Jerry Waletzko's Resume for Sellers
Please consider this as my job application to help you sell a home in my hometown of Grand Forks, ND.
Over the last 44 years I have sold millions of dollars of real estate: Having negotiated hundreds of contracts I bring to bear a lot of experience so my seller-clients can achieve the success they desire in selling their homes.
I have an ever growing list of over 190 area references of whom I have been able to track: A number of those folks have repeated the buying and/or selling process with me from 2 - 8 times; 19 families have each done two transactions, 5 families have each done three transactions, 3 families have each done four transactions, 4 families have each done five transactions, and one has even done eight transactions … so far! I have also done business with 3 generations of two different families!
I am especially proud of the fact that, over my 44 years in real estate service, 9 different families of former Realtors have called upon me, and entrusted me, to help them buy or sell homes. I don’t think any other local Realtors can make a claim like that.
I have a running list of “Testimonials” from satisfied buyers and sellers. Along with my reference list it is available upon request.
I earned my North Dakota real estate license on June 2, 1978. So yes, I have been around a while. However, and I paraphrase what Ronald Reagan said about Walter Mondale in a 1984 presidential debate … ‘I will not make age an issue in selling real estate. I am not going to exploit, in competing for buyers and sellers, my competitor’s youth and inexperience.’!
I take my business seriously: For my seller-clients I have developed a proprietary program I call the Keys to a Successful Sale. It thoroughly covers all the aspects of the selling process to help make sure my sellers are getting the best possible price for their property.
I am a graduate of the Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI). That is a North Dakota Association of Realtors accredited basic training program. I have gotten a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) certificate which is an advanced training certificate earned by only about 5% of all Realtors in the country! I also have gotten an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) certificate for intensive course work in buyer representation that is earned by only about 3% of all Realtors in the country.
I graduated from the University of North Dakota with a B.A. in Education, 1972; and a B.S. in Psychology, 1974. Subsequently I took college course work in Principles of Real Estate, Real Estate Law, and Real Estate Finance.
Professionally I am affiliated with the Grand Forks Board of Realtors. I was our local Board of Realtors President in 1994-95. Plus, I have had years of professional service in 4 positions on our Board of Directors, including 2 chairmanships and on 8 subcommittees. I also hold memberships in the North Dakota Association of Realtors (NDAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
My peers honored me as the local Grand Forks Realtor of the Year in 1995 for professional dedication.
Every year I continue to take 9-15 hours of on-going professional training as I have done for the last 44 years.
As a Grand Forks native, I am confident I know the territory as “Your Hometown Real Estate Agent Since 1978”. I think I have a very good grasp of how to promote the benefits of a sellers home, on their street, in our community.
Community is important to me and about 10 years ago or so I started the first Next Door neighborhood group in Grand Forks for my neighborhood in the northwest part of town. Today I believe there are about 10.
I have taught many real estate seminars to help consumers understand the buying and selling process. (Prior to real estate I was a school teacher where I learned patience!)
In my younger days, when I was trying to break into real estate, I acquired several years of hands-on home construction carpentry experience. This gives me immense practical knowledge in understanding the bones of a home. That understanding has served me well in helping sellers walk through resolution of repair issues as they sell their homes if needed.
Jan, my wife, and I are home owners and small apartment investors. I have a good grasp of cash flow analysis in rental property and can be of assistance in that regard.
Outside of real estate I enjoy spending time with Jan, a retired second grade school teacher. We enjoy traveling, usually by car, to see family across the county when we can. (Jan helps with the books and some of the computer side of my business. Specifically, she does a great job putting together the videos for my listings.)
We are antique buffs who enjoy preserving old things in our home. We are hooked on fishing for walleyes, mostly at Cass Lake, MN and Devils Lake, ND. I dream of retiring to the former some day and becoming a fishing guide! We dig gardening and landscaping on our ½ acre yard in NW Grand Forks. I am up to 9 different kinds of fruit trees and bushes as of September, 2022 - my goal is 10. I enjoy hunting pheasants with our second Small Munsterlander, George. I enjoy a good game of chess.
For the last 50 plus years I have been dead serious about collecting comedy related material be it; joke books (hundreds), vinyl comedy albums (over 750), and standup comedy DVDs, and other funny knickknacks. I enjoy creating goofy videos and gifs for my friends on Facebook. I do more of the same on Twitter @WellLetsGoJerry using the hashtags; #WaletzkoHaveFun, #JerrysHumor, #HumorInGrandForksND and #Humor. Have you heard a good joke lately? Send it to jerry@grandforkshomes.net and if we do some business together, I will pay for your closing related county recording fees!
HERE IS MY COMMITMENT TO YOU:
I have a serious commitment to my real estate career. My goal is to provide you,
a potential seller, the professional service needed to ensure you are thoroughly
satisfied with the home selling process thru my Keys to a Successful Sale Program.
I back up my commitment with my GUARANTEE of SATISFACTION - it means
you can cancel our seller agency agreement anytime if you are dissatisfied with
my service! (So far no one has needed to do that!)
Check out lots of information for both sellers and buyers on this website.
Please contact me directly at (701)746-4663, aka, (701)SHO-HOME, the Crary Real Estate office at (701)775-0013, on Facebook at jerryatcrary, or jerry@grandforkshomes.net.
I look forward to becoming Your Hometown Real Estate Agent!
Sincerely,
Jerry Waletzko
Direct line: 701-746-4663
Crary Real Estate
4551 South Washington St, Suite G
Grand Forks, ND 58201