David Douglas
Keller Williams DTC
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What’s your area of expertise?
USEFUL Technology (hardware and software), Microsoft Outlook, social media, cell phones and laptops
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
When a Realtor gets that look of AHA then I know I have done my job.
What sets you apart?
I try and use 80% of the technology i have before buying more. And i try to teach and convey this to other Realtors. Use what you got!
What’s your favorite restaurant?
That’s a hard one. But Del Frisco’s ranks pretty high on my list.
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
Avatar – Graphics unbelievable – Story line was ok.
What music is in your ipod right now?
That’s a tough one. I have about 12,000 songs.
Kenny Chesney
Black Eyed Peas
Daft Punk
Motley Crue
Glenn Miller
Mozart
And everything inbetween.
OLIVER FRASCONA
FRASCONA, JOINER, GOODMAN AND GREENSTEIN
FRASCONA.COM
What’s your area of expertise?
REAL ESTATE BROKER’S ATTORNEY, REAL ESTATE LAW AND PRACTICE, ASSOCIATION (MLS, ETHICS, ARBITRATION MEDIATION), MEDIATOR FOR REAL ESTATE ISSUES
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
REALTORS
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate Horror Story.
THE BUYERS HAD A LEASE OPTION AND WHEN THEY CAME TO FINISH THE SALE THE SELLER WAS GONE AND THE LOAN WAS IN FORECLOSURE.
What sets you apart?
MY COMB
What’s your favorite restaurant?
CARABBAS
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
CRAZY HEART
What music is in your iPod right now?
DON’T HAVE AN IPOD, ON MY COMPUTER IT IS THE SOUND TRACK FROM CRAZY HEART
Check out the schedule here.
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Patrick Armbrust
Company Name: Armbrust Real Estate Institute
Website URL: www.armbrust-rei.com
Email Address: Patrick@armbrust-rei.com
What’s your area of expertise?
Beside teaching I specialize in residential investment real estate brokerage and appraisal
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
Helping new and experienced real estate brokers find success in the industry
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate Horror Story.
One evening I was teaching a class and a student fell asleep, snoring so loud we could not continue. It was a little embarrassing for everyone.
What sets you apart?
Helping clients achieve a win-win outcome in the transaction accomplished through successful negotiation, counseling and ensuring all clients have “informed” decision making capabilities.
What’s your favorite restaurant?
My son is a waiter at a little Mexican place in Littleton. I enjoy watching him interact with customers, plus the free drinks are good as well.
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
Avatar, what a spectacle!
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Doug Barber
Company Name: The Rawhide Company, REALTORS and Rawhide Homes, Inc.
Website URL: www.Rawhide.net
Email Address: RawhideNo1@aol.com
What’s your area of expertise?
Land & residential sales and property management, water, wells, brokerage relationships, licensee behavior and duties, risk management, residential construction, land development, Code of Ethics and arbitration, litigation, and conflict resolution (negotiation).
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
Getting paid (ha ha)! In 34 years there have been so many that I cannot choose. I really enjoy the camaraderie of working with and helping other brokers. The vast majority of transactions have been great experiences, and I have learned something from most of them. One of the things I like about the biz is that there is always something new to learn.
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate Horror Story.
Which one! Probably would be the 8 years of litigation that started with a simple violation of covenants based on architectural review committee action. We won three trials, but it was a huge waste of life and money (as much litigation is). Probably one of the reasons I try to help other brokers by teaching risk management.
What sets you apart?
The pedestal that others place me on, of course (or maybe it is just that they prefer that I am apart from them). For whatever reason, a lot of brokers treat me as a resource for help, which is nice, but something I take seriously and am careful about, as I worry about others relying on me too much. Also, being a general contractor.
What’s your favorite restaurant?
In our area, it would be the Elephant Bar–it has the best creme brulee ever! Otherwise, it would be some place in New Orleans where I could order the American Heart Association special with creme sauce and butter all over it.
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
Avatar (or as my son calls it, bioluminescent Pocohontas) and 2012 (possibly a larger disaster than our government). Both are best on the big screen.
What music is in your ipod right now?
Everything from rock to jazz to blues to alternative/indy to western to country to classical. Very eclectic. Right now it is Phish playing jam band tunes.
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Patrick Chomyn
Company Name: 4RentDenver.com
Website URL: www.4RentDenver.com
Email Address: Pat@RentDenver.com
What’s your area of expertise?
Residential investment Real Estate. I have 20 years of experience in investing in residential property including purchasing SFR, small commercial property, property management, Fix-n-Flip Investing, Lease Options, Contracts for Deed, Self Directed IRA’s, and long term acquisition.
