Name: Don Roth
Company: Long & Foster Realtors
Address: 4650 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 29814
Phone: 301/907-7600
Fax: 301/907-6610
E-mail: donald.roth@Longandfoster.com
Web site: www.donaldroth.com
Year started in real estate: 2003
How did you get started in real estate? I was in the computer business. I always handled all real estate matters for the companies I was with, which included on occasion the purchase, leasing and furnishing of homes for executives and employees we were relocating.
How long with current company? Since July 2003
Licenses: Real estate sales in Maryland, Delaware and the District
Associations: National Association of Realtors, Maryland Association of Realtors, Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, Sussex County Association of Realtors and Grievance Committee of Sussex County Association of Realtors.
Awards: Long & Foster Realtors Executive’s Club.
Greatest accomplishment in last 12 months: Two more grandchildren, bringing the total to five.
What is your area of speciality? Properties along the beaches in Delaware’s Sussex County. The owners are principally residents of the Capital Beltway area.
Highest-priced home sold: $2.5 million
Most memorable house: A five-bedroom, four-bath oceanside oasis near the north end of the boardwalk in Bethany Beach, Del.
Worst experience: Leaving an open house I had held on a Sunday afternoon to find that a pipe had burst under the house and that there was a small river extending for a block and a half from the house. Fortunately, the owners could be reached and had a great relationship with their plumber.
Family: Married, three children and five grandchildren
Education: Bachelor of arts in economics, Columbia University, 1956; Doctor of jurisprudence, New York University School of Law, 1962; Master of business administration, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 1993.
Community affiliations/outside interests: The Wharton School Club of D.C., Redskins season-ticket holder, spinning
Last book read: “The Power of Impossible Thinking: Transform the Business of Your Life and the Life of Your Business,” by Jerry Wind
Last movie seen: “Ray”
What kind of car do you drive? Lexus
What is your personal dream house? At least four bedrooms, three baths, one level, huge great room, big granite island in kitchen area, high ceilings, great back yard, water and golf-course view, in a subtropical climate.
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