Janice Ciaccio
Bohemia,NY
Summary
Motivated professional offering Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies. With a strong work ethic, 13 years experience as a foreclosure paralegal, and 9 plus years in real estate, I would add value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal and multitasking abilities. I am able to meet tight deadlines.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Signature Premier Properties
Ronkonkoma, NY
07.2021 - Current
- Managed and rented out rental properties.
- Compared similar properties to determine competitive market price.
- Developed effective communication skills by responding promptly to customer inquiries via email or phone calls.
- Researched comparable properties in order to provide accurate pricing estimates when helping clients buy or sell a home.
- Negotiated between sellers and buyers over property prices and settlement deals.
- Organized home tours for buyers, answered questions about the homes they were viewing, and provided additional information as needed.
- Advised clients on how best to prepare their homes for sale including staging techniques and pricing strategies.
- Managed real estate transactions from initiation to closing.
- Provided exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns quickly and professionally.
- Actively participated in professional development courses to stay abreast of changes in the real estate industry.
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Signature Premier Properties
Ronkonkoma, NY
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Managed and rented out rental properties.
- Compared similar properties to determine competitive market price.
- Developed effective communication skills by responding promptly to customer inquiries via email or phone calls.
- Researched comparable properties in order to provide accurate pricing estimates when helping clients buy or sell a home.
- Negotiated between sellers and buyers over property prices and settlement deals.
- Organized home tours for buyers, answered questions about the homes they were viewing, and provided additional information as needed.
- Advised clients on how best to prepare their homes for sale including staging techniques and pricing strategies.
- Managed real estate transactions from initiation to closing.
- Provided exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns quickly and professionally.
- Actively participated in professional development courses to stay abreast of changes in the real estate industry.
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Luxury Real Estate Brokerage
Sayville, NY
10.2014 - 07.2020
- Managed and rented out rental properties.
- Compared similar properties to determine competitive market price.
- Developed effective communication skills by responding promptly to customer inquiries via email or phone calls.
- Researched comparable properties in order to provide accurate pricing estimates when helping clients buy or sell a home.
- Negotiated between sellers and buyers over property prices and settlement deals.
- Organized home tours for buyers, answered questions about the homes they were viewing, and provided additional information as needed.
- Advised clients on how best to prepare their homes for sale including staging techniques and pricing strategies.
- Managed real estate transactions from initiation to closing.
- Provided exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns quickly and professionally.
- Actively participated in professional development courses to stay abreast of changes in the real estate industry.
Foreclosure Paralegal
Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione, & Wabnik, LLP
Garden City, NY
08.2009 - 05.2011
- Handled 300+ foreclosure cases at a time, at various stages of the foreclosure action.
- Review of bank documents to ensure that all notices and acceleration letters were mailed out properly to mortgagors in residential foreclosure actions, and that all notices were sent to proper parties in tax lien foreclosure actions.
- Review of Foreclosure Title Search to ensure that the "schedule A" property description in the mortgage and deed to be foreclosed is correct, in residential foreclosure actions and tax lien foreclosures.
- Review of Foreclosure Title search to ensure that there are no breaks in the chain of title, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Review of Title Search to ensure that the person requesting a tax lien be foreclosed, is the owner of record of the tax lien.
- Review of Foreclosure Title Search to ensure that all parties are referenced properly, and to determine who is to be named as a defendant in the foreclosure action (residential and tax lien).
- Preparation of assignments of mortgage, correction assignments of mortgage, and/or gap assignments of mortgage, as applicable, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of assignments of tax liens, as applicable in tax lien foreclosures.
- Preparation of title claim letters, as applicable, and followed up for receipt of indemnification prior to foreclosure sale, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of all Court pleadings from Summons and Complaint through Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in both residential and tax lien foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of foreclosure bidding instructions for foreclosure sales for both residential and tax lien foreclosures.
- Preparation of Bargain and Sale Deeds, Referee's Reports of Sale, and related foreclosure closing documents, for REO and third party purchases of residential and tax lien foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of payoff and reinstatement letters for both residential and tax lien foreclosures.
- Preparation of repayment plans for residential foreclosures.
- Monitored foreclosure actions of first mortgage foreclosure actions, for junior mortgage holders. Prepared bidding instructions on behalf of junior mortgage holders. Prepared pleadings on behalf of junior mortgage holders to start surplus money proceedings, as applicable.
Foreclosure Paralegal
Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C.
Garden City, NY
04.1998 - 08.2009
- Handled 300+ foreclosure cases at a time, at various stages of the foreclosure action.
- Review of bank documents to ensure that all notices and acceleration letters were mailed out properly to mortgagors in residential foreclosure actions.
- Review of Foreclosure Title Search to ensure that the "schedule A" property description in the mortgage and deed to be foreclosed is correct, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Review of Foreclosure Title search to ensure that there are no breaks in the chain of title, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Review of Foreclosure Title Search to ensure that all parties are referenced properly, and determine who is to be named as a defendant in the foreclosure action, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of assignments of mortgage, correction assignments of mortgage, and/or gap assignments of mortgage, as applicable, in residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of all Court pleadings from Summons and Complaint through Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of foreclosure bidding instructions for foreclosure sales in residential foreclosures.
- Preparation of Bargain and Sale Deeds, Referee's Reports of Sale, and related foreclosure closing documents for REO and third party purchases, In residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of payoff and reinstatement letters for residential foreclosure actions.
- Preparation of repayment plant plans for residential foreclosures.
- Monitored foreclosure actions of first mortgages, for junior mortgage holders. Prepared bidding instructions on behalf of junior mortgage holders. Prepared pleadings on behalf of junior mortgage holders to start surplus money proceedings, as applicable.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY12-1996
Skills
- Market Research
- Residential Real Estate
- Investment Properties
- Negotiation
- Market Monitoring
- Property Showing
- Home Sale Guidance
- Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker in New York
- Legal Document Preparation
Timeline
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Signature Premier Properties
07.2021 - Current
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Signature Premier Properties
07.2020 - 07.2021
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Luxury Real Estate Brokerage
10.2014 - 07.2020
Foreclosure Paralegal
Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione, & Wabnik, LLP
08.2009 - 05.2011
Foreclosure Paralegal
Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, & Peddy, P.C.
04.1998 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies
St. John's University
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