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I came to this industry from a lifetime in professional sales, advertising and residential construction. I started out selling new homes in college. I went into the building business and along the way sold my own home many times. It was the use of  a well regarded local Realtor to sell my last rental home which made me think about pursuing this career change.  Yes, like many of you I suspect, I thought the bar for success in Real Estate was quite low.  While I was vastly interested in real estate, I was equally determined to find a new way.

I've found it here.  It is the intersection of a very popular relocation city- Charlotte- plus the  transformation of the buying process through the Internet,  and the rise of Buyer Agency in North Carolina and a terrific Broker-In-Chief, Scott Wilkinson.  In 2006, I led the top team at W & A, then the 2nd largest broker in Charlotte with over 600 Agents. My story is continued here.

Here are a few words from some satisfied customers:

.."Terry assisted Mario and I with a long distance building process, which can be extremely difficult. Mr. McDonald was our eyes and ears during that time. He gave us briefings after he went to the construction site, took photos and even developed a website for us to view."

Or from a client moving from London,  "Terry took the time to understand the type of house we were looking for, even if we couldn't verbalize it ourselves at first. He was very responsive and flexible to our changing requirements with the difficulties of moving from overseas."

And last, from New York City: "Terry McDonald has not only been instrumental in helping us relocate from New York City to Cornelius, North Carolina area, but, he has become our friend and confidant. His knowledge of the real estate, relocation and construction business is immeasurable."

 Meet Karl Gyorfy

Karl has been with me the longest, and his experience grows and grows, adding multi-family and other investment property this year.  Karl is a former Bank Of America relocation from Texas! He is a a Wisconsin native living in the Matthews/Union County area for over 14 years, Karl spent more than 20 years in banking, finance, and technology and uses that experience to your advantage in the Charlotte real estate market. Exceptional customer service, personal care, and an in depth knowledge of the largest financial transaction most people ever make.

...Karl's knowledge speaks for itself, his concern for the client is paramount, and he is... fun.  Ask him anything about Rock N' roll and see what happens... Ever see the movie "That Thing You Do?" That was Karl, 30 years ago.

Karl will be there for you, I guarantee it. Terry

Meet Jim Tyner

Jim came to me in  a unique way, he bought a home from me almost a year ago in Huntersville, and after a short time, decided he wanted to help others relocate to Charlotte. Born and raised in Long Island, Jim brings a warm LI touch to (kidding Jim) to every transaction. Jim has been investing in real estate for more than 10 years, and owned his own company in NY. He moved here for a better quality of life.  Ask him, ask his wife what they found here. He's obviously in a unique position to answer some of those difficult questions.

Jim has been aggressively learning the Charlotte area and is already a whiz up North. He's been successful in every endeavor he has undertaken, he's already a  success here, and I look forward to seeing his growth in this market.

Jim will be there for you, I guarantee it.  Terry 

Meet Peggy Washko

 Peggy came aboard through my Broker Scott's recommendation. What a welcome addition!  Her goals? "To add value to your home buying process... to be the person you can rely on to walk with you thru the steps to owning your dream home... and be the professional that understands the industry and is positioned to stay ahead of the game."

A few words from her customers ..."If one needs an experienced, honest, knowledgeable, and hard working Realtor, one should look for Peggy Washko."   And from another...."buying our first home has been stressful, but Peggy always finds a way to cheer me up when I'm feeling like I just want to give up. I would nominate her the Realtor of the year if I could she is AWESOME!!!!..Michael and I really appreciates her and her hard work!!"

        If we are going to be anything, we are going to be professionals with high standards.

Con't from above....So I began developing CharlotteCommunites.net right away, to help share Charlotte with families thinking of moving. It was what was missing when we came here, and it was the all about the questions I was being asked every day.

Then I added over time the photo galleries at CharlotteCommunites.smugmug.com, we now have over 45 different communities and 1500 pictures.

Now we've added  CharlotteCommunitiesOnline, the blog version of CCnet, and the place where we can keep everyone easily updated. On the blog, here are the most popular categories:

Active Adult, Over 55 Charlotte Communities (here come the Boomers!:))

Fun Things To Do in Charlotte

Charlotte Real Estate Market Reports- Homes Available and Appreciation

Here are a few thoughts we've been working on what we'd like our business to represent:

We are going to be there when our customers need us. This doesn't mean we are on call 24/7- it means that in every transaction, we are on all the time, from start to finish, we look in the places you don't know about and sniff out most trouble before it's too late- we don't take mental vacations! You of course do your part. (we are not hand holders by nature)

And customers will know we are in their corner. Recently I had a customer say, "It was good to know I have a body guard here, " after he had seen me in an "earnest" discussion with a new home sales manager. No not physical, we just were not going to accept the answer this woman was giving us...

And we watch your back too! In every subdivision, there are dog's, some obvious, some less so,  our job is to keep you from buying them. On every house you are interested in we compute three prices, the actual estimated market value- a hi and low, our expected sales price, and a recommended bid price. Taking your lead, based on how much you want a particular home, we negotiate from friendly to Soviet style.

Resume Notes of Interest

Terry sold his first million dollars of homes on a new home site one month before his 21st birthday in Germantown, Maryland.  Terry has been a multi-million dollar producer from his first year in NC real estate. In 2006, he has sold more than $8M personally while building his team to 4 agents. Terry has been a Licensed General Contractor in three states, and has designed and built more than $10M in residential construction projects. Terry has also been an early adopter of the Internet having an on-line business in1995. Terry's degree is in Finance from the University of Maryland and is a few credits shy of a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University.