Kimberly Benn

Licensed for 10 years, general real estate and selling for builders. Luxury home focused, I work with buyers and sellers.

My outstanding abilities are to prove value, negotiate, strategize, communicate, understand needs on both sides of the transaction to get all parties to feel like winners.

Work with familiar and preferred lenders, vendors and attorneys to ensure smooth transactions for clients.

Responsible for selling townhomes in Sandy Springs at two locations simultaneously. Placed in a non performing neighborhood (Parc at Chastain) in a challenging location, I sold remaining 9 of 11 townhomes and model home within 4 months. This neighborhood had previously been my competition when selling with The Providence Group. Soldout remaining townhomes and model home at Reserve at City Center.

• Placed at Townes at Chastain in Sandy Springs
• Managed Backlog from exiting agent
• Attended Weekly Builder Meetings
• Consistently Shopped Competition
• Listed, Marketed and Managed Inventory Homes
• Configured New Inventory including Structural and Design Options
• Trained New Sales Agents

• Sales associate for new construction homes. Hired with John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods which was acquired by Pulte in January 2016.
• Prepared and presented PowerPoints to introduce new neighborhoods to division leaders.
• Became proficient at reading blue prints, plats and worked with more than 30 floor plans.
• Created and designed spec homes including structural options, elevations and design.
• Managed 3 neighborhoods , followed up with customers regularly, routinely audited online web presence, updated pricing and photos, marketed and managed listings, stocked sales center. Shopped competition.
• Maintained model homes, inventory and neighborhoods. Attended weekly meetings with builders, managed backlog, communicated with buyers through the homebuilding process and solved problems.
• Converted at least 87% of buyers to finance with preferred lender.
• Placed in a non-performing Country Club neighborhood with 9 inventory homes and a new phase opening, I sold all 9 homes plus the model, and 23 pre-sales in the new phase, all within 8 months, earning me the Rookie of the Year award. Was then transferred to a different non-performing neighborhood.
• My managers saw me as a tremendous asset to turn around a stale neighborhood.
• Trained new sales agents

• Leasing agent for Luxury New York City properties.
• Toured apartment buildings, presented amenities and local activities to prospects.
• Negotiated, facilitated and managed leasing transactions.

• 25 years in an airline job requires phenomenal customer service skills and patience. Flight attendants are very aware of cultural differences in customers. Being a lead flight attendant, there were great opportunities to become a proficient problem solver. Dedication, loyalty and dependability are uncompromised traits we possess.

• Opened and operated four businesses in a seven year span including retail, catering, two coffee houses and a cafe in the Knoxville Museum of Art.
• Created an iconic coffee house which is still a landmark in Knoxville, TN.
• Interviewed, selected, trained and supervised staff.
• Organized special events including receptions, art and music venues, corporate luncheons and lectures.
• Promoted a positive atmosphere to guarantee customers received exceptional product and service.
• Managed all payroll, tax returns, accounting and ordering.
• Participated in and sponsored community events.