About Us
As a Certified Residential Specialist in the South Florida area, I have over 43 years' experience is helping buyers and seller reach their real estate goals, as well as investors who are local, or foreign. In addition, I am fully bilingual in English and Spanish and I continue to train in the latest technology available to agents and clients in order to offer the best in service, both personal and professional. I take great pride in walking each client all the way through to the closing and giving each and every person all my attention and expertise.
Soy especialista certificada en ventas residenciales en el sur de la Florida con mas de 40 anos de experiencia ayudando a los compradores y vendedores de inmobiliarias lograr sus metas, al igual que a los inversionistas locales y extranjeros. Adicionalmente, soy completamente biligue en ingles y español and continuo estudiando y entrenándome en las nuevas tecnologías disponibles a los agentes y sus clientes pare poder ofrecerle lo mejor en servicio, tanto personal como professional. Tomo un gran orgullo en acompañar a cada cliente desde el comienzo haste el cierre de cada transacción dándole a cada personal toda mi atención y experiencia.
How We Got Started
Westward Realty was founded in 1962 by Mrs. Marielene McGregor. One of the first women-owned establishments of its time. Westward Realty has help sellers and buyers invest consistently in the residential, investment and commercial areas since then. We have been involved in helping lobby for Realtors and consumers in the state capital and have always maintained personal relationships with each and every client, while always staying on the cutting edge of technology.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (14)
"Maria Elena Martinez has a wealth of knowledge in the Real Estate and Mortgage Industry as a..."
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"Maria Elena Martinez has a wealth of knowledge in the Real Estate and Mortgage Industry as a Broker, she knows the market well, she is honest, the best Broker, very reliable and experienced for over 30 plus years. She is also such a sweet soul, always a fun pleasure to be around. "
"MariaElena has been a known and trusted real estate professional for several decades, and I..."
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"MariaElena has been a known and trusted real estate professional for several decades, and I therefore recommend buyers and sellers in South Florida to employ her talents and experience."
Products & Services
We offer free Property Valuation Reports for your home or investment which will help you decide what sales or purchase value is if the property you...
Residential and Commercial Real Estate Sales and Leases with over 40 yrs in the S. FL community. Personal attention to each client from initial me...
Buying a home is still the best way to build generational wealth. Westward Realty works with buyers and sellers in and around Miami Springs to find...
Recommendations Given (39)
"Sarah Chitolie is an amazing Realtor. Cares for all her clients and gives professional service..."
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"Sarah Chitolie is an amazing Realtor. Cares for all her clients and gives professional service from the beginning to closing. You can feel safe and secure with her."
"I highly recommend Mr. Frank Oliva for all your real estate needs. I have known Frank for many..."
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"I highly recommend Mr. Frank Oliva for all your real estate needs. I have known Frank for many years as a friend, client and co-worker and I know him to be highly trustworthy, thorough and a gentleman. A cut above the rest!! "
Recent Activity
Biggest challenge is to decide which marketing service to pick because we are constantly being bombarded with SO many offers, and you want to pick the best for the least and yet be effective!!! Seems every program is $39/mo, no matter what the offer is.
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Biggest challenge is to decide which marketing service to pick because we are constantly being bombarded with SO many offers, and you want to pick the best for the least and yet be effective!!! Seems every program is $39/mo, no matter what the offer is.
My best advice is to explain that the pre-approval process will empower the buyer to know exactly how much the bank will loan him, and thus he can save time in his search, as well as also empowering him to show a seller that he is serious about buying the chosen property.
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My best advice is to explain that the pre-approval process will empower the buyer to know exactly how much the bank will loan him, and thus he can save time in his search, as well as also empowering him to show a seller that he is serious about buying the chosen property.
I once had an FBI agent and his wife for clients (someone is is very much 'by the book'), and as we arrived at a home, which was supposed to be vacant according to the MLS, I always knock and then use the key in the lockbox to get inside. It was vacant alright, except when we entered the master...
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I once had an FBI agent and his wife for clients (someone is is very much 'by the book'), and as we arrived at a home, which was supposed to be vacant according to the MLS, I always knock and then use the key in the lockbox to get inside. It was vacant alright, except when we entered the master bedroom there was a couple, under the covers, acting out a most intimate event. It was terribly embarrassing!! I shut the doors, asked my clients to please wait downstairs, and proceeded to go back inside the bedroom and tell the couple the had better get their bodies out of there before I called the police. They hurried out half dressed; and, at the end of it all my clients and I had a great laugh over it. Seems it was a divorce situation and one of the 2 was having an affair. How convenient!!!
from: gotquestions.org Question: "Why is 'You shall not give false testimony' in the Ten Commandments?" Answer: Part of the Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, this 9th commandment forbids the Israelites from bearing false witness or giving false testimony against one another (Exodus...
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from: gotquestions.org Question: "Why is 'You shall not give false testimony' in the Ten Commandments?" Answer: Part of the Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, this 9th commandment forbids the Israelites from bearing false witness or giving false testimony against one another (Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20). To bear false witness against others is to lie about them, especially for personal gain. The Hebrew word translated “neighbor” in this commandment can mean an associate, a brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, or neighbor. In other words, the Israelites were commanded to be truthful in all things, but especially when speaking about another person. The people were not to lie publicly, as in a court of law by laying at another’s feet any false charge that could injure him, nor were they to lie privately by whispering, talebearing, backbiting, slandering, or destroying his character by innuendos, sly insinuations, and evil suggestions. The reasons for God’s prohibiting lying and testifying falsely against one’s neighbor are three-fold. First, God’s people are to reflect God’s character. The Lord is a truthful God who does not and cannot lie. Numbers 23:19says, “God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” The people who were called by God’s name and who represented Him in the heathen world were expected to accurately reflect His character. Lying to or about one another brought reproach upon His holy name, and this He would not tolerate. Second, bearing false witness against another was destructive to the individual who was the victim of the lie, and he suffered by it in his credibility and reputation, as well as in his trade and business. Leviticus 19:18 makes it clear that the Israelites were to love their neighbors as themselves, a command reiterated by both Jesus and Paul (Matthew 22:39; Romans 13:9). Loving our neighbors precludes lying about them. Third, false witness was seen as so destructive to society that courts of law, both in the days of the Israelites and today, could function only if the witnesses who were called to testify could be trusted to tell the truth. Without a trustworthy judicial system, based on eyewitness testimony from reliable, truthful witnesses, societies are at risk of the breakdown of law and order. When this happens, chaos ensues and the innocent suffer. As noted before, the New Testament is equally condemning of false witness. Colossians 3:9–10 explains the reason for the continued prohibition against lying. Christians are new creations in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), and, as such, we reflect His nature. We have been released from our “old self” with its evil practices such as lying and bearing false witness. As the Israelites were to reflect the character of the Lord God, Christians are to reflect to the world the character of Christ that identifies us as His own.
Personal connection with my clients is of utmost importance to me.
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Personal connection with my clients is of utmost importance to me.
I work with repeat clients and I keep up with each one on different levels.
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I work with repeat clients and I keep up with each one on different levels.
