My first experience with divorce real estate was when I was personally going through my own divorce. Since I owned a home from before the marriage, I wanted to better understand the ins and outs of how this process would unfold.  I happened to see an advertisement to become a Certified Divorce Real Estate Agent, I signed up right away.  It turns out, I was the one of the first in the nation to get certified. 

My personal divorce wasn’t the easiest and we got close to trial near the very end.

I suggested my ex and I meet for coffee and we use some of the processes I had learned while getting my training to see if we could avoid trial (and the expensive trial retainers of over $10K each).  In 2 coffee meetings, we had figured out everything and only had to send to the attorneys to put into writing.

What a relief. This was when I knew that this was an important element of the business to focus on for people who are going through the exact same thing.

Not only had it worked, it had saved both of us thousands of dollars in attorney fees.  

Once the divorce was over, I started really building this service as part of my practice.  That was 5 years ago.  Today, complex family law matters represent over 25% of my annual business each year.

From my extensive training and first hand experience, I have learned that there is definitely a need for this kind of service. 

And agents who lack vital experience are not trained nor want to get involved with the potential ugliness of divorce cases.  We do this to ensure full transparency and open communication with all parties so that everyone has confidence that all decisions are mutually beneficial.

It benefits everyone to use a neutral, highly-trained realtor who can handle the sale while things are at their worst.  Then, you can focus on starting the next chapter of your life.