Over the years John and I have owned different businesses. Everything from day spas to concrete. While I was in pharmaceutical sales and John was (and still is) looking handsome in his fire department uniform we moved in together and wanted to make our home a reflection of our crazy personalities. If I may summarize it would go something like this. Each home we moved into we spiffed up. John would build something gorgeous and unexpected that would take us in a certain direct. From there the fun began with staging and then about a month later someone would make an offer to buy it. Four times in a year and a half to be exact. To this day our kids panic at the thought of moving again. Insert the creation of Design to Sell.

What started as a staging business quickly turned into construction. We would walk into a home and immediately dream of what could be done. As soon as we saw how enthusiastically our clients reacted we couldn’t turn back!

There we were able to really learn the construction side of things. For those of you who know us or have worked with us you we make a “passionate’ team. Our meetings usually consist of a lot of flying hands and the words “just follow me for a minute” and “BABE you just nailed it!” Working together as a team. John in construction and myself in design we have loved every moment of making our clients dreams become a reality.

Many of our friends and family were surprised to hear how much time Design to Sell spent with realtors helping to bid out their client’s potential forever home. Can this wall come down? What would it cost to enlarge the master bathroom? How do I make the kitchen what I want in a hurry, etc. This dreaming and scheming with buyers really is one of the most fun parts of our job. People are shocked when they learn what can truly be done! Thinking outside the box is our specialty and that is a perfect time to do it! The hand off from realtor to us was usually when the keys exchanged hands but we just fell in love with the process of finding the potential in a home that needed some additional vision. It was at that point that we decided to add real estate to our suite of services. Fast forward one year. Yes, that is how long it took to do that with three kids and a full construction calendar! The journey was long and VERY comical but we wouldn’t change a thing.

You are probably asking why I am boring you with all of this? All of these twists and turns are what have brought me to this place. Not just to real estate but to what kind of agent I am.