About Vana

BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: I make myself very accessible to my clients and always work with THEIR best interests in mind. Being helpful and professional are my main goals when I am assisting buyers and sellers in all real estate transactions: marketing your home, buyer representation, and contract to closing (C to C). ****Discretion, Confidentiality, Competence, Courtesy and CARE are Always Guaranteed!!**** AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Residential Real Estate, Homes, Condos and Lofts, Vintage Buildings and Historic Homes, New Construction Homes, City and Suburbs, Sales Center Representation for Buyers in all areas, City and Suburbs. SERVING ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS: Sales and Marketing, Investment Properties, Apartment Buildings, Historic Properties, New Construction, Condominiums and Lofts, Single Family Homes EDUCATION AND TRAINING, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: B.S. Education, 1971 to 1989 Taught Middle School Grades 5-8. **MASTER TEACHER AWARD** Extensive Real Estate Training with MANY DESIGNATIONS, including: Graduate of Realtor's Institute (GRI) Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) (Only 2% of Realtors) Certified Negotiator (CNE) Staging Certificate (ASP) Docent/Member: Chicago's Historic Prairie District, Since 1992 Board Member: Preservation Chicago, 2003-2012 Member: Prairie District Neighbors (PDNA) Member/ Volunteer: St. Basil Church, Chicago Member/ Volunteer: St. John Philoptochos, Des Plaines Docent/Member: Chicago Architecture Foundation, Since 1992 Sales Experience in CHICAGO: Loop, Gold Coast, River North, Lincoln Park, Old Town, Wicker Park, Prairie District, South Loop, Prairie District, Bronzeville, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Beverly, West Loop, West Town, Near North, North Side, Irving Park, Jefferson Park, River North, Northwest Side SUBURBAN Sales Experience: Park Ridge, Niles, Morton Grove, Des Plaines, Arlington Heights, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Glenview, Northbrook, Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Riverside, LaGrange, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Westmont, Oak Brook, Lombard, Burr Ridge, Hinsdale and All of The North Shore Suburbs