When people ask me why I chose a career in real estate my response is "it is in my blood".  My father was a real estate broker for over 35 years.  I often accompanied him while he showed properties to his customers and I was an expert with a lockbox by the age of 6.  I suppose it was inevitable that it would become my passion.

For the majority of people, buying or selling a home it is the largest personal and financial decision they will make...