SRES - Senior Real Estate Specialist

As a SRES REALTOR® John Paden meets the special needs of maturing Americans when selling, buying, or relocating. By earning the SRES® designation, he is prepared to help mature clientele with the best options and information for them to make life-changing decisions. He and his staff are trained to counsel seniors through the buying/selling process along with moving to a senior community, among many other issues. Below are just a few benefits of working with John as a Senior Real Estate Specialist®.

• A customized approach to your situation; John works with how your living situation fits into your overall plan.
• Expertise and patience without condescension
• An awareness of options and solid, reliable referrals for specific situations to explore those options.
• A variety of choices to reduce out of pocket expenses, gain cash, or create or defer income streams to either stay independent or finance assistance.

John can help you or your loved ones to make wise decisions about selling the family home, financing, buying rental property, or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate, among many other issues. In addition to guiding clients to the right experts on tax laws, probate, estate planning, and a variety of equity conversion strategies, John offers clients relevant information on current trends in senior real estate transactions.
The SRES® Designation course seeks to instill each REALTOR® with the knowledge and understanding of, and empathy for, 50+ real estate clients and customers, while educating students on developing the business building skills and resources needed for specialization in the 50-plus real estate market.

John Paden has:

• learned the application of federal laws for Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA).
• adopted methods for counseling the 50+ buyer and sellers
• committed his/herself to focus on the transaction and avoid inappropriate involvement in family matters
• developed sensitivities to 50+ issues on priorities when counseling buyers and sellers, showing properties, and managing transactions
• established reputable services that win and sustain client and customer relationships and position his/herself as a trusted real estate advisor
• assembled a team of experts to help serve 50+ clients and customers
• been educated on the uses, benefits, procedures, and issues involved in reverse mortgages
• learned about the uses of pensions, 401k accounts, and IRAs in real estate transactions
• gained an understanding of how Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security impact 50+ real estate decisions
• the ability to help clients integrate disposition of real property into estate plans the knowledge to recognize mortgage finance and loan schemes and scams that victimize 50+ borrowers