From retired US Navy veteran, to successful real estate agent and broker! Ellen Smith-Johnson has taken the knowledge she learned during her 21 years in the military to build a lead-generated, customer-focused real estate business with her husband. Learn how they got started and why they now focus on new construction homes and renovating older homes!
“Knowledge is key.” - Ellen Johnson
Episode Summary:
From retired US Navy veteran, to successful real estate agent and broker! Ellen Smith-Johnson has taken the knowledge she learned during her 21 years in the military to build a lead-generated, customer-focused real estate business with her husband. Learn how they got started and why they now focus on new construction homes and renovating older homes!
About Ellen Johnson:
Ellen Smith-Johnson currently reside in Chesapeake, Virginia. She have lived in the Hampton Roads area for over a decade due to a job assignment during her military service with the U.S. Navy. She is proud to have retired after 21 years of dedicated service in December 2010.
Ellen and her husband, Anthony ventured into the exciting world of real estate as investors in 2005. Unfortunately due to the housing bubble in 2007, they were forced to take a step back and postponed in that trade until 2016. They have now renovated and sold over two dozen homes since then. They currently rent out three homes, one in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, VA and the other in Jacksonville, Fl. Ellen credits her husband for encouraging her and giving her the extra push to obtain her real estate license, establishing yet another fulfilling career.
For additional self satisfaction, Ellen decided to obtain both her Virginia and North Carolina Broker's Licenses in 2019. Accomplishing her aspirations of becoming an agent and a Broker allows Ellen the opportunity to help her clients accomplish their own goals when it comes to buying and selling homes.
Ellen's previous career as a logistic specialist in the U.S. Navy gives her insight into accommodating the needs, desires and wants of her customers. She easily transfers the skills and knowledge acquired in the military to her position as a real estate agent.
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