About Me
I am a member of the Charles Rutenberg Realty team and have been a Realtor since 2006. I love what I do and believe that it shows in my commitment to my clients. With years of experience in the local market, I have the expertise to assist you in making what may very well be one of the most important financial decisions of your lifetime. Whether it’s assisting you in finding that perfect home or selling your current property, I will negotiate the best possible price for you. Give me a call today so we can discuss how I can best assist you. Let my years of experience and wealth of knowledge serve you in making this a pleasant experience. I currently reside in beautiful Clearwater Countryside.
I grew up in South Tampa and know the local Tampa Bay area well. Having attended both the University of Tampa and the University of South Florida, I received my BA in German and my MA in Social Science. During the 1970’s and 80’s I resided in Southern Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg & Franconia), where I worked at the Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, IBM, Moog AG, Siemens AG and the German Federal Unemployment Office teaching all levels of English as well as basic German to company transplants from the USA. In 1988 my two children, Sascha and Corinna, returned with me to sunny Florida where I completed my education and then taught for the public school system. Once my own two teens had graduated high school and were off to the university, I entered real estate and haven’t looked back!
My area of expertise includes Crystal Beach, Palm Harbor, Ozona, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, the Westchase area of Tampa, Trinity, Clearwater and our fabulous Gulf Beaches.
Member of:
- National Association of Realtors
- Florida Association of Realtors
- Pinellas Realtor Organization
- Pinellas International Council
Designations & Certifications:
- Transnational Referral Certification
- Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource Certification
- AHWD (At Home With Diversity)
- PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor)
LA Times Quote – 3/16/2014
Some appraisers still balk at accepting such information. One recently told Jill Sackler, an agent with Charles Rutenberg Realty in Merrick, N.Y., that he was no longer allowed to do so. But Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, a Rutenberg agent in Crystal Beach, Fla., had the opposite experience recently.
The appraiser “was thrilled” with the list of comps Berberi provided, she said on the ActiveRain real estate chat room.
Berberi’s list included an explanation of how it was created, a map and drive-by photos of the other houses. Her list was of houses built after 1990 (the subject house was built in 2002) that had between 1,800 and 2,890 square feet (subject was 2,360).
She also highlighted the per-square-foot sales price for each comp so the appraiser could see at a glance that the contract price for the subject house was just under the lowest price of houses that sold in the previous six months.
It took some effort on her part, Berberi said, but “it saved him some work and made both our lives easier.”