Tammie M Schaech - Bel Air, MD Real Estate Agent - Bel Air REALTOR

What year did you become a real estate agent?
2004

How many years have you been in Real Estate?
4 Years+

What is the average home price in your market?
$200,000.00-$400,000.00

Are there any new developments or trends in your area?
Brac will impact Aberdeen Maryland and surrounding cities over the next 24 months. A major base realignment from the Fort Monmouth, New Jersey base will impact the area drastically. This realignment should open up the housing market with both sales and rentals of homes, condos and apartments. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County and the State of Maryland have been preparing for this move since 2005. I look forward to meeting many individuals and working along with them along with family and friends to help them find housing to best meet their needs. Welcome Brac!

Why do you enjoy being a real estate agent?
With out a doubt! I believe you must love and feel the pasion for what it is you do in your job in order to be effective. Great Realtors produce great results! Hard work and persistance is not only self rewarding but results in very happy clients.

What is the most challenging issue you face as a Real Estate Professional?
As a Realtor you work with the public and their needs. Everyone having such very different personalities and requiring different attention. Adapting to your client/customer and being able to relate to them throught the entire real estate transaction through ups and sometime downs as well as staying focused on the positive for your client in the end! Seeing every deal to the end now matter how hard or challenging it can be.

Tell us one of your client success stories or an interesting moment in your profession.
Summer of 2004 there was a rental complex in Havre de Grace, Maryland which was known Tranquility. This development had been ran down for many years, roofs were caving in some homes were missing windows,doors, plumbing. There were over 500+ residance. There had been talk for some time that the owner was leaving the country and planned to knock down the homes. In fact word of this hit the t.v. news, papers etc. I was fairly new in the business. I could not imagine where these residance were going to live and neither could they. This news hit quick and hard even causing a hostel outbreak and residance were very angry. One day I decided to walk that community and meet the tenants. The owner was very happy to see me come into his community and reach out to these folks. Through thick and thin I met many, many people. Ultimatley I ended up selling 5 family's homes. These 5 family' had never owned a home in their lives and never thought they could. They had less than 40 days to find a home, get financing and move. I worked very hard with each and every person I could and had just a wonderful feeling along with these family's. It was very rewarding to see them so very happy and the feeling of accomplishment to them ment everything as it did to me.

What is your best characteristic?
I will work equally as hard for every one. I follow up and do not leave buyers and sellers to do the work on their own. For this reason is why they chose to work with a professional. I am there from beginning until end. I will not spread myself to thin. I make sure I have equal time to devote to everyone.

Who or what inspires you the most?
Life, my daughter Brittani, my son Cameron and my husband Michael. Every day I have more than 1 reason to be happy, loving and set good examples!

What is the best advice you ever received?
Don't ever give up on what it is you do. Keep you chin up a push forward and you will shine!

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Maryland 1st and than Florida or the Bahamas. Sunny warm year round and a home away from home right here in good ole' Maryland