Mal Griffin and Sarah Thompson have been living and working in paradise--the greater Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero and Fort Myers area--for 17 years. We love our sunny, breezy, subtropical home, and we think you will too! We encourage you to use our Online Resource Center to become familiar with the many benefits of living in Southwest Florida. You will find links to Southwest Florida cultural, sports, and governmental sites, the "Best Schools" site, and you can search the entire Multiple Listing Service right from our web site! Then, when you are ready, we will help you experience the REAL thing, the charm and sophistication of Southwest Florida?It's truly hard to beat!
"Committed to 'A' Level Service to All of Our Clients" Whether your goal is to find your first Southwest Florida dream home, or to move on to another, Mal and Sarah and "The A Team" will implement an energetic and effective plan to accomplish your goals. With dedication, integrity, and experience, we will give you the information you need to make the right decision on purchasing or selling in "Paradise". We have built our successful real estate practice one friend at a time, by listening and treating our customers like we want to be treated--with patience, loyalty and caring.
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Dedication to Excellence - In a real estate transaction every detail is important, and The A Team is committed to the highest standards of professionalism and service, to insure that your home buying or selling experience is a successful and pleasant one.
Partners with Knowledge and Experience...
Mal Griffin, Realtor, is a graduate of the prestigious Realtors Institute. First licensed in 1979, Mal has helped many families to buy their dream home in fine communities in Southwest Florida.
Sarah Thompson, PA, Realtor, is an Accredited Buyer Representative and has over 30 years experience successfully marketing residential real estate.
Darline Hillard, Realtor, CSP, CMP, CDPE is a Certified New Home Specialist, Certified Marketing Professional, and Certified Distressed Property Expert with 30 years experience in many different aspects of the Real Estate Industry with the past 20 years in Florida.
Barb Dunlap, Realtor, ABR, E-Agent is a successful agent of over ten years experience. She specializes in helping Buyers and Sellers in luxury golf communities in the area.
The A Team Support Team, Our all-important John R. Wood Realtors support team of professionals and our great front desk "Angels"...Jeannie, Elizabeth and Betty.
Mal and Sarah, up close and personal - Mal and Sarah have been full time residents of Southwest Florida since 1988. they live in one of their favorite (naturally) gated, golf course communities, called Pelican sound Golf and River club, in Estero, Florida, which is just north of Naples, between Bonita Springs and Fort Myers. - (See more about Pelican Sound under our Local Info Navigation Tab.)
Mal Griffin, Realtor, GRI - Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Mal was a Navy "junior" who lived all over the world growing up. He has a grown daughter, Kim, a financial consultant of whom he is extremely proud. He is an avid outdoorsman with a love of boating, fishing, hiking, bird watching, and generally enjoying the abundant opportunities to enjoy the wonderful year round weather that Southwest Florida offers. Mal is a fair golfer and an enthusiastic tennis player.
Mal graduated from Annapolis High School and the University of Maryland with a degree in Marketing. He was a Naval Aviator, an A7 attack jet carrier pilot until 1978, a period in which he describes having some of the best experiences of his life. First licensed as a Realtor in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1979, Mal had a successful real estate practice there specializing in residential sales, property management, and small investment syndications.
After succumbing to the lure of southwest Florida, Mal worked in Naples as an investment consultant for one of the top regional investment firms for five years. He resumed his real estate career in 1998, and has since helped many families to find their perfect southwest Florida home. His friendly demeanor and extensive knowledge of local values puts his clients at ease and gives them confidence in his first class, 'A Level' service.
Sarah Thompson PA, Realtor, ABR - Sarah hails from Hamlet, NC, but was raised in the Norfolk, Virginia metropolitan area. She has a marketing degree from Old Dominion University. Sarah became a licensed Realtor in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1971 (at a very young age), and has been in the real estate industry virtually all of her adult life in one facet or another. She has two grown sons, John and Bruce, who are in mortgage banking and real estate sales. It must be in the genes!
As busy as Sarah and Mal are with their real estate business, time to enjoy their outside interests is limited. But as an avid birdwatcher, Sarah takes her binoculars with her on the golf course where she is a beginner (for 14 years!). She loves boating, fishing, tennis, swimming with the dolphins in the Gulf, hiking and biking all the trails around town and in the many state and national parks in the area, and socializing with her friends and clients. It's a rough life but someone has to do it!
Sarah's Florida real estate career has encompassed representing some of the nation's top homebuilders in Naples, Bonita Springs, and Estero, as well as general real estate sales of luxury homes and condominiums. Additionally, Sarah spent six years as a top producing mortgage loan officer for Barnett Bank (now Bank of America). She has always been a top producer, in real estate and mortgage financing. Her extensive knowledge and expertise in finance has helped her to advise and assist her real estate clients. Finally, Sarah brings her southern friendliness to her real estate practice and professes to be on a "hugging basis" with most of her clients.
Selling Your Property - The A Team, together with our company, John R. Wood Inc.,Realtors, has effective and innovative marketing programs and advertising that give extensive local and worldwide exposure to the fine properties that we list for sale. Additionally, unlike the passive marketing efforts of most other agents (sign, MLS, seeya), The A Team employs a proactive marketing plan. We talk to prospective Buyers in our extensive database every day, working to sell your property. We get results!
Purchasing a Home - In our 17 years plus living and working here in the greater Naples, Bonita, Estero, Fort Myers area (otherwise known as PARADISE), we have accumulated a wealth of knowledge that we will be happy to share with you to insure that you find the perfect home in the best location for you.
The 'A' Team operates under The Golden Rule - We listen to your needs, and you can be sure that we will respond in a professional and friendly manner. We brought our southern hospitality down from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and our low-key, non-pushy way of doing business serves us and our clients well here in the sunny, breezy, sultry climate of southwest Florida. Besides, we want to develop a lifetime friendship with you, so we treat you as we want to be treated?with patience, loyalty, and caring.
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