Meet Renee!

Hey Everyone...this is Renee!

We just hired her to take over Durham for us...(in a non-hostile totally welcome kinda way.)

Renee will be selling Garman Homes in Fairfield and Amberly and a few other neighborhoods to be named at a later date.

She's kind of a big deal and we love her.  We can't wait for you to get a chance to work with her.

So here's what you should know about Renee:

1.  She's never on time, except for a buyer.

2.  She'll never tell you what you want to hear...she just tells the truth.

3.  She loves Durham.

4.  Her home could be mistaken for an animal shelter.  Seriously, she has 2 dogs and 4 cats.  She's got a thing for saving animals.

5.  She's not Mac savvy just yet but she's trying real real hard.  Real hard.

6.  She said her favorite part of her job is meeting the people...the buyers.  That might sound cheesy but when she left her last community, the homeowners threw her a party.  And she regularly hangs out with her buyers.  That's legit.  2legit2quit.  HEY HEY!

Check us out!

Top Row:  Brian Russo, Gerry Felton, Dan Morse, Kendall Ashworth

Bottom Row:  Laurel Schawel, Alaina Money, Jim Garman, Kristi Burkett

Not pictured, but loved dearly:  Emily Massey, Val Morse, Lydie Epoko, John Douglas

So check us out, right?  Gretchen Mathison and her magic camera strike again!  Thank you Gretchen. 

Me As a Kid, Alaina Sarah Higginbotham

When Jim threw out the idea of each of us writing an entry on who we were as kids I thought, 'really? why should we do that?' but then I thought...'well why the heck not?' Like anything we write about ourselves, it is just further insight into who we are as individuals and as a company. So here goes...

A few things come to mind when I think of myself as a kid...context always helps so I'll start with FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD.

1. I am the youngest of 5 children and while we weren't raised quite as strictly as the Von Trapps from the Sound of Music-they are the closest example that comes to mind.

2. All of us were required to take piano lessons and dance. All of my siblings took ballet, I took jazz. I can still play a rockin' chopsticks overture but I played the Ave Maria like a lively march.

3. My mom is 100% Italian and I didn't know you could buy pasta or sauce from the store until I was well into elementary school. And now that I know how to make both, I don't why anyone would ever buy pasta or sauce from the store.

4. When I was too young to read but old enough to understand pictures I made a lego representation of the cover of my Dad's copy of Newsweek (it was a very simple descending staircase shape) and when my father asked me what I made I answered, 'Budget Cuts.'

5. When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up I always answered, Obstetrician.

My mom says I was the only child (out of the 5 of us) that ever talked back to my dad. That doesn't surprise me-I still want to be heard. I was always looking for ways to distinguish myself from the pack. My siblings were all really good at something and I didn't want to compete with them for the same accolades...I wanted to blaze my own trail and be equally good at something so I could earn their respect.

I was mischievous and entertaining and kinda hope I always am.