Meet Tammy

I was raised in a “Real Estate Family”. My father was a Realtor in Calgary for almost 10 years before moving to Vancouver where he is currently a licensed agent. After only 6 months in the Real Estate industry, my mom had to quit her day job to become my dad’s full time Assistant. I consider myself a Calgarian having lived here since 1989. Before moving to Calgary, we immigrated to Brandon Manitoba.

I didn’t know it then, but my training actually started in high school. Over dinner my parents would discuss real estate stories and news excessively. My dad had the most amazing stories, some I still tell my clients today. My meticulous father is one of the most competent, dutiful and loyal Agents I’ve ever worked with. He truly put his clients first in business. I’m proud to have him as my first mentor stepping into this industry.

Although I officially launched my Real Estate career in 2005, I would say the seed of my passion for Real Estate was planted when I purchased my home in 2001. I was 21. Like most buyers, I made extensive sacrifices to buy my first home, including selling my first beloved motorcycle, and working 3 jobs simultaneously for a full year to save up. I couldn’t sleep the night before my possession. I was giddy and excited, overdosed on Better Homes & Garden magazines (Pinterest did not exist in 2001). When my Agent/dad handed me the keys to my first house, the exhiliarion I felt is a high I chase through my clients until this very day. When I hand my clients their keys for the first time, I feel the same giddiness and excitement for them. Every hurdle my clients have crossed to buy a home, all the hours spent scrutinizing properties with me by their side, all their dreams come into fruition in this very moment. Whether it’s a purchase or sale, it’s a big deal. I take my job with all of it’s giddiness seriously.

Prior to obtaining my license to be Realtor, I was a bilingual assistant (ESL), server & bartender, entrepreneur with phone books (if you meet me, ask me about this hilarious 3 year period of my life), and a 3rd year university drop out – computer science major. I finally had to accept that hours in a lab working on assignments and programming was not me. I craved interaction and found I enjoyed my shifts at Red Lobster more than heading to lectures at the University. Oh and in 2012 I took most of that year off of full time Real Estate. I went back to College. This time Fairview College for my motorcycle mechanics certificate. After I finished, I was employed to work on motorcycles as a junior mechanic 4 days a week while working part time as a Real Estate Agent around those hours. I learned a lot from that experience but mostly my appreciation for my Real Estate career was solidified by the end of 2012.

At the end of 2012 I joined a mega team. Although I benefited from the success of consistently being one of the top producers on that team, and achieving multiple awards, I was missing something. Remember, I value interaction. Being that busy and closing that many deals in a year, the quality of relationship I had with my clients was not to my satisfaction. There’s a difference between service and relationship. You can have the best of both with the right Agent.

As of January 1st 2017, I’m a proud Realtor and Managing Partner of The Good Agent Inc. We are well aware of all the reasons people shy aware from Realtors – we are here to change that!

In June of 2017, from the help of my wonderful new found work/life balance I was able to achieve, I got married and started a family all at once. I now have one more skill to add to my list of Real Estate Agent skills – being able to see a home through practical mom eyes. Life is good!