Last Tuesday night, Jesse and I attended a wine and cheese networking event for real estate agents kindly hosted by the Mays Chapel North office of SunTrust Bank near our office in Lutherville-Timonium.

We originally met Cheryl  Schaffer, Vice President and Branch Manager, at the Mays Chapel Fall Festival held last month at Roundwood Center and very much enjoyed having the opportunity to talk with her again.  Cheryl Davis, Assistant Branch Manager, made us feel welcome from the moment we entered the event and we are looking forward to getting to know her better.

To Jesse’s delight, we ran into Sharon Clatterbuck, who is not only a wonderful mortgage consultant, but was an athlete for Jesse when he coached Track & Field at Kenwood High School.  Sharon called her brother, Alan, who also ran for Jesse, and he came to the bank for what turned out to be not only a super networking event, but a really nice reunion.

Long-time realtor for Keelty, Diane Tydings, attended the event and we got to catch up on real estate properties available in the Mays Chapel North complex through Keelty.  Many, many years ago, I taught dance for Baltimore County Recreation and Parks – and I taught Diane’s daughter, Amanda – so it was fun learning how Amanda is doing.

We also had the opportunity to meet and chat with Margaret Rome of The Real Estate Company, who just wrote Real Estate the Rome Way, and her publisher, Peg Silloway.

We thank everyone at the Mays Chapel North office of SunTrust Bank for inviting us to their networking event and for their hospitality.

On a separate note, despite the doom and gloom in the news about real estate, now is really a great time to buy a home.  There are a lot of really great deals out there that won’t be around when the market improves, so check out our Best Buys on-line and sign up to receive our complete Best Buys list.

Wishing you sunshine everyday and the home of your dreams,
Jeri