Your Hometown Girl.
I've lived in Licking County my whole life.
I grew up in Pataskala. I went to Watkins. And when it came time to decide where my own family would put down roots, I didn't think about it very long — we stayed. Three kids later, we're still here.
That's not a marketing line. It's the reason I'm good at this job. I know which roads flood. I know which subdivisions went up when. I know what a fair price looks like in Granville versus out toward Etna, because I've watched this county change for [VERIFY: number] years and I've been paying attention the whole time.
Why "Patient Partner"
Most people brace themselves before calling a real estate agent. They expect pressure.
I came into this from customer service, sales, and business process improvement — which sounds unrelated until you've been through a transaction where nobody was keeping track of anything. Process improvement is a formal way of saying "I notice where things break and I fix them before they do." In real estate that's most of the job.
The other half is just not rushing people. One of my buyers took a full year before we found the right house — and that was the right call for him. Another family is on their third transaction with me. I'd rather be useful now and useful again in five years than talk someone into something they regret.
I went to Franklin University. I'm licensed in Ohio and I sell with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services out of the Pataskala office.
What working together looks like
It starts with a conversation — an actual one, not a questionnaire.
I want to know why you're moving. Whether it's exciting or stressful or both. What your timeline really is versus what you're telling people.
After that I'm pretty direct. If I think you're overpricing, I'll say so. If a house has a problem you're not seeing, I'll point at it. You're not paying me to agree with you — you're paying me to know things.