A Little Bit About Me

(And Why It Should Matter To You)

When choosing a REALTOR® you should get to know something about the person that will work closely with you to guide you through one of the most important single financial and investment transactions of your life. This may be your first home purchase or sale, or it may be your 10^th, but it is still a big deal. After all, "It´s A Lot Of Money". And it is more than just a financial transaction. These decisions affect how and where you will probably live for at least the next few years.

Almost any competent real estate agent can perform the basics of assisting you in buying or selling a home. However, you should work with someone that does more than the basics, and someone who you can trust and feel totally comfortable with. That´s what is so important to me. I look at every real estate transaction as if it is for myself and my family. In short ? I care and I´m careful. But let me tell you about my background and some things that are important to me.

About Al Permut -- The Person

• Born in Colorado and a second generation native, I´ve lived in the Boulder area most of my life.I´ve been married to my lovely wife for nearly 30 years. She is a teacher in the Boulder Valley School District. I´m very proud of and love our terrific daughter who graduated from Colorado State University and will is a grad student studying to become a Physician Assistant.
• I love Colorado and all it has to offer, and I cherish our wonderful natural resources enough to personally contribute my time to protect them.
• I am an avid outdoorsman and think of myself as being very environmentally conservation minded. My recreational passions are fly fishing, hiking, cycling, backpacking, skiing (telemark & cross country), and watching wildlife (especially raptors like hawks and eagles).
• I volunteer for the City of Boulder, Open Space and Mountain Parks Department as a Raptor Nest Site Monitor.
• I serve on the board of directors for Boulder Flycasters, a member chapter of Trout Unlimited, a conservation organization dedicated to preserve, protect and restore cold water fisheries and their watersheds.
• You may meet me on various volunteer projects building or improving trails, cleaning up open space, cleaning up our creeks, streams and rivers and the highways that pass by them.
• Another way I give back to our community and the environment is that I pledge to donate a portion of my proceeds from each real estate transaction to an appropriate environmental organization, selected jointly by my clients and me. Typical examples are The Nature Conservancy, The Birds of Prey Foundation, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder Flycasters and others.

My Education & Career Background

• Undergraduate Degree in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, University of Colorado, 1974.
• Master of Engineering Management, University of Colorado, 1995
• Worked as an electronics engineer, software engineer and engineering manager in high tech around the Boulder Valley for more than 20 years. Skills and discipline in engineering and project management form a critical cornerstone for managing real estate transactions with the attention to detail that ensures that your transaction will proceed smoothly, and to problem solve successfully if issues arise.

Licensed Real Estate Broker Associate in the State of Colorado, with the following certifications and affiliations:

• REALTOR® - A member of the National Association of REALTORS® and sworn to the REALTORS® Code of Ethics.
• GRI -- Graduate Realtor Institute.
• ABR -- Accredited Buyer Representative
• SRES -- Senior´s Real Estate Specialist

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My Goals As They Relate To You ? The Real Estate Client

• My goal is to become your preferred REALTOR®.
• To Provide Professional Real Estate Solutions.
• To listen carefully to your needs and help you to achieve them.
• I want you to call me with any question you might have about real estate.
• I want to first and foremost provide you with the information you need to make good real estate decisions. 
• When I represent you as a Buyer´s Agent, I want to make sure you find a great home that you love, are comfortable in and that you can afford. I don´t want to have to represent you in a foreclosure sale. I will listen to your needs and wants, and work to find you the best possible matches. I will provide you with information about comparable sales so that you don´t pay more than you should.
• When I represent you as a Listing Agent, I want to help you achieve your goals in selling your house and to get the best price in the shortest time, and to know how and when to advise you on how to make the appropriate tradeoffs depending on your circumstances. I will provide you with comparable sales information to help you decide on an appropriate listing price and I will show you your competition. I will advise you on preparing the house for sale for the most advantageous outcome.

And through this whole process my hope is that we will also become and remain friends. After all, most of my business comes from people I know and personal referrals. I would hope that I don't earn your business just once.