20 Questions Regarding Laura Bromhal

Years with the Company:
15

Years of Real Estate Experience:
15

Specialization if any:
Inside the Beltline

Number of Sales in 2004:
175

Value of Sales in 2004:
Over $40 million

Number of team members who contributed to those sales:
9

How did you get into real estate?
Recently divorced, I needed to support my family.

To what do you attribute you success?
A love of people and houses.

What was your most difficult assignment in the Triangle?
Helping someone in the Witness Protection Program find a new home and life in the Research Triangle Park area with two armed guards riding with us.

What advice would you give to people starting out in real estate today?
Do an open house every Sunday and take all the phone duty you can.

What has been the biggest change in residential real estate industry over the past five years?
Dealing with the September 11 fallout from that event. We didn't sell a house for months.

Which house in the Triangle (not necessarily one you have handled) most reflects your idea of the perfect residence?
My home! My husband and I have it perfectly made for us.

Family:
Husband, Bob; son, Will, 22; daughter, Emily, 24; stepdaughter, Laurie, 40; stepson, Bo, 38

Hobbies:
People, houses, walking, exercising and entertaining

Hometown:
Roanoke Rapids

Current Residence:
Raleigh

Education:
B.A from Meredith College

What car do you drive?
Lexus.