San Diego and Poway two spectacular cities located in the greatest State of America: California! There's a reason they call us The Golden State: the sun, the beaches, the smiling faces, the wealth and prosperity this is Paradise Found, no doubt about it...

So, it would only make sense that if you were ready to make the big jump into a better life and actually move here, you'd need the Best Real Estate Agent this region had to offer... You'd need an Agent who was not only at the top of her game, but who literally sets the bar for everyone else's "personal best..." In essence, you'd need Realtor Marie Jo Atkins, a woman who, once she commits to you, will stop at nothing to find you your perfect home... By "stopping at nothing" I mean moving heaven, earth and harnessing the power of our California Sun to move you into your Dream House...

Marie Jo has enjoyed such a fabled career in the Real Estate business it almost seems blessed by Hollywood Magic... As the story goes which is the way most people start out the beginning of Marie Jo's foray into Real Estate Marie Jo simply wanted to sell her own house... Never a passive spectator, Marie Jo placed ads in newspapers, created and distributed flyers, and even held open houses... An actual Agent ultimately closed escrow for Marie Jo, but by then it was too late a Real Estate Star Had Been Born...!

From the very beginning Marie Jo's talent has been recognized by her peers... She's received so many Awards and "Recognition Titles" for many she's like the "Katharine Hepburn" of Real Estate... And like the great Ms. Hepburn, Marie Jo understands that the only way you can get what you want is to change the world around hence the "Move heaven, Earth and harness the power of the Sun" quote from above..."

Marie Jo is known as a "Tenacious Negotiator," which is to say that the Real Estate business is absolutely not for the timid or the fainthearted... No two houses are identical, so if you see the home you and your spouse are ready to start a family in, hesitation and procrastination are not an option... It's rumored that, when eating her lunch, Marie Jo has a fork in one hand and a Blackberry in the other; my point being no e-mail or phone call goes unread or unanswered and I don't think too many people would be surprised if they found out she had her own personal satellite circling the Earth and feeding her information on the Housing Market 24 hours a day...

As a Home Buyer, you are 100% dependent on your Realtor... In the end it will be your Agent's skill, professionalism, intelligence, stamina, experience and persistence that will win out over other Agents and their clients in getting your home, and this has been the foundation of Marie Jo's beliefs and practices for her entire career, which spans over 15 years...

Believe it when we say Marie Jo is constantly in the eye of the storm when it comes to fighting for your Dream House, but Marie Jo's unique talent has always been taking care of her Client's needs first, and making everyone else feel as if "that" were really the right thing to do... It's as if she has her own special "Jedi Mind-Trick," but the truth to Marie Jo's Golden Touch is that she treats everyone with respect, and so, even if an Agent loses out a house to her, they still respect her professionalism... She kills them with kindness, as they say...

In the 2009 Readers Poll Marie Jo Atkins was named "Best Local Realtor," and once again, nobody raised an eyebrow... Of course she won - eyebrows would raise if she didn't! When you're good at what you do, accolades are par for the course... But there's always a reason, isn't there? We live in a society where "answers" to anything and everything are readily available, so why is Marie Jo Atkins remarkably successful as a Realtor? It is due, completely, 100% to her humanity, and complete love of people...

Real Estate is a "People Business," so unless you really enjoy talking in person and on the phone with dozens of people everyday, this isn't the career for you... When Marie Jo started her career over a decade ago in Real Estate, the attraction wasn't "money" per se, it was the thought of duplicating all the fun she had initially in advertising her home... She really enjoyed those open houses where she met new, interesting people. She liked creating those ads for her flyers, and talking with people on the phone responding to her newspaper placements... Marie Jo discovered that she had a natural predilection for working with people on such a close basis...

Now, over 15 years later, Marie Jo still feels the same excitement she did at the beginning of her Real Estate career. Whether she's helping a Professional Athlete or Hollywood Movie Star purchase their second or third multimillion dollar mansion, or if they're a first-time, single family Home Buyer, the enthusiasm permeating Marie Jo has only grown...

We're not always lucky enough in life to find the perfