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Mary Pope-Handy, CRS, ABR, E-Pro, SRES

Realtor,CRS, ABR, e-PRO

Keller Williams

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Married to my best friend, Jim, with two great teenagers and a black lab who can't be trusted to "watch" your food. We live in Los Gatos, California (which is a quaint town with a fun downtown area snuggled into the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is a suburb of San Jose - so part of Silicon Valley). We love to travel and stay in touch with our extended family. I collect ghost stories.

Professional Stuff:

  • Full time, second generation Realtor (since Feb 1993)
  • Selling homes all over Silicon Valley (aka Santa Clara County, the San Jose area) and focusing on the west valley communities of Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cambrian Park, Almaden Valley, Campbell, and Monte Sereno. Native of this area, which was once called "The Valley of Heart's Delight".
  • Who/what: Tons of experience with seniors and long distance buyers and sellers. All price ranges. Condos/townhomes/single family homes. (Not mobile homes, raw land or mountain properties.) High tech, high touch, "helping nice folks to buy and sell homes".
  • Co-author of a book, "Get The Best Deal When Selling Your Home In Silicon Valley".
  • Education junkie: CRS, ABR, e-PRO, SRES, ASP, RECS, CNHS, ACRE.
  • Blogger & web marketing specialist - multiple blogs and sites, including one on haunted real estate. Main sites and blogs are www.DelightHomes.com (aka www.PopeHandy.com), www.ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com, and www.LiveInLosGatos.com.

    • My Comments

    • Hi Dian, Twice recently,
      By November 19, 2008 - 7:29am

      Hi Dian, Twice recently, I've run into this scenario - someone wants to hire one agent for two transactions not in the same market area. The reason? The desire to get a piece of the agent's commission. The thinking is that if one agent gets two deals, a little of that money should go to the client. It gives us quite a bit to talk about.... Mary Pope-Handy Keller Williams Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)

    • Jay, I enjoyed reading your
      By November 14, 2008 - 8:45am

      Jay, I enjoyed reading your interview and did learn a few things about you that I didn't know. I hope you are right about foreign investors, because that can really smooth out some of the bumps in the marketplace. To anyone considering Inman Connect in NYC: Jay is a great speaker and a generous resource to fellow bloggers. It's very worthwhile to hear him present his knowledge and insights. (I'm not sure if I'll be there or not as I live very close to the one in San Francisco.) Mary Pope-Handy Keller Williams Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)

    • Hi Chris, Congratulations
      By October 22, 2008 - 7:41am

      Hi Chris, Congratulations and best of luck to you! Last December I moved to KW and love how "nimble" a company it is. I don't think I could work for a brokerage that isn't again. You've taken it one step further and I think that's awesome. Please write about your experiences. You're doing something I've considered doing and might someday do. Mary Pope-Handy Keller Williams Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)