It’s been 16 years since we first started our careers as Realtors©- and it has been an incredible ride so far.  Real estate is a unique industry in that you become a professional as you gain experience in the field, live!  Most other professions, you go to college and graduate school to gain the expertise to even begin to practice your craft.

Well, we’ve learned a lot, helped hundreds of families and practiced, practiced, practiced and practiced our craft to become the very best that we can be as Realtors©.  We see our work pay off every day as we help families into their new homes, build dynamic new relationships and grow personally and professionally.

There’s a lot of work that goes into being a true professional.  We strive constantly and consistently to stay ahead of the massive changes in the real estate ecosystem.  We really have to think bigger, bring our A-game, stay ahead of technology and implement with training that will allow us to change and stay in front of the rest of the industry.

Designations

We believe that you can really master real estate, so we’re always studying and with that studying comes designations.  We take courses to continue our Realtor® license every two years.  We also went on to gain the coveted CRS (Council of Residential Specialist) and CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) designations.  The CIPS designation is one that only 3500 Realtors® have worldwide.  Members of our team even hold the esteemed ‘Brokers’ designation, which requires even more advanced studies and continued training in real estate, finance, ethics and contract law.

It’s no small feat to accomplish these goals, but we love what we do, from the smallest tasks to the biggest decisions.  People around us rarely ever see what’s the behind-the-scenes and all the hard work and dedication it takes to do what we do, yet every once in a while – someone notices.

We’ve Been Noticed!

Keller Williams held an awards banquet recently and we McCoys went home with our faces a little brighter and our bags a little heavier from the awards we received!  Here’s a list of how we were honored:

 

The Best of Big D is D Magazine’s annual guide to the best professionals, food, drinks, shops, and entertainment in Dallas.  Their editors spend months exploring every nook and cranny of our city to point our readers to the best this city has to offer, from late night eats, to yoga studios.  In the professionals’ categories, winners are chosen after multiple interviews with clients, vendors, other Realtors® and the D selection committee.  The winners are published in the July issue of D Magazine and we always look forward to making the Best D Realtor list.

 

Five Star Professional conducts research to help consumers with the important decision of selecting a service professional. The Five Star award is presented to wealth managers, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, home/auto insurance professionals and dentists in more than 45 markets in the U.S. and Canada. The Five Star award recognizes service professionals who provide quality services to their clients.

In each market, award winners are listed at no cost in a special advertising section within the city/regional magazine and on fivestarprofessional.com.

Five Star Professional also provides options for award winners to expand their presence in the magazine and to share their award with clients, colleagues, family and friends.

Five Star Professional:

• Conducts comprehensive research
• Recognizes service professionals
• Partners with leading city/regional magazines
• Helps award winners gain the recognition they deserve

 

 

Our Gratitude

We’re thankful to everyone who put together these awards for us.  There’s a big thank you from us to each and every one of you who either have worked with us in the past, are working with us today or even if you’re thinking about working with us now.  Thank you to everyone who has sent us referrals to take great care of, to the folks at Five Star Professional, D Magazine, Keller Williams, all our vendors, family friends, to anyone who may have helped us along the way and to you, the reader reading our blog.

Thank you all – you’ve meant the world of difference in our lives and we appreciate you.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have to get back to work, but feel free to drop us a line here to tell us what you thought about this blog or to just say hello.  We would love to hear from you.

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five star award-http://ww2.fivestarprofessional.com/five_star_award
Best of Big D -http://productions.dmagazine.com/best-of-big-d/