While I have literally divorced my brush hog, I have a passion for country property.  I grew up in dairy country of New York State where I rode field hunters and learned to love riding in the woods.  I was a member of the Goldens Bridge Hounds Pony Club in North Salem, New York. 

I moved to Oklahoma in 1984 and became familiar with riding in a ring, showing a bit on the hunter-jumper circuit, and doing some dressage competition.  In 1989 we bought our 60-acre farm in Claremore and I was able to ride on my own place. 

In Claremore I took classes in horse management at the Rogers State College Horse Center and volunteered in the Bit by Bit Therapeutic Riding program.  I also took courses in the Golf Course and Landscape Management program at Rogers State College, learning to identify and manage trees, shrubs, grasses, and weeds. 

More recently I have taken classes at the High Plains Technology Center in Woodward to learn about oil & gas drilling and production.  I have a rig pass and feel somewhat qualified and comfortable when walking around on an oil lease as well as a farm.  I have also learned how to do landman work, which brings together my many years of professional experience as a law librarian, a corporate records manager, and later as a legal assistant.  I can advise clients appropriately regarding which professionals to consult when their land is actually or potentially involved in oil & gas production. 

From 1989 to 1991 I worked as an executive secretary for Henson-Williams Realty, commercial real estate developers.  I acquired my real estate sales license in 1994 and worked as a buyers' agent for Gordona Duca Realtors for six months before going back to graduate school.  In 2005 I came back into real estate full time and placed my license with Colwell Banker / RaderGroup, Realtors.

My unique blend of life experience, education, and passion come together to make me qualified to work with buyers who are looking for pretty land and sellers who own rural, suburban, even urban horse properties in Northeast Oklahoma.

Following a lifelong passion for horses and country property, I focus on the needs of clients juggling their work and their play, helping families with equestrian lifestyles balance their love of the country with their need for proximity to the city. I have expertise to work with prospective buyers in evaluating a property's suitability for themselves and their horses or other livestock, even when a property is involved in oil & gas production. I bring a wealth of education and experience together to market suburban residential properties, country estates, horse farms, equestrian facilities, scenic properties, and parcels of land.  If you love the country and are looking for a home in midtown Tulsa or anywhere in Northeast Oklahoma, I'll be glad to help.

Some Details and Trivia about Debbie Solano 

General

• Full Time Sales Associate
• Land & Ranch Division - Residential Real Estate
• Many years of experience in sales, customer service, teaching, librarianship, and ministry
• Lived on a 60-acre farm in Claremore, OK for 16 years
• Currently reside in Broken Arrow, OK
• Fluent in French

Credentials

• 1994 summa cum laude graduate of Vince Mooney Real Estate School, Tulsa, OK
• 1994, Licensed by Oklahoma Real Estate Commission (OREC License No. 120358)
• B.A. summa cum laude 1977, SUNY at Albany, College of Arts & Sciences, Albany, NY
• M.L.S. 1978, SUNY at Albany, School of Library and Information Science, Albany, NY
• M.Div. cum laude 1997, Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX
• Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), April 2008
• Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), June 2008
• Certified Home Marketing Specialist (CHMS), May 2008
• At Home with Diversity (AHWD), May 2008
• Member, Council of Residential Specialists, since 2005
• Member, Homebuilders Association of Greater Tulsa, since 2007
• Member, Women's Council of Realtors (WCR), since 2007
• Member, Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), since 2008
• Member, Sales and Marketing Council of Greater Tulsa Association of Home Builders (HBA), since 2007
• Active Member, The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), since 2007
• Member, Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen (TAPL), since 2007

Qualifications

• Coursework in Horse Management, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK
• Coursework in Golf Course and Landscape Management, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK
• Course in Masonry, Northeast Area Vo-Tech Center, Pryor Creek, OK
• Course in Carpentry, Northeast Area Vo-Tech Center, Pryor Creek, OK
• Coursework in computer programming and web weaving, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK
• Coursework in Education, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah and Broken Arrow, OK
• Coursework in Oil & Gas Drilling and Production, High Plains Technology Center, Woodward, OK
• Continuing real estate education classes provided by Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR), Tulsa, OK
• Continuing real estate education classes provided by Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), Tulsa, OK
• Continuing real estate education classes provided by Council of Residential Specialists (CRS)

Specialties

• Country estates, Farm and Ranch properties; horse properties, and rural properties -- I love to go boondocking!
• Starter homes on up
• Most familiar with mid-town Tulsa, Broken Arrow, and Rogers County
• Landowner Relations, i.e., helping the holders of surface rights to understand the impact and ramification of oil & gas drilling and production when they do not hold mineral rights

Affiliations

• Member, Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR)
• Member, Oklahoma Association of Realtors (OAR)
• Member, National Association of Realtors (NAR)
• Member, Council of Residential Specialists (CRS)
• Member, Oklahoma CRS Chapter 
• Member, Greater Tulsa Home Builders Association (HBA)
• Member, Women's Council of Realtors (WCR)
• Member, American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL)
• Member, Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen (TAPL)
• Member, Church of St. Mary

Expertise

• TulsaRealEstateWeb.com
• NortheastOklahomaRealEstate.com
• Finding pretty land with scenic views, hills, trees, good dirt, and good pasture for horses with access to riding trails.
• Helping blended families and "squeezed" families. Genograms and family systems analysis.
• Helping families care for elderly parents
• Helping singles and families downsize after divorce, emptying the nest, widowhood, or retirement
• Helping families adopt kids and pets.
• Helping families launch kids and pets
• Intergenerational relations between GI's, Silents, Boomers, 13th Genners, and Millennials

Awards

• 1973 Valedictorian, Brewster High School, Brewster, NY
• 1973 New York State Regents Scholarship recipient
• 1977 Awarded a Graduate Assistantship
• 1978 Nominated for a Library of Congress Internship
• 1991 Awarded full-tuition Nicholson scholarship to Perkins School of Theology at SMU
• 1993 Awarded the Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Bray Award in Hebrew for outstanding scholarship in Biblical Hebrew
• 1993 Awarded the Charley T. and Jesse James Bible Award for outstanding academic achievement in biblical courses and overall scholastic performance

Specialty markets

• First Time Buyers
• Farm & Ranch
• Lot/Land

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