At Summit Realty’s Buyer
Agency Division, we are dedicated to providing maximum
satisfaction to our clients. Each transaction is handled
in a careful, businesslike manner with the highest degree
of integrity and honesty. Among our staff of unexcelled
professionals and seasoned agents is Jim Marshall, your
experienced Buyer Broker for our Buyer Agency Division.
Jim
Marshall was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania in 1931.
He attended Bristol High School and Mansfield University,
where he graduated in 1953 with a BS in Education.
After
teaching in the Levittown School District, PA, for
one year, Jim moved to Hawley, Pennsylvania where he
taught
in
the Honesdale School District for 5 years.
In 1958 Jim
entered the insurance and real estate field working
for the A.M. Skier Agency in Hawley. Afterwards,
in 1963 he founded Marshall Associates, Realtors
at Lake Wallenpaupack. From 1963 through 1985 Marshall
Associates
expanded, adding sales offices in Honesdale and Hamlin.
Joining
the Coldwell Banker Franchise in 1985 he added 5 additional
branch offices in Pike, Wayne
and Lackawanna
counties throughout Pennsylvania and Port Jervis,
New York. For five of the six years he remained
in the
Coldwell Banker Chairman's Circle by reaching required
income
levels. At that time, only the top 25 Coldwell
Banker companies throughout the U.S. were chosen for
this
honor.
During the nearly 45
years of being in the real estate business, he had grown
from
a sole proprietorship
to
a corporate structure with nine offices and a
support and sales staff of approximately 125 people.
The
growth allowed Jim a great familiarity with the
entire area
of Northeastern Pennsylvania. During these years,
Jim has dealt with numerous mortgage brokers,
banks, attorneys
and accountants. Sales were made to offshore
clients and a large referral business had been created.
In addition, a sister company, Lake Country Lifestyles,
provided a
vehicle for mass marketing of land tracks and
developments.
In 1992 the Coldwell Banker franchise
was sold and he underwent a downsizing of his real estate
activity.
Buyer
representation was emerging as a major force
and Jim knew it would continue to grow and
occupy
a
larger and larger niche. Buyer Agency is now
a major consumer
movement
providing professional real estate services
to those buyers seeking their own representation.
During
all of his 45 years, Jim has maintained membership
in the following professional organizations;
National
Association of Realtors, Pennsylvania Association
of Realtors, and the Pike-Wayne Board of Realtors.
He
continues to attend educational and professional
meetings, seminars,
and schools that offer real estate and buyer
agency education.
Although
Marianne is a native to the Lehigh Valley, graduated from the Allentown
School District, she spent all her summers on Lake Teedyuskung.
Marianne furthered her education by attending the Lehigh County
Community College. Her background includes business manager at the
local town newspaper, bookkeeper for an area golf course and sales
representative for an antique restoration company. These experiences
are assets that she brings to her present position and along with a
knowledge of the local market.
Marianne
came to Summit Realty as an assistant in 2000 where she was introduced
to the growing concept and practice of a Buyer Agency. In 2004 she was
recognized by Summit Realty for her "outstanding team spirit and high
ethical standards"; qualities in which all professionals should strive
for.
Like
Jim, she will provide her clients with loyalty in fulfilling a client's
individual needs and requirements. You can depend on her to access the
entire market place for availability, develop creative financing
opportunities, handle all the complex details of closing, involving you
as little or as much as you wish with a guarantee that all of your
information be kept strictly confidential.
Marianne
is a member of the Pike/Wayne Board of Realtors, Pennsylvania
Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.
