Personal: I have lived in different countries and have embraced the many cultures of the world. I have concluded that a smile and a handshake will narrow any cultural, linguistic or religious gap when we keep an open and curious mind. Experience:
My Love of Real Estate started before I was born, when my parents (part-time developers of high-end apartment buildings) built their first apartment and gave it the same name they gave me: LIGI APT. (it still stands in a street in Nishantash, Istanbul, behind the old English High School for Boys on the way to the old American Hospital.) My family is Armenian, and from my grandfather I have inherited my love of numbers (he was a mathematician who spoke more languages than one can count on both hands!), from my mother I inherited my love of museums and poetry (she used to quote Verlaine, Hugo and Beaudelaire - an extension of her French education) and my father passed on his love of Real Estate and opera to me. My first property was a penthouse in the same neighborhood, but it was not until I bought the 50 acres of land in Washington State in 1978 that I got the bug! I have, since, loved buying and selling property. Affiliations: I am a CIPS, (Certified International Property Specialist) and a member of the Commercial Alliance. I served on the New World Symphony Community Board from 1989-1993. I edited the South Florida Poetry Magazine from 1983-1987. I was one of the founders of WithIt in 1997, the first women's association of the Home Furnishings Industry in the US. I served on the Board of the Foundlings Club in Miami Beach run by Miami’s philanthropist son, Mickey Wolfson. I was the first woman member of the all male Oriental Rug Importers Association. Education: Graduate of The American College for Girls, Istanbul Turkey Graduate of The English High School For Girls, Istanbul, Turkey Languages: English, French, Turkish, Armenian, Italian Community: I arrived in Florida in 1980 and lived in Hollywood for 1 year before moving to Plantation where my daughter attended Seminole Middle and Plantation High Schools. Then I lived in North Miami for seven years. Fort Lauderdale has been home since 1996. That is why my buyers who come to South Florida, are amazed that I am so familiar with the different areas and all the cities that make this Paradise. |