Jodie Manale has been an actively licensed REALTOR for 27+
years. She has assisted hundreds of sellers in selling their homes or small
commercial buildings for the highest price, in the shortest period of time, and
with the least amount of inconvenience to them.
And, she has assisted 100's of buyers realize their dreams
of home ownership. This has included buying for the first-time, upsizing,
downsizing, and/or investing. And, she has honed her professional skills by
taking hundreds of hours of real estate continuing education courses.
What special skills and professional expertise can she offer
you? She is a certified affordable housing professional and is very savvy about
financing opportunities for first-time homebuyers. In addition, she is a
certified real estate negotiator, using her skill and expertise to help each
client get the best deal possible. She also has a passion for green building
and sustainable development. As a leading national and local green building
expert and go-to person in the Greater New Orleans area, this translates into helping forward thinking
buyers find homes that are more energy efficient, resilient, and suited to the
sustainable lifestyles they seek. It also, means helping sellers get value for
the green features in their homes that appraisers who often lack training and
experience in valuing high-performance homes often overlook.
Her professional expertise has been further rounded out as a
real estate investor herself. With this
knowledge and experience, she has helped numerous investors find good deals,
use creative financing to make purchases, and expand their portfolios.
Finally, as a native New Orleanian, she is a Who dat? fan
who graduated from St. Mary's Dominican High School and UNO, and attended
Tulane University, majoring in Sociology. She loves meeting new people - locals
and newcomers alike; and enjoys helping buyers and sellers make informed,
financially sound decisions that are best for themselves and their families. And as a social justice and environmental
activist, she has served in numerous leadership positions and on several boards
including the Alliance for Affordable Energy, Together New Orleans, and the
First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans.
Whether you want to sell or buy, give her a call. She will be happy to
help!