michelle clifford
About Michelle
CRS,E-Pro,GRI,SRES Broker REALTOR
Raised in Boulder, Colorado, Michelle Clifford has called Colorado her home since 1969. She has been involved in real estate for over 30 years, and has also worked on multi-million dollar capital construction building projects for many years. She was born in West Lebanon, New Hampshire and moved to Colorado at the young age of one. 55+ years later, Michelle is still here and loving it. She has traveled extensively and has lived in a few other places over the years: namely Washington, DC; Denver, CO; Linkoping Sweden; Munich, Germany; and St Petersburg, Russia.
Michelle grew up around Real Estate. Her mother was an office Broker and owned the first Real Estate office (Boulder Homes) located inside a shopping mall – in Crossroads Mall, now 29th Street. Her father was a Scientist and Director with NOAA which is what brought them to Boulder when he finished his PhD at Dartmouth.
Michelle started her direct involvement in Real Estate in 1991, buying and selling and acting as property manager/landlord for many homes all around Colorado areas. Michelle works in Denver, Boulder, and Winter Park/Grand, Vail/Eagle communities extensively with her team.
Michelle has degrees in Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, and Russian from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She spent many years in the high tech industry, which enables her to have expertise in the electronic part of the Real Estate world. With over 95% of home buyers starting their search on the internet, it is important to build an online strategy when listing your home, that includes visibility on the internet to get your home sold.
Michelle has 2 children that attended Douglass Elementary, Platt Middle, Fairview High School and Boston University. Both kids are in Boston which launched the team expansion to Greater Boston area. One will be relocating to London which expands further our global strategy in real estate investing, practicing what we preach. Growing up, Michelle and the kids enjoyed martial art form Muay Thai and kickboxing.
"Michelle Clifford's dedication to her clients can be seen in every transaction. She epitomizes professionalism and diligence. Her attention to detail ensures her clients receive the quality of service expected of a luxury Realtor. "
Michelle holds multiple designations (CRS, E-Pro, GRI, SRES) to ensure that she is staying on the forefront of the always – changing real estate market. You can be assured Michelle has the level of professionalism and expertise to guide you through the purchase or sale of your home, or to build your investing portfolio, at any price point!
CRS: Michelle has received the esteemed Council of Residential Specialists designation, CRS, as Certified Residential Specialist – a designation held by less than 5% of Realtors, in 2013. This designation requires advanced training, experience, and commitment that only one in every 20 REALTORS achieves. It doesnt cost any more to use a CRS Realtor, who has more training and more experience than your average agent, so why not seek one out every time? Contact CRS at 1-800-462-8841 or http://www.crs.com for more information on the Council of Residential Specialists.
GRI: Michelle earned the "Graduate, REALTOR® Institute" (GRI) designation in 2007, by attending a specific, intensive series of a minimum of 90 hours of classroom instruction, covering subjects from: contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction. They've learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization. And, through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, these REALTORS® can better serve prospective clients and customers." http://www.realtor.org/designations-and-certifications/gri-designation/value-of-a-gri-designation
e-PRO: On the path to the GRI, Michelle received her e-Pro certification in 2007. "An agent with NAR's e-PRO® certification is dedicated to making the most of today's social media and technology to help you with your real estate needs, whatever they may be. e-PRO® is the only technology certification to be officially recognized, endorsed, and cTimeZoneGMTOffset
SRES: "The SRES® Council trains REALTORS® to meet the special needs of maturing Americans when selling, buying, relocating, or refinancing residential or investment properties. The Council tracks senior-specific lifestyle and housing issues and educates REALTORS® who are making 50+ clients a part of their overall business plan. By earning the SRES® designation, REALTORS® are prepared to approach mature clientele with the best options and information for them to make life-changing decisions."