Name: Dawn Pace
Company: Weichert, Realtors
Address: 7821 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301/718-4100
Fax: 301/983-9389
E-mail address: dpace@weichert.com
Web site: www.dawnpace.com
Year started: 2002
How did you get started in real estate? I grew up in the business. My father was a real estate investor and purchased foreclosure properties, fixed them up and flipped them. Instead of getting a baby sitter take me along with him. After I graduated from college, I started to work for a mortgage company to learn that side of the business. I saved up enough money to buy my first investment property and flipped it for a profit. Eventually, I branched into residential sales.
How long with the current company? Since 2004
Licenses and designations: Licensed in Maryland and Virginia
Associations: Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors
Awards: Top Producer, Million Dollar Club, Executive Club
Greatest accomplishment in the past 12 months: Despite the market, last year was one of my busiest years ever due to my specialty and referrals. I’m lucky to have my business grow to the point where I have a team who backs me up, which is a great asset to my clients.
Area of specialty: First-time homebuyers and newlyweds are my specialty. I also know Maryland and Virginia very well, from having lived in both.
Highest-priced home sold: $1,150,000
Most memorable house: Since I deal with foreclosures, I have many crazy stories! One of the most memorable was a house that had piles of dead flies at every window. It was a vacant house in the middle of summer. The reason for all of the flies was a thawed freezer full of rotten hunting meat.
Describe your worst experience buying or selling a house: The longer I’m in this business, the more issues I come across - the worst are when Mother Nature interferes. I’ve had a couple experiences where rainwater came into the home and damaged the property. It always seems to happen right before a settlement.
Age: 30
Family: Husband, John
Pets: Two cats, Fozzie and Bits
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., 2001
Outside interests: Traveling (going to Paris soon); swing dancing; Halloween - we’re known in our neighborhood for having the “Halloween House.”
Last book read: “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown
Last movie seen: “500 Days of Summer”
What kind of car do you drive? 2004 Honda Accord Coupe
Describe your personal dream house: I love the character of older homes but I also love modern amenities. My ideal home would be a new-construction bungalow with a huge front porch, open kitchen, laundry room on the bedroom level, three-car garage, walk-out basement and a patio with a firepit on a treed lot overlooking the Potomac in Glen Echo.
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