Inspired by her love for dreamy homes and lattes, Melinda enjoys her role as Chief Inspiration Officer at Real Estate Cafe LLC; a chic real estate boutique brokerage serving the Central and Southern Oregon areas of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Melinda shares her unique and stylistic approach to helping her brokers and clients achieve their goals and dreams, while creating relationships of land and life… with a latte laughter.

• Negotiated contracts with REALTOR vendors (Rapattoni, Supra)• Implemented new MLS Rules & Regulations to achieve better REALTOR compliance• Provided education to REALTOR members on new technology and MLS tools• Attended National/Legislative NAR Conventions and lobbied for private property rights• Facilitated strategic meetings to create economies of scale and protect the interests of the organization and its REALTOR members

• Negotiated contracts with REALTOR vendors (Rapattoni, Supra, RPR, Realist, ListHub)• Reorganized a For-Profit Corp and restructured its annual budget• Revised GPMLS By-laws and implemented new MLS Rules & Regulations to achieve better compliance• Provided education to REALTOR members on new technology and MLS tools• Attended National/Legislative NAR Conventions and lobbied with Congressmen for private property rights• Facilitated strategic meetings between two competing… Show more • Negotiated contracts with REALTOR vendors (Rapattoni, Supra, RPR, Realist, ListHub)• Reorganized a For-Profit Corp and restructured its annual budget• Revised GPMLS By-laws and implemented new MLS Rules & Regulations to achieve better compliance• Provided education to REALTOR members on new technology and MLS tools• Attended National/Legislative NAR Conventions and lobbied with Congressmen for private property rights• Facilitated strategic meetings between two competing MLS entities to create economies of scale and blend the complex interests of both organizations while endeavoring to preserve the autonomy desired by its REALTOR members Show less

Specialized in residential and commercial sales, performed comparative market analysis, negotiated contracts, transaction/file management, and participated in mentor program and corporate recruitment.

Implemented Corporate Relocation Services, established website and database management systems, targeted Internet marketing and lead capture system, specialized in residential/land sales.