Ed Pakstas Broker SRES®

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SENIOR REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST DESIGNEE

The services which SRES® Designates provide is to guide the 50+ home buyer and seller through a professionally sound, successful real estate transaction. SRES® Designates are able to provide this expert service by utilizing the invaluable knowledge acquired during the SRES® course and experience gained while actively participating in the real estate market. A SRES® Designate strives to become the prudent real estate professional.

A Seniors Real Estate Specialist® is experienced and knowledgeable in meeting your specific needs and that can make all the difference in the world.

Since I am now in the 60 plus bracket and have over 20 years experience in the real estate markets, you need a REALTOR® with senior experience, knowledge and marketing savvy.

Those qualities, along with a special knowledge of managing the sale and or purchase of your condo for those over the age of 50, is what I as an SRES® designee can bring to your next real estate transaction.

SRES® designees are certified senior specialists and astute to the financial and emotional challenges senior clients face when they sell a long-held family home.

SRES® designees not only can create a customized approach to marketing and selling your property, but they also can work with you to explore your housing options to ensure that your next home best serves your current and future needs.

As we age, we demand specialists in our health needs, so why not in our housing and equity needs as well? An SRES® brings:

• A customized approach to your situation, working to fit your living situation in with your overall life plan
• Expertise and patience throughout the transaction
• An awareness of options and a network of solid, reliable referrals to help you in the process
• A variety of choices to reduce out of pocket expenses, gain cash, or create or defer income streams to either stay independent or obtain financial assistance

REALTORS® who carry the Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) designation are specially qualified to address the real estate needs of those age 50+.

SRES® designees recognize that a home often is the largest and most precious asset that baby boomers and seniors have.

Thus, SRES® designees bring a unique approach to each transaction and interaction with clients. They not only offer a deep knowledge of real estate and the local and economic issues shaping market trends, but they're also educated on issues of particular concern to aged 50+ clients.

Their special skills help such clients look at the big picture, factoring in financial issues and current and future care needs, to ensure that each client arrives at the best decision about selling a property and finding a new home.

Such REALTORS® also recognize the emotional dimension associated with selling a beloved family property and approach clients and family members with patience and empathy.

The SRES® designation is conferred by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council of the National Association of REALTORS®, and there are SRES® designees in all 50 states and in Canada.