is a unit is a lead unit at lead Saint at Saint Mary’s Mary’s Hospital Hospital and and works works part-time part-time as a school as a school nurse. nurse.

She She spends spends time time volunteering, volunteering, givinggiving at theat the hospital, hospital, and helping and helping with with community community fundraisers. fundraisers.

TheirTheir two younger two younger children children are enrolled are enrolled in in the Neshaminy the Neshaminy school school district, district, as was astheir was their oldestoldest before before he graduated. he graduated.

He isHe pursuing is pursuing a civila engineering civil engineering career career at Buck’s at Buck’s County County Community College.

College.

TheirTheir middle middle son son mortgage process.

Jeff followed through and became a mortgage loan officer mortgage process.

Jeff followed through and became a mortgage loan officer Community enjoys baseball baseball and karate and karate and isand a piano is a piano before the end theofyear.

BeingBeing a REALTOR® and aand loana officer helpshelps Jeff Jeff enjoys before theofend the year. a REALTOR® loan officer player. player.

TheirTheir daughter daughter enjoys enjoys dance. dance. serveserve clients in a more well-rounded way. way. clients in a more well-rounded “We support “We support each each otherother in everything in everything we we do,” smiled do,” smiled Jeff. “Our Jeff. “Our teamteam works works collabocollaboratively, ratively, and we andmeet we meet on a regular on a regular basisbasis to to “I was that Julia was living her dream of serving others as a nurse,” “Iproud was proud that Julia was living her dream of serving others as a nurse,” discuss business business as well as as well individual as individual goalsgoals recalled Jeff. “However, because she was for COVID patients, I quarrecalled Jeff. “However, because shecaring was caring for COVID patients, I quar- discuss and priorities.

Agents Agents don’tdon’t always, always, auto-autoantined myself to ensure that Ithat would not inadvertently transfer anything to to and priorities. antined myself to ensure I would not inadvertently transfer anything matically, live alive good a good work-life work-life balance. balance. my clients or theorprofessionals I worked with.with.

I earned several designations my clients the professionals I worked I earned several designations matically, That’sThat’s why it’s whyimportant it’s important that each that each member member so I could serveserve clients and agents betterbetter in theinfuture.

ThenThen fellow agentagent so I could clients and agents the future. fellow of ourofteam our team shares shares their their strengths. strengths.

It’s allIt’s all Howard KellerKeller calledcalled me, and us of decided to team up and our our Howard me,the andtwo theof two us decided to team upcombine and combine aboutabout growth, growth, and the andsky theissky theislimit!” the limit!” strengths.

We sold homes during the pandemic!” strengths.

We 31 sold 31 homes during the pandemic!”

In 2020 COVID restrictions put aput temporary hold on Jeff’s life. life.

In 2020 COVID restrictions a temporary hold on Jeff’s

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Sarah Sarah

Peters Peters

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Taking Taking Care Care of Those of Those Around Around Her Her

WhenWhen you consider you consider the power the power of what of what you do you do on behalf on behalf of your of your clients, clients, it’s clear it’s clear that you thathave you have the ability the ability to make to make a long-lasting a long-lasting impact impact that can that can extend extend across across generations generations of their of their family. family.

It’s the It’ssame the same gift that gift Sarah that Sarah Peters Peters brings brings to those to those around around her, as her, well. as well.

Sharing Sharing Excellence Excellence

As Team As Team Leader Leader and REALTOR® and REALTOR® with with the Sarah the Sarah Peters Peters TeamTeam at Keller at Keller Williams Williams Doylestown Doylestown and and New New Hope,Hope, SarahSarah excelsexcels at everything at everything she puts she her puts her mindmind to. to.

“I love “I running love running my own my business own business and having and having the the opportunity opportunity to form to form lasting lasting relationships relationships with with the the people people I meet I meet alongalong the way,” the way,” SarahSarah smiles. smiles.

“Every “Every day isday a new is a challenge. new challenge.

It’s rewarding It’s rewarding to to workwork with with REALTORS® REALTORS® who are whoseasoned are seasoned after after 40 years 40 years in theinbusiness, the business, as well as as well mentoring as mentoring newer newer REALTORS® REALTORS® who are whoentering are entering the field.” the field.”

Following Following Her Path Her Path

SarahSarah spentspent her early her early days days in Houston, in Houston, Texas, Texas, then then moved moved to Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania whenwhen she was she in was in elementary elementary school. school.

She instantly She instantly fell infell love in with love with her new her surroundings. new surroundings.

“Bucks “Bucks County County is such is such a special a special area to area calltohome. call home.

I don’t I don’t take it take foritgranted for granted - the -scenery, the scenery, architecarchitecture, ture, and culture. and culture.

It’s a It’s unique a unique and beautiful and beautiful placeplace to raise to raise our family.” our family.”

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University.

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ThoseThose who have who have year-old year-old Madelyn; Madelyn; 10-year-old 10-year-old Grace; Grace;acy ofacy the chance the chance to know to know and work and work with with and 6-year-old and 6-year-old Logan.

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SarahSarah also started also started a network a network of local of local Whether she isshe working is working on behalf on behalf of of women women in business in business that get thattogether get togetherWhether her clients or community, or community, SarahSarah is is to learn to learn and grow. and grow.

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