What made you decide to take the leap of faith and work for yourself?

I think knowing what we had in the marriage, and knowing what my kids had, I wanted to make sure they could continue to have that. It wasn’t their fault that mom and dad couldn’t make it work. I had to make sure that I could support them on my own. Knowing that pushed me to step out of my comfort zone to learn the real estate industry . Life is challenging on its own. I think knowing that I ‘m responsible for four little people, made me push myself to keep going. I was raised to be independent and to do the best that I can do. At the time I always felt I was not doing enough for my kids. Maybe that was not the right way to look at things, but that helped me get further in building my career. You just have to keep going everyday. There’s going to be days where it’s the worst, and there’s going to be days that you just rock it. I have worked as a single agent, within a team and throughout those times I was able to lean on colleagues, learn how to navigate the world of sales. My focus was always my kids first then work. Being involved in their sports and school events have also over the years helped build my business due to the relationships I built with other parents.

Where do you see the real estate market heading in the Kitchener Waterloo area?

I see the residential market In Kitchener Waterloo continuing to be strong.House prices will continue to stay strong. There may be a shift soon in where we will have more supply and that will help slow down the crazy bidding wars. Kitchener Waterloo has great things to offer such as two great universities, Conestoga College and we have a strong tech community. Our city is central to so many other towns, that it makes it a great place to commute from. We are seeing multi families purchase homes. A big interest is having an accessory apartment or in-law suite in the home.

What type of real estate is good to invest in right now?

Residential is still a great real estate investment even with the change in higher prices. Its a solid investment and some people are getting creative to purchase a property together to gain their equity to build their portfolio. New condos have been a big hit for real estate investments. Due to high prices to purchase there are more people looking to rent.