My name is Susan Russell and I am a Real Estate Agent serving the Wasatch Front in Utah. I love life! I love helping people with buying or selling homes and real estate! My world centers around my family. My husband of 31 years, Steve Russell, and my 5 children, 2 daughter-in-laws,and one son-in-law, 4 grand daughters and two grand sons. We love being together! Boating at Lake Powell is our favorite! I also love to fly on Southwest Airlines, as I worked for Southwest for 10 years and was able to retire with full flight benefits for life!

My Credentials

• Certified Distressed Property Expert, CDPE
• Certified Negotiations Expert, CNE
• Member of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors and the Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service
• I am working on the most prestigious Real Estate designation you can earn, the Certified Residential Specialist, CRS
• And I am also working on the National Association of Realtors

About my Credientials

CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert)

A Certified Distressed Property Expert® is a real estate professional with specific understanding of the complex issues confronting the real estate industry, and the foreclosure avoidance options available to homeowners. Through comprehensive training and experience, CDPEs are able to provide solutions for homeowners facing hardships in today’s market, specifically short sales.

The developers of the CDPE Designation believe that the best course of action for a homeowner in distress is to speak with a well-informed, licensed real estate professional. They have the tools needed to help homeowners find the best solution for their situation. Often, when other options have been exhausted, CDPEs can help homeowners avoid foreclosure through the efficient execution of a short sale.

Selecting an agent with the CDPE Designation ensures you are dealing with a professional trained to address your specific needs.

Information taken from http://www.dtrrealty.com/our-affiliations/

Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE)

The Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE) Designation Course for Real Estate Professionals is a training focused on negotiation training applied to real estate negotiation situations. This course provides training in professional negotiation and will cover different approaches, persuasion principles, and the psychology of buying along with role plays, case studies, and group discussion topics.

Information pulled from http://www.windermere.com/

Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)

The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest Designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education. To receive a CRS designation, a Realtor must demonstrate outstanding professional achievements — including high-volume sales — and pursue advanced training in areas such as finance, marketing and technology. They must also maintain membership in the National Association of Realtors and abide by its Code of Ethics.

Information pulled from http://www.chrisweitzel.com/

NAR (National Association of Realtors)

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® strives to be the collective force influencing and shaping the real estate industry. It seeks to be the leading advocate of the right to own, use, and transfer real property; the acknowledged leader in developing standards for efficient, effective, and ethical real estate business practices; and valued by highly skilled real estate professionals and viewed by them as crucial to their success.

Working on behalf of America’s property owners, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system, and the right to own, use, and transfer real property.

Information taken from http://www.dtrrealty.com/our-affiliations/