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

Realtor,CRS, ABR, e-PRO

Sereno Group Real Estate (Los Gatos, CA)

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Married to my best friend, Jim, with two great college-aged kids 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. Winner of the 2007 Project Blogger Contest (sponsored by Inman & Active Rain) and named in the Sellsius Blog's list of Top 12 Women Real Estate Bloggers for 2009.

    • My Comments

    • Thank you, Frances, for a
      By Mary Pope-Handy, CRS, ABR, E-Pro, SRESSeptember 1, 2010 - 9:03pm

      Thank you, Frances, for a wonderful article that truly does Laurie justice. I know she'd have been deeply happy at what you wrote. Her friends certainly are! Mary Pope-Handy Sereno Group Real Estate Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog) www.ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com (blog & site)

    • Joe was insightful, warm,
      By Mary Pope-Handy, CRS, ABR, E-Pro, SRESAugust 4, 2010 - 8:23pm

      Joe was insightful, warm, supportive, funny, and an all around "good guy" who was and is a credit to the real estate industry. He was great at listening and affirming. I feel lucky to have met him on many occassions. I wish I'd been closer during his illness so that I could have been more supportive. He has the admiration and love of many, many of us in the real estate industry, and he is already sorely missed. Mary Pope-Handy Sereno Group Real Estate Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" Named one of the Top 12 Women Real Estate Bloggers for 2009 by Joe Ferrara of the Sellsius blog www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog) www.ValleyOfHeartsDelight.com (blog & site)

    • Great post, Kris. You hit
      By Mary Pope-Handy, CRS, ABR, E-Pro, SRESNovember 28, 2009 - 1:24pm

      Great post, Kris. You hit the nail on the head that it's all about expectations. Some clients want to micro-manage to the point where it causes damage to productivity. Some are so suspicious (paranoid) that no matter what you do, it is never good enough and they're sure you didn't do a good job even if they can't prove it. Good clients are focused on the right stuff, communicate well and have reasonable expectations. They also appreciate when we deliver. If the rating systems only included scores from consumers who were realistic in the beginning, and included measurable things such as "did your agent do what he or she promised in terms of marketing?" it would be OK. Too many "ifs" though. For now, I want nothing to do with rating systems either. Mary Pope-Handy Luxor Real Estate Group Co-Author, "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley" www.PopeHandy.com (site) www.LiveInLosGatos.com (blog)