Born and raised in West Virginia, Lydia graduated from St. Marys High School in St. Marys, WV and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Alderson Broaddus College in Philippi, WV. Her real estate education was obtained through Hondros College in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio.Lydia is also a Certified Microsoft Master Instructor and handles all technological aspects of Cranston Real Estate including our technical marketing, 360 Virtual Tour programs, Drone Program, Web Site and network systems. She provides in-house trainings for all salespersons as well as one-on-one computer support. In 2004 Lydia purchased Cranston Real Estate from the founder, Harold Cranston, and became the Broker/Owner of the company. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Ohio Association of Realtors, West Virginia Association of Realtors, Elkins Randolph Board of Realtors, REBAC, SAREC and an officer for the Marietta Board of Realtors. She is also active in community organizations and causes such as 4-H, farming projects, Harman School where she volunteers and substitute teaches and other community events. Lydia is a designated Internet Professional through the National Association of Realtors with the e-Pro designation. She also has achieved the SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designation and has special training and certification to serve her customers age 55 and older. In addition, Lydia is also an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and an Accredited Buyer Representative Manager (ABRM). This designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER'S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria. Additionally, she holds the Accredited Staging Professional designation for Home Staging. The Eco-Broker designation has also been awarded to Lydia. EcoBroker is the premiere green designation program for real estate professionals. EcoBroker Certified professionals help clients market properties with green features, save money, and live comfortably, through energy efficiency and environmentally-sensitive choices. Lydia is a Resort and Second Property Specialist and is involved with representing sellers and buyers for resort and second home real estate investments. She has offices in Canaan Valley, West Virginia, Davis, West Virginia and Marietta, Ohio. Her personal interests include traveling, playing the piano, flying and working on her farm.
LYDIA specializes in commercial, eco-broker certified, farms, land, residential, second home and investment property transactions.
Areas served include Canaan Valley, Thomas, Davis, Parsons, Harman, Dry Fork.
LYDIA 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: 26101, 26105, 26241, 26260, 26287, 26292, 45714, 45729, 45750 & 45786
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