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
I love running the numbers on investment property to see what the greatest potential profit for a particular property may be. I truly believe in “Highest and Best Use”. That is where the profits are for an investor.
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate “Horror Story.
Death of a tenant in the unit. It was probably the hardest experience due to the amount of pain involved and sensitivity required with all parties involved.
What sets you apart?
Most Realtors can value a property, many understand what a nice property needs to look like, and some know what the rental value may be for a particular property, but very few know what is required to take a real ugly property invest the proper amount money into it in order to maximize the profits and income for the investor. I have that unique experience.
What’s your favorite restaurant?
The Flagstaff House in Boulder CO.
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
Avatar
What music is in your ipod right now?
The Grateful Dead.
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Jonathan A. Goodman
Company Name: Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C.
Website URL: www.frascona.com
Email Address: jon@frascona.com
What’s your area of expertise?
Real Estate.
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
Helping lenders, borrowers, and other stakeholders work through multi-million dollar loan default situations to make the best of tough situations. It is much harder to put deals together when the stakeholders are at each other’s throats, but the challenge makes success more satisfying.
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate “Horror Story.
I had a client who sold an apartment complex and defrauded the buyer by exaggerating the rental income and understating the rental expenses. The cratering of the transaction was a domino causing several other dominos to fall for both the seller and the buyer. Different chapters of the litigation unfolded over several years.
What sets you apart?
That is a question for other people to answer.
What’s your favorite restaurant?
Dicicco’s located in Old Town Arvada. Fantastic baked pasta dishes.
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
Avatar.
What music is in your ipod right now?
Spanish language education.
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Mark Afman
Company Name: Universal Lending
Website URL: www.markafman.com
Email Address: mafman@ulc.com
Facebook Link: No Special Link. Just look up Mark Afman
What’s your area of expertise?
I am a Senior Residential Mortgage Specialist.
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
My Dad has been a Realtor in Denver since the early 70′s so I grew up around the business and have had the privilege of getting to know many quality Realtors. I also enjoy the feeling of when a buyer signs the last closing document and smiles at me knowing they just bought a home.
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate “Horror Story”.
HMMM. Where to begin… I am kidding to an extent. Every deal is tough these days with the underwriting guidelines becoming more and more stringent.
What sets you apart?
Even though I do 2nd or 3rd time buyer conventional loans, I tend to specialize in first time buyer loans, including FHA, CHFA, and other such programs. One thing that apparently sets me apart is that I have been told that I have the ability to break down supposedly difficult loan and financial concepts into easy to understand language so that the buyer gets it. Communication is only as good as the understanding of the person you’re talking to.
What’s your favorite restaurant?
Rodneys in Tamarac Square, Pearl Street Grill, PF Changs
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
My wife and I see very few movies in a theater. I think the las movie I saw was The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe with my daughters.
What music is in your ipod right now?
Wide Variety, Dave Mathews, U2, Grateful Dead, Chicago, Caidmon’s Call, Handels Messiah, The Police, The Who. and many more.
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Name: Lisa Smiley-Hayes
Company Name: North American Title
Website URL: www.nat.com
Email Address: lhayes@nat.com
Facebook Link: www.facebook.com/northamericantitle
What’s your area of expertise?
I have been an Escrow Officer for 25 years, management for 18 of those years and short sale processor/specialist for the past 5 years
What has been your favorite experience dealing with Real Estate?
The emotional reward of helping people through the most difficult time of their life…losing their home
Tell us about your biggest Real Estate “Horror Story. A closing where the couple was divorcing. The husband sent his girlfriend
as his Power of Attorney. A fight broke out between the wife and girlfriend at the closing table. The other was a husband that killed his wife. That was the day I learned if you kill your Joint Tenant, it voids the Joint Tenancy clause in your title vesting. The
mother was Power of Attorney for her son in jail. At the closing the deceased wife’s family were signing for her estate and the mother of the murdering son were in attendance. Very sad and hard closing.
What sets you apart?
I am extremely detail minded, efficient and care tremendously about the realtors and sellers I process
files for. I never let an email go unattended for more than 1 hour (less actually, but don’t ever want to disappoint). I have written the procedure manual for NATC’s escrow dept, which tells you I have great knowledge in this industry and I love to laugh/great sense of humor! You need that in this business!!
What’s your favorite restaurant?
ANYTHING MEXICAN …LaLomas on Speer and I-25 is very good and Casa Vallarta at Quincy
and Parker has GREAT and cheap margaritas
What’s the last movie you went out to see?
Chipmunks Squeakwal with my 9 yr old niece
What music is in your ipod right now?
I don’t have an ipod. Too busy working to care I suppose.
