Who Is Martie Rice?
YOUR Realtor, who makes YOU #1!

I've lived all over the United States… Georgia, Florida, Texas, Virginia, California and since 1991, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. I graduated from the University of Georgia and completed our graduate work at United States International University. We taught English until our children were born and then enjoyed the luxury of being an at-home mom for several years.

Real Estate captured us as my husband and I began investing in "fixers" during Southern California's boom years of the 70's and 80's. Those years of remodeling, renovation and property management have been invaluable for us and for our clients today. I understand construction and I can recognize possibilities for improvement and expansion. Also, I am quite familiar with the investment process and the intricacies of tax-free exchanges.

I love this business! If you've moved as often as I have, helping people to buy and sell homes seems natural. I delight in sharing the enthusiasm of a home purchase, and I find tremendous satisfaction when our marketing and negotiating skills enable a seller to achieve both financial and personal goals. It is wonderfully gratifying when I receive calls from satisfied clients or prospective clients who learned of me from another client - that's when I know that we've succeeded…in making my clients number one!

And yes, I do have a life. Runs on the beach, hours in the garden, stolen moments with a good book, foreign travel, relaxed family dinners . . . all of these serve to "charge our battery" and renew our enthusiasm for our exciting and demanding role as your "Real Estate best friend."

But what do I offer you?

I know our wonderful coastal lifestyle - Wilmington, Landfall, Porters Neck, Wrightsville Beach, or Figure 8 Island!

I am committed to excellence, communication and SERVICE.

I can help you to make this the easiest and most enjoyable move you've ever made!

I've been a resident of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach since 1991, and I know and love our area!

• I've listed and sold homes in neighborhoods throughout Wilmington as well as Wrightsville Beach, Figure 8 Island, Bald Head Island, and Landfall and Porters Neck Golf and Country Clubs. I have the experience and knowledge to serve as your trusted advisor.

• I live on Wrightsville Beach and I understand (and love!) beach and waterfront properties. Yes, I'm one of those who simply must see water!

• I live in a historic cottage and I understand the joys (and headaches) of historic homes and their renovations.

• I know our schools both as a former English teacher and as the mother of college students. There's much more to schools than simply test reports.

• My civic and cultural involvement keeps us well informed. We have served as a member of the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board and of the executive board for the Wrightsville Beach Association (Chair of Environmental Committee).

I can make your relocation easier. Let me be your Relocation Expert!

• Having relocated our family to Wilmington from La Jolla, California in 1991, I understand the relocation process and the personal upheaval it can cause. Let us ease your transition to a new town: I'm eager to acquaint you with our neighborhoods, schools, doctors, shopping, recreation, good restaurants and even hairdressers!

• 43% of our buyer-clients are newcomers to Wilmington.

Think of us as your personal Real Estate friend - You will love our commitment to you!

• I am easy to reach, by mobile phone or e-mail. We feel that regular communication is essential and I guarantee that I will be available when you need me.

• I help you to feel confident and comfortable! Our clients receive complete data to assist them in making a realistic evaluation of property values. Whether buying or selling, Real Estate involves business decisions, and I provide both current market and recent sales data to assist with this. Just another way that I'm committed to being your personal Real Estate friend!

• My sellers benefit from our commitment to remain on the cutting edge of technology. Are you selling your home? I will not vanish as soon as the sign is in your yard! Ask us for our marketing guarantee; look for our weekly written updates; talk to our former sellers; see your home immediately available online at national Real Estate sites. We have prospective buyers who receive instant online notice of our listings, and people can easily find your home, see interior and exterior photos, or take a Virtual Tour!

• My buyers find that I listen! Are you buying a home? It is your needs and wants that will guide our home searches. Yes, I know our area and I'm happy to offer our advice, but always with your goals in mind. Again, our expertise with Real Estate technology and my network of resources provide our clients with immediate notice when an exciting new listing becomes available.

• I am your support in this process. I work for our clients as their representative throughout the purchase and closing process. Representing buyers or sellers, I see our role as a varied one…attending home inspections, discussing repairs, negotiating repairs, keeping you apprised of "the next step" - our commitment is to keep you informed and to eliminate "surprises."

• Let us be your concierge. I provide our clients with names of qualified, reliable and reasonable plumbers, electricians, carpenters, landscapers, cleaning services, decorators, and even painters. No, you won't find these names on our web site; they're entirely too valuable to publicize! To help make home buying or selling even smoother for you, I facilitate the obtaining of estimates for such work; you may be in another town, but I'm not!

I offer professional experience that places us above the crowd.

• I am a member of Intracoastal Realty's Top Producer Group - quite simply the best of the best. Intracoastal Realty, an independent firm, has been the Wilmington market leader since 1975.

• 80% of our business comes from repeat clients or from their friends, families, business associates and neighbors. I take pride in providing a level of service, trust and dedication that is not offered by anyone else.

• I am an Accredited Buyer Representative (since 1998) and have our GRI designation (Graduate of Realtor Institute). Only 10% of realtors nationwide have earned their GRI and only 5% of North Carolina Realtors are Accredited Buyer Representatives.

• I am experienced in Tax Free Exchanges, both as a participant and as an agent. Do you have an investment property that you've hesitated to sell because you hate the thought of capital gains tax? Let us show you how to "roll this property over" and avoid tax consequences.

I would love to help deliver your dream!

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