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It's not easy being Green!

By
Real Estate Sales Representative with Apex Results Realty Inc., Brokerage

Finally I've done it!

I've always had an affinity with nature and ecology, as far back as I can remember.  Oh, we may have had different terminology, but just the same, I have always cared for nature and all things to be conserved by watching nature and it's wonders folding and unfolding again.

As a little boy on our farm in western Manitoba, I spent all my waking hours and days out-of-doors.  We had no TV or internet, and our neighbours were miles down the road.  So I played with my friends the birds, the farm animals, the creatures of the forest, the fields, the ponds and the streams.  I could swoop like a hawk, chatter like a magpie, chastise like a bluejay, threaten like a crow, and quack like a mallard.  I made up stories and games with the plow-horse, the milking cows, the hens, the pigs and, of course, my constant companion, Nipper, our herding Border Collie, who kept me in check.

So finally, instead of just telling my clients about ways to save money on heat, electricity and water in their homes, I now have credentials to back it up.  Funny, what a few letters do for you.

I now am an Accredited Green Agent (AGA)!

When you're considering buying or selling, consider the Green aspects of your purchase and sale.  Many buyers, especially those born after 1975, are conscious of keeping our planet green, and will lean towards a Green home, all things being equal.  They are usually willing and expect to pay a little more for it.

Besides, a Green home is a comfortable home.

Want some knowledgeable advice on buying, selling or converting to a Green home, give me a call, I'm an ACCREDITED GREEN AGENT now!

Jessica Holtzman
Keller Williams Realty, Inc. - Moorestown, NJ
Real Estate Agent in Southern New Jersey

I think the green designation is going to become more and more important.  Also, I am thinking that getting into the solar energy will be a natrual fit for us agents selling homes...

Feb 16, 2012 11:37 AM
Ken Anderson
Apex Results Realty Inc., Brokerage - Burlington, ON
Broker in Burlington, Ontario

You're right, and it's so easy to be Green (I lied).  LOL   Give it a try Jessica, you don't have much competition!

Feb 17, 2012 12:12 AM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Congratulations Ken! Not many agents have put in the effort to become accredited and you're to be highly commended for going the distance,

Jo

Feb 19, 2012 09:44 AM
Ken Anderson
Apex Results Realty Inc., Brokerage - Burlington, ON
Broker in Burlington, Ontario

Thank you, Jo, it is fun learning what I already knew, but never paid much heed too.  It's interesting how much people are starting to take an interest in it.  The costs to convert many 'green' items used negate their use due to the recapture time, not so much any more as costs for energy soar!

Feb 24, 2012 01:10 AM
Paul Gapski
Berkshire Hathaway / Prudential Ca Realty - El Cajon, CA
619-504-8999,#1 Resource SD Relo

green will get more and more popular and hopefully that will keep prices down.

Apr 15, 2012 11:11 AM