GARY BARNES--Professional & Personal Information
Professional Education/Background
Real Estate Broker 1994 averages 30+ sales per year
GRI Graduate of the Realtors Institute
CRS Certified Residential Specialist
ABR Accredited Buyers Representative
SRES - Senior Real Estate Specialist
CNC Certified Negotiation Consultant
(Less than 2% of all Realtors have the above listed, multiple degrees and certifications)
Rookie of the Year (a long time ago)
100% Club
Platinum Club (top 10% of Re/Max Realtors nationally)
Re/Max Hall of Fame
5 Star Professional
Multiple Association and Realtor Awards and Certifications
Educated in: Tax Law, Disclosure Law, Contract Law, Fair Housing, Anti Trust, Anti-Discrimination, Building Codes & Practices, Appraisal, and Inspection
15+ years in the building trades: room additions, remodeling, & general construction
College course work in Technology, Business & Business Law, Construction, & other studies
Technology Advocate & User
Portable Laptop since 1990s (1st years our industry became computerized)
Smart Phone technology w/email & text
Digital Cameras
Contact Management & Database software
Virtual Tours internet, CDs
Multiple websites including GARYBARNES.COM, gbarnes.illinoispropertywww, enhanced Realtorwww Tribunewww, homeswww, Homeseekerswww, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo real estate website, MSN real estate website and more
Personal Background
Volunteer baseball & basketball coach, Campfire Girls supporter, Boosters Club, Young Life supporter, LT Arts program supporter, Theater of the Highlands,
Religious Affiliation served on Building Committee developing, planning and completing a 6.2 million dollar expansion and renovation. Served on many committees, teacher, music ministry and more
Hobbies
Like to play golf, basketball, volleyball, and sports in general. Enjoy time with my family & friends and doing miscellaneous volunteer work. Need to exercise more but
GARY specializes in buyer's agent, historic homes, new construction, residential, seller's agent, marketing consultant, buyer consulting, loan consulting, staging specialist, negotiation specialist and listing agent transactions.
Areas served include Western suburbs of Chicagoland.
GARY is most familiar with the local real estate markets within and around the following zip code areas. See other realtors that service the same areas by clicking: 60187, 60480, 60495, 60513, 60514, 60515, 60522, 60525, 60526 & 60559
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