Information Rachel Ames, Your Real Estate Resource for Boulder County Real Estate

Education

Council of Residential Specialists

CRS - Certified Residential Specialist Designation, 1/03
CRS 200 Business Development for the Residential Specialist, 9/99
CRS 204 Creating Wealth Through Residential Real Estate Investments, 4/00
CRS 205 Financial and Tax Applications for the Residential Specialist, 11/00
CRS 201 Listing Strategies for the Residential Specialist, 8/01
CRS 206 Using Today's Technology to Capture Your Market, 2/02
CRS 202 Sales Strategies for the Residential Specialist, 11/02
CRS 210 Building and Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business, 2/04

Colorado Association of Realtors

MRE - Master of Real Estate, 12/02

Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council

ABR - Accredited Buyer's Representative, 5/01

Graduate Realtor® Institute

GRI - Graduate, Realtor Institute, 3/00

Vann Ed Real Estate School

Real Estate Licensing School. Satisfied Licensing Requirements, 8/99

University of Colorado, Boulder

M.S. Applied Mathematics, 1992
B.A. Mathematics, 1988
Secondary School Teaching Certificate, 1988

Front Range Community College, Longmont

Accounting Principles I, 2005

Work Experience

RE/MAX of Boulder, Inc

Broker Associate January 2001- November 2005 (Averaged over $4 Million in Closed Sales Annually)

Fowler/Better Homes and Gardens, Boulder, CO

Broker Associate August 1999 – December 2000

The National Center For Atmospheric Research

7 years Software Engineer at the Research Application Program
3 years as a Research Assistant at the High Altitude Observatory
Repetitive strain injury to my hands forced a career change.

Community Involvement

Boulder County Safehouse Guild

Member 1997-2003.
2001-2 Chair of the Silent Auction Committee for the Boulder County Safehouse Chocolate Lover’s Fling

Boulder Area Realtor® Association

Writer’s Circle 2000-present. See articles at: rachelames.com/articles.htm

Other

Boulder resident since 1983
Hobbies include: Horses (I currently own a horse and ride dressage/jumping), Dogs, SCUBA and Orchids.
Bike raced 2 years, Triathlons 5 years, Runner 20 years and Master's Swimmer since 1984.
My Horse, Piper and Piper Grows Up (pictures 5/04)

What People Have to Say About Rachel's Real Estate Services

"We didn't know anything about mortgages and the ins and outs of buying a place. Rachel was thorough and open and walked us through every step of the way. Having talked to other homeowners makes me appreciate Rachel even more; her integrity and commitment to leave no stone unturned is unprecedented." - Jilayne Lovejoy, 1st time homebuyer
"We really appreciated your work and professionalism in selling our home. " - Lisa and Zach Knaus
" [Rachel] was very thourough and prompt [and] helped us immensly as 1st time buyers. " - Kim and Michael Warner
"Rachel, I think you do a great job, especiially for first-time home buyers! " - John Williams
"She was very helpful and made the process less stressful. " - Jeff and Rene Stolte

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