So Why Santa Fe?

Just saying the words “Santa Fe, New Mexico” conjures up an image in your mind, doesn’t it?  You see the Plaza, kiva fireplaces, Canyon Road, and Native American art. You smell green chile, see farolitos and adobe walls. Taste red chile enchiladas at The Shed. There’s crisp morning air, a run at the top of Ski Santa Fe, views from the Dale Ball trails. And a bit more green chile.

After living in Santa Fe for almost ten years and in New Mexico my entire life, I can affirm your thoughts that living in Santa Fe if the ultimate life dream come true. If you’re considering a dream Santa Fe life of your own, let’s make that story in your head come true.

There are other stories that are important. Yours is by far the most important, so I’m looking forward to hearing it. But perhaps knowing mine will help you decide whether I’m the right Realtor for you.

And Why Bunny Terry?

First, I’m a New Mexican. I love this place, so much so that I write a blog entitled “I Love New Mexico” (not incredibly clever, but so true). Find it here and find the corresponding FB and IG pages here: Facebook I Love New Mexico; and IG I Love New Mexico

Second, I’m a stage 4 colon cancer survivor. That survival colors everything I do now, from celebrating the sunrise to giving my time and cash to causes I believe in. More on that later.

Third, I grew up in a small town (Logan, NM, pop. 1,100) in northeastern NM where I knew everyone. My family was a long line of hard-working farmers. It taught me that community, hard work, and small town customer service won the day every time.

So, if you’re looking for someone who knows New Mexico, who believes in tenacity, and who’s devoted to helping her clients and community, we might be a perfect fit for each other.

Here’s the rest of the story:

I brought my real estate license (which I obtained in 2004) with me and joined Keller Williams in August 2012. Prior to that, I was a partner in Ute Lake Premier Properties in Logan, selling everything from $35,000 bare lots to $3 million ranches. I was also a partner in Dos Rios at Ute Lake, a lakefront development of 92 lots, from start to finish, bare ground to completed lakeside luxury homes. In other words, if it has a deed attached to it, I know how to sell it. Or help you buy it.  Or develop it.

The Logan/Ute Lake experience was invaluable – having had the privilege to work with every type  of seller and buyer for over ten years was the best real estate education I could have asked for.

I’m grateful every day for the perfect clients this business brings me. We work together so that my sellers and buyers can realize their greatest goal – whether it’s obtaining the home of their dreams or marketing and selling their Santa Fe home, one of their largest investments.

I was also grateful to serve at the Keller Williams Santa Fe office as a member of the Associate Leadership Council. Only the top 20% of KW brokers are asked to serve on the ALC, with only 12 brokers are chosen from those top ranked Realtors. Being chosen by my peers for this leadership position was both an honor and a privilege. I only stepped down from the ALC when I was elected the Vice Chair of the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico, knowing that the natural succession from that position was becoming the Board Chair of one of the most successful and effective nonprofits in New Mexico.

Finally, I’m most grateful to serve as the current Board Chair for the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico, a local nonprofit dedicated to making sure that every cancer patient who seeks treatment in northern New Mexico will be able to do so. We provide financial help for everything from gas cards to lodging to grocery cards. This is truly grassroots care for the people who need it most. Here I am at their biggest fundraiser of the year, the Sweetheart Auction. You’ll want to be here on March 12 this year to attend! It’s amazing.

In the past, I’ve also been a very active supporter of  ArtSMART Santa Fe, I’ve been involved in volunteering and teach little kids at Christ Church Santa Fe,  and I’ve given countless hours of my time to Fight Colorectal Cancer, fundraising locally and lobbying at the national level for increased funding for cancer research and changes in accessibility to screening.  As a survivor of stage iv colon cancer, I believe strongly in “To whom much is given, much is required.” I very happily and gratefully volunteer for those causes that are near and dear to my heart.

But I’m not all work and no play. As I said, I love New Mexico and all it has to offer, writing a well-followed blog by the same name. Feel free to drop by and check out the blog that is “all things New Mexican” from family stories to travel advice to recipes for my Grandma’s Chocolate Pie to when you should plant your tomatoes in Eastern New Mexico.  

As a real estate broker, I’m committed to making each transaction the least complicated and easiest one you’ve ever been involved in. In old school speak, I bring my best professionalism to each and every transaction. I maintain a strong work ethic and believe that the client/broker relationship is a partnership built on honesty, trust, confidentiality and mutual respect.

But more than that, I like my job. I like matching people with other people, sellers with the perfect buyers, buyers with a home that will make their Santa Fe life as magical as mine is. I tell folks I’m a happiness facilitator, building lifetime relationship with my clients.

Give me a call. Let’s get started on this journey to fulfill your Santa Fe Real Estate dream!