Name

Sara Bonert {Real Estate Internet Marketing}

Company

Zillow

E-mail

Contact Sara Bonert {Real Estate Internet Marketing} (Zillow)

Website

http://www.zillow.com

Description

A real estate blog about buying, selling and all the stuff in between! I work for Zillow and am happy to answer any questions you have about the site. I am also a licensed Realtor in Chicago.

Real Estate And My Professional Career:

 

I work as the Director of Broker Relations for Zillow, responsible for making sure real estate professionals know about and are effectively using all the resources available to them on Zillow to connect with our audience of almost 9 million monthly users.

This includes things like working with Brokers to set up free data feeds, making sure Agents have created Professional Profiles, and helping people understand how to use Zillow Advice.

I have been involved with the industry for about 12 years, check out the video of me to learn more about my background.

Real Estate And My Personal Career

I am a licensed Agent in Illinois and a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Illinois Association of Realtors, and the Chicago Association of Realtors.  I work for ESM Realty which is run by an excellent Broker, who has great business sense, but it also just plain a good person. 

I bought my first home, a condo, in Atlanta in 2001.  I remember what a big deal it was to be a first time homeowner.  I lamented over each decision necessary along the way and looked at over 25 homes, only to buy the first one I had seen!  After that first process was over, I was hooked and have personally bought five more houses since then, most of which are rentals. 

Because I am always on the hunt for the next great home to buy, I decided to learn even more about real estate and went to school to obtain my real estate license.  Now I not only find homes for myself, but I help others find the perfect place to call home. 

Today I live in the heart of Wicker Park in Chicago, IL.  Because of where I live, I have extensive knowledge about following neighborhoods: Wicker Park, Bucktown, Ukrainian Village, East Village, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, West Loop and Noble Square.

Contact me if you ever want more information about any of these fine neighborhoods.

Check out this article that appeared on the front page of the Real Estate section of the Sun Times on Oct 17th about one of my satisfied clients and her love of her new Wicker Park home. 

When I am not knee deep in some thing to do with real estate, I enjoy staying active.  I am an avid runner and biker. 

Instead of writing fluff about me, I'll let you in on my biggest vice: Celebrity Gossip.  I visit perezhilton.com more than I care to admit.  I try to legitimize my weakness by occasionally writing about celebrity real estate, which I can loosely tie back to my job. 

To relax I enjoy gardening.  Since I live in Chicago, I don't have a lot of yard, but I work hard on the little I do have the few months of the yard that things actually grow.