About Godfrey

As someone over the age of 50, your needs aren't the same as a first-time homebuyer or seller. You might be looking to retire, downsize, or join an active adult community. 

As a Senior Real Estate Specialist, I'm an expert at helping you and your family manage the financial and emotional challenges of selling a long-held family home, or transitioning into an adult community, while utilizing specialized knowledge in reverse mortgages, 401(k) accounts, and IRAs for your real estate transaction.

In today's red hot real estate market, determining property values depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and approaching the pricing assignment from various perspectives, which is why you need a Pricing Strategy Advisor!

I've enhanced my skills in pricing properties, creating CMAs, working with appraisers, and guiding clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values by gaining the knowledge and skills to select appropriate comparables and make accurate adjustments, while navigating sellers and buyers through the details of comparative market analyses and the underlying pricing principles that inform them, so I can interact effectively with appraisers on their behalf.

I sought out the Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist designation because I spend quite some time in sunny Florida, the most southern state of these United States. With its rich culture, international vibe, warm climates, growing economy, luxury lifestyle, cruise ports, and no state income tax, these are just a few things that makes “The Sunshine State” an attractive option to new retirees and individuals from cooler climates seeking an alternative lifestyle.

I’m able to facilitate the buying, selling, or management of properties for investment, development, retirement, or second homes—in a resort, recreational, and/or vacation destination capacity for anyone considering Florida or any other resort and second-home market.

At Home With Diversity has enabled me to work successfully with and within a rapidly changing multicultural market. It's helped me learn diversity sensitivity, how it applies to U.S. fair housing laws in my day-to-day business, and ways to continue to develop my professional guidelines for working with people in the increasingly multicultural real estate market.

Understanding business etiquette nuances for specific cultures, with so many international real estate clients looking towards the US real estate market, I now have an edge in expanding my luxury new construction and investment business to include international clientele from around the world.

1. Builder/Developer Representation

I know how to connect with the right builders and developers, market my services, demonstrate real value, and work together successfully to build a long-term pipeline of listings and sales success.

2. New Home Buyer Representation

Most of today's active buyers prefer a brand-new home. As a Certified New Home Specialist™, I'm able to connect with more legitimate prospects, list their current homes for sale and guide them through the process of a new home build.

3. Infill Building and Development

Infill housing is the insertion of additional housing units into an already-approved subdivision or neighborhood. They can be provided as additional units built on the same lot by dividing existing homes into multiple units, or by creating new residential lots by further subdivision or lot line adjustments.

I've learned step-by-step, how to work successfully in this exciting new area of real estate investment and development to help not only the major players in the development space but also the very important small mom-and-pop investors and developers create opportunities that may not be visible to the naked eye. I know how to package projects working with Builders, Developers, Investors, Architects, and Engineers in one of the fastest-growing areas of real estate success.

4. Building Lot and Land Sales

With the City of Boston facing a serious housing shortage, I've learned how to apply my Certified New Home Specialist™ strategies for "bird-dogging" raw land and working with Developers, Builders, and Investors to bring more much-needed inventory to the market.

1. Materials, Methods, Structure, and Terminology

We live in an HGTV world, so it's never been more important for real estate professionals to speak the language of residential construction as true real estate professionals. The Residential Construction Certified certification allows me to communicate more confidently with buyers, sellers, builders, contractors, inspectors, appraisers, designers, and more. 

2. Architectural Design Process, Blueprint-Reading

I'm prepared to offer professional guidance to my clients as they plan their new construction or home improvement projects. I assist with the evaluation of interior and exterior design features to help them make the most of their home and their investment.

3. Understanding Site Design and Topography

I've learned to recognize the important factors in site design to help my clients compare building sites or existing homes — and guide them through the process of planning outdoor spaces and dealing with issues relative to zoning and site engineering requirements. 

4. Step-by-Step Construction from the Ground Up

Combining audio and hundreds of graphics & onsite construction photos, this program takes your training experience far beyond what can be done in the typical classroom setting. Gaining a deep understanding of the construction process, contractor's roles, inspections, and more, I walk lockstep with my developers and new construction buyers through the entire process from start to close.

5. Details of Quality Construction and Design

I apply my expertise to help my client make their best decisions — and assure both client satisfaction and referral recommendations. I help them compare specifications, pricing, and quality, and better guide them through the planning process of new construction or remodeling.