Introductions and Changes in 2009

Lodi News Sentinel PRESIDNETS MESSAGE Article 1/3/08

As I sit down to write my first article for the President’s Message column, the kids are playing with their newly unwrapped Christmas presents and my wife is frantically running around to clean up the post-Christmas presents and Santa stocking mayhem. Not an unfamiliar scene for this time of year. I hope you and your families had a wonderful Christmas and great start to the New Year.

My name is Ryan Sherman; I am the 2009 President for the Lodi Association of Realtors. I look forward to serving my term for our Association this year, as well as, working with my fellow Realtors. I have served our Association over the past years as a Regional Representative for Rural Forums, as well as, Land Use & Environmental for the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R), a State Director representing our Association at C.A.R., Committee member for our Regional Multiple Listing service provider and finally as a member of the Board of Directors for the Lodi Association of Realtors. I also bring with me over 7 years of Marketing, Sales, Operations and Management experience from the Pharmaceutical industry.

I am married (Jalynn, 10 years) and have two beautiful girls (Julia & Sarah). I work with my parents and nine other agents in our family Real Estate company, Sherman & Associates. I am carrying on in a long tradition of serving the Lodi Association of Realtors, Jan Sherman, my Mom, was President in 1996 and 2004.

I am making some additions this year in how we as the Association as well as me, the President, communicates with our Members and also the Communities we serve.

The first addition is that I am asking for YOU to contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding Real Estate in the areas where you live. Historically, this column has been a unilateral way of covering general topics or relevant goings on in Real Estate. I want to change things up a bit and make things more interactive and responsive to what is happening in Real Estate. Please feel free to email me at any time larprez2009@gmail.com, I will personally respond to your emailed questions. This is not an avenue for anonymous comments; if your questions are general in nature then I will also address them here in my weekly column.

The second change, and a new one for me as well, I have created a Blog. I am not a big fan of the word ‘Blog’, however, they do serve a great purpose in fostering an interactive Q & A discussion on relevant topics. Again, I will monitor the Blog, http://www.asklarprez.blogspot.com/ and moderate discussions, Q & A or any other timely issues in the Real Estate world.

There is a huge amount of information that can be shared and a great many people that can benefit from that information. My goal is to get you the information you need or answers to the questions you may have in the quickest and most personal way possible. I do not have all of the answers, however, I work with some of the best Realtor professionals in the business. Through these venues and with advice from great Realtors from our Association we will provide you with all the relevant Real Estate information you need.
Remember, please email your questions along with your contact info to larprez2009@gmail.com