Gretchen Parker | Listing Presentation

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GretchenParker

Gretchen.Parker@GibsonSIR.com

978 394 4708

Global Real Estate Advisor

A leader in the Gloucester and Rockport markets,Gretchen brings her broad business skills and extensive sales experience to home buyers and sellers throughout Cape Ann. She thrives in the fast-paced and varied nature of the real estate business,specializing in luxury home sales,new construction,and investment properties.Gretchen has built her career on a foundation of exceptional service and outstanding results, consistently generating repeat business and referrals from her clients Gretchen is a native of Rockport,where her mother was a highly successful Realtor for 35 years After working in international finance and owning a successful high-end retail business overseas for twenty years, Gretchen returned to her hometown with her husband and daughters, where she ultimately found her calling in real estate

On the buying side, Gretchen's competitive

nature and in-depth knowledge of the local market are invaluable in helping her clients structure winning offers On the listing side, she brings solid data analysis and strategic thinking to her pricing recommendations and consistently gets her clients to the closing table with optimal outcomes Gretchen earned a BA from Bowdoin College and an MBA from London Business School.She is entrenched in the local community,having served as a fundraiser during her daughters' school years and in volunteer positions with the Inns of Rockport Steering Committee and Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. A world traveler and an outdoor enthusiast fond of boating,cycling, hiking and skiing, Gretchen is an active member of Sandy Bay Yacht Club and a committed participant in the PanMass Challenge, cycling and raising funds in support of cancer research

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"Bothasabuyerandaseller,I haveexperiencedthat I aminthebest ofhandswith Gretchen.Duetofamilymovesformyhusband'scareerI haveboughtandsoldhomes in4statesoverthepast35years.I canconfidentlysaythat Gretchenisthebestagent I haveeverworkedwith.Gretchenmadeit herbusinesstounderstandexactlymyneeds andinterestsinapotentialproperty,andproposedappropriatenewlistingsassoonas theycameout.Shewasmeticulousindeterminingthespecificsofthevalueofa proposedpurchase.Heradviceiscarefullyresearchedandsound.Recentlysheguided methroughapossiblecontractthat becameunsatisfactoryafterinspection.Gretchen lookedcloselyatthedealwithmyinterestsinmind,determiningit wasinadvisable. LaterwesucceededinfindingamuchbetterplaceformyneedswhichI purchased.I amstillverypleasedwithit.I amthankfultohavefoundGretchenandcannot recommendherhighlyenough Sheiseminentlyprofessional,personable,hardworking andthoroughlyexpert intheCapeAnnrealestatemarket."

"Gretchenwasfabulouswithmyhomepurchasefromstarttofinishandbeyond.She recommendedandset upappointmentswithvariousinspectorsandcontractorsand joinedmeinmeetingthematthehouse,askingquestionsthat I didn'tthinkof.A couplemonthsafterclosing,shecontinuestorecommendcontractorsforworkthat needstobedoneonthehouse She'sbeensohelpfulwithout everbeing pushy--makingrecommendationsbut lettingmemakethefinaldecisionwithout pressure.I highlyrecommendGretchenParker!"

"MyhusbandandI weresofortunatetohavestumbledonahouseinRockportthat wethoughtwasafind.ComingfromLexingtonweknewalmost nooneinthearea. LuckilyacontractorfrombothtownsintroducedustoGretchenParker.Asfortunate asweweretofindthishouseourluckcontinuedinfindingGretchen.Gretchenwas sooutstandingineveryaspectofthishomepurchasethat weaskedhertosellour homeinLexingtonaswell.Everyoneknowsusingalocalbrokertosellpropertyis thenumber#1rule.Yet GretchensteppedinandourLexingtonpropertysoldtheday thebidswereopen,overaskingprice Fromourfirst conversationI couldtellthisshe wassomeonewewantedtoworkwith.Shewasprofessional,yet understanding.Her guidancewasthoroughandperfect buthergreatestqualitywasthat sheknowsthe limits.Gretchenknowshowtodeterminethevalueofpropertiestherebysavingher clientsfromspendingunnecessarily.Sheisourrealtorforlife.Wecouldnot recommendhermorehighly."

"InmylonglifeI havemet andworkedwithanumberofrealestateagents,andI have neverworkedwithanyoneonarealestatetransactionwhoisasthorough, knowledgeableandarticulateasGretchen Wemet herwhenwewerefirst lookingfora homeintheCapeAnnareaandshewasrepresentingahomethat wewereinterested in.Shewassoremarkablyandthoroughlyversedinallaspectsofthehousethat it was asifshehadstudiedthehomefordecades.Herpresentationmadesuchaprofound impact onusthat eventhoughwedidnot buythehouse,whenwemovedtothearea twoyearslater,werememberedhowexceptionallyeffectiveshewasandcalledher whenweenteredthemarketforanewhome.Andnot onlydidwefindthehouseofour dreams,afairlycomplicateddealbecamefarsimplerandrelativelytroublefreebecause ofher.Sheis,quitesimply,anextraordinarypractitionerofherprofession,andI recommendherstronglyandwithout theslightestreservation."

""Outstandingrealtor.Went aboveandbeyondineveryaspect ofourtransaction. Couldnot haveaskedformoreeffort orprofessionalismfromarealtor Exceptional transaction."

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Our job is to make selling your home easier from start to finish.And we have the experience and expertise to do just that.What we?d like you to remember is simply this: Together,we will succeed

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For more than 60 years,Gibson Sotheby?s International Realty has been the leading brokerage in the real estate markets spanning Eastern Massachusetts We are an integral part of our communities? we know the neighborhoods,schools, and shops from the inside out to sell potential buyers on the value of the area. Better yet, we know and understand the people that make up these communities It is this deep sense of place shared with our clients that sets us apart.

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Thank you again for this opportunity to share our qualifications.We would love to work with you and show you why we?ve earned the trust of so many clients Trust, of course,is all about comfort It?s about feeling at home. Which is exactly how we want you to feel all the way to your new one

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