{"id":372,"date":"2018-08-20T00:04:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T00:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/choosemyhome.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2019-05-22T12:05:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T12:05:51","slug":"award-winning-real-estate-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/choosemyhome.com\/award-winning-real-estate-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winning Real Estate Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gerry Goodman, a friend of mine who is a realtor in Orange County, California, recommended a realtor named Don Maclary and The Choose A Home Team to assist with my house purchase.<\/strong> Then with William E Wood and Associates<\/strong> that has since merged with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Before traveling to Virginia Beach from Sacramento, California, I contacted Don, told him my goal, and arranged to meet with him. Every morning at 8 a.m., Don showed up at the timeshare at the beach where I was staying and took me out for the day. Sometimes\u00a0 even in the evening, to get an idea of the community and the neighborhoods, as well as the homes.<\/p>\n We looked at homes on the Atlantic Ocean, on Chesapeake Bay, on the Wolfsnare River, on local lakes, on creeks, on flood run-off streams, and on water holes on golf courses. This amazing realtor \u201cgets inside your head\u201d and figures out what you want, then finds it for you.<\/p>\n Three days went by and Don had found two of exactly what I wanted! The homes were in different neighborhoods, so I picked the more traditional area, with lots of trees. Now I have a ranch house on a lake, with a dock, as well as a Jacuzzi outdoors. It\u2019s almost like being in a bird sanctuary! It is in a cul de sac, so I feel that my grandchildren will be safe from traffic when they visit.<\/p>\n A few times a year, I travel from my work in Sacramento to my retirement home in Virginia Beach. Where I am happy to be\u00a0 joined by my family for holidays and family celebrations. Most of the year, the lake house is rented out, so this investment literally pays for itself. When I am ready to retire and make it my permanent home, it will be waiting for me.<\/p>\nI wanted to have a place with a water view.<\/h3>\n
Although my original intent had been to just look around for the four days I was in Virginia Beach.<\/h3>\n