History
I have been a Realtor serving the Rock River Valley area (Winnebago/Boone/Ogle Counties) since 1988. I've been with the same real estate brokerage my entire career. After the real estate crash in 2008, many real estate brokerages in the region went out of business. The membership of my local Realtor Association declined from about 1,500 agents to about 650 agents today. While other offices went out of business or shrank...my office grew. We grew because we have always put our customers first and our customers rewarded us with their loyalty. My office survived the real estate depression of 2008 - 2014... As I reflect on that success I am reminded of a quote from Warren Buffet himself... He said,