I’m a realtor with Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty. I am transitioning into this company after a career spent investing in real estate. My business has averaged about 15 transactions per year and I have taken about 100 hours per year of Real Estate training and education. I have been a buyer, seller, negotiator, marketer and student everyday for years. As a result, I have the practical experience and appreciate the emotional context of every side of a real estate deal. It is often correctly said that your home is your most valuable asset; I believe it is also one of your most personal possessions and because of both my vocation and education I am prepared to manage both.I choose to work with this company for two important reasons:1) Their values. Values like: client first, integrity, accountability and passion amongst others. All companies have stated values, however, this company actually went to their associates and asked what they valued, and then built their image in that likeness. 2) They are the local experts. They opened their first office in 1990 and added 3 more by 2005. Over the last 10 years, encompassing the crash of the financial markets and the housing crisis, they increased their business by 102% without increasing either their physical footprint or their agent count- remarkable.Monmouth County sits squarely in the New York Metro. A significant global trend is the urbanization of labor markets, and New York is no exception. With jobs returning to the city, the demand for housing in communities with easy commutes is growing. Monmouth County is the ideal place to live for these buyers. They live in a vacation like setting, with tremendous schools, yet New York is readily accessible by boat, highway, train, airplane or helicopter for a fraction of the price.