Over 28 years as practicing attorney before retiring and starting a real estate business.Certified Residential Specialist. Achieving this certification required additional education to focus my skills on serving both buyers and sellers of residential real estate.Accredited Buyer Representative giving buyers professional assistance and consultation throughout the process of getting loan approval, searching for a home, negotiating a favorable contract, handling issues prior to closing, and life-time followup after the purchase is completed.Guiding sellers in the process of deciding when to market their home, staging the home for sale, marketing to other agents and prospective buyers, analyzing offers, negotiating terms of sale, handling issues prior to closing, and life-time followup after the sale is completed.Seniors Real Estate Specialist assisting seniors or children of seniors analyze their options in mazimizing the benefits of their real estate assets in the context of their overall retirement goals.Active in local community. Treasurer, Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Director, Ballston Virginia Square Partnership. Past President and Director of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington. Member, Clarendon Alliance, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization.Specialties: Purchase and sale of single family homes, townhouses and condos. Focus on market analysis, negotiation and marketing plan.