Thank you for choosing me as your preferred Watson Realty Corp Realtor!  I am pleased to provide excellence in your home shopping experience and your total satisfaction. 

As a member of two MLS and REALTOR boards (NE Florida and St. Augustine/St. Johns) I am able to help you find the very best home. Evidence of my commitment to my profession is seen through my continued education to help assure you of my current knowledge of the marketplace. To better assist you I have received these designations: RSD - REO specialist; Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), Resort and Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR).

My past experience provided me a broad base and knowledge to launch a career in the real estate industry. Like many Real Estate Professionals, I came into real estate from another career. After thirty-five years in health care as a registered nurse, nurse manager, community health specialist, entrepreneur, lobbyist, administrator and quality systems specialist and marketer, I chose my next career to be my passion. I found that what I liked to do best...explore and drive around neighborhoods, hunt for houses and explore them as they are being built or stop in the nearest open house on a Saturday or Sunday, pour over the real estate listings in the newspaper... was FUN !!

All jobs should be fun, so I thought I should add buying and selling to that passion and make my job FUN.  So I did. My husband and I had only been married for three years, we bought and sold in that time 4 homes and three investment properties. And that was before I was a REALTOR!  

Dealing with emotions, social concerns, finances, health issues, family dynamics, personal needs and wants are all integral to a holistic approach to taking care of people as a nurse. These learned transferable skills are what I now bring to every real estate relationship.

I lived for two years on Anastasia Island in the Marsh Creek Country Club subdivision in St. Augustine. And currently live across from the Ocean in the SouthBeach Subdivision just south of Ponte Vedra and just north of St Augustine. It is  a perfect location for me and only 45 minutes to Jacksonville airport for any escape necessary.

As a team member of Watson Realty Corp, I weekly preview 8-10 new properties to keep up to date with our inventory of homes.  Daily I review each new property that comes on the market, especially in my specialty area of Ocean Front, Intracoastal and Beach Area homes through the MLS system.  I am also familiar with many of the wonderful gated communities for golf and tennis in and around Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

“You’ve got to love what you do and where you are, and I love to work with customers buying or selling real estate anywhere in Ponte Vedra, St Augustine or Jacksonville areas.

I am happily married to Dan. He is happily retired! Dan loves to sail his 38 Ft Hunter. He has been a sailor since he was 10 years old and has taught me to be a good "deck ape".  We are members of the St. Augustine Yacht Club and enjoy entering the sailing races. I am the current membership chair - so I can get you involved too!  We have a dog, Cinnamon, a chocolate Lab.  I still work on an as needed basis in the operating room as a Registered Nurse in Flagler Hospital in the evenings to maintain my skills and license.  I am a member of the St. Augustine Rotary and St. Anastasia Catholic Church.

I have two grown sons. Matthew is married to a beautiful young lady, Dayna. They have blessed me with the birth of my first grandson, Micah, on May 4, 2011. Matt is an air traffic controller with the FAA in Atlanta.  Matthew is also a USPTA Tennis Pro but has hung up his racquet for a while to pursue his career.  Dayna is a marketing specialist part time for a local Atlanta based company.

My son, Peter, is a graduate from the School of Architecture at THE Ohio State University. He is very much the bachelor! Peter sees his future very clearly and has started a new company this year for benefiting the handicapped population with home modifications and safety features. He is also a fantastic bass guitarist and wants to start a rock n roll band.  

Dan and I relocated to St. Augustine from the Midwest (Ohio/Indiana). I was born in Trenton, New Jersey, grew up in Larchmont, New York with my two brothers, Kevin and Jim Hackett.  I spent summers as a child in Rumson, NJ and in Forest Hills/Breezy Point, NY. I received my BS from SUNY at Buffalo, NY and my MS from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. I have lived in Manhattan, Albany, NY, Greenwich and Redding,  CT, and raised my children in Columbus, Ohio. I lived for one year in Fort Wayne, IN before smartly moving to sunny, warm NE Florida!

I know that the purchase of your home or the selling of your home are two of the most important decisions that people make as an investment in their future. In providing caring expertise in the purchasing and selling aspects of real estate, I feel I bring an extra sensitivity from my years of nursing to provide quality and excellence in service.

I look forward to meeting you and being your preferred REALTOR. I will take very good care of you and find you the very best property to enjoy here in North East Sunny Florida! You can count on me to be available to you and return your calls promptly. Excellence in Service to meet  your Real Estate Goals is what you can and should expect.  Please do not hesitate to call, text, or email. I look forward to hearing from you when you are ready to take the next step towards selling or purchasing your next property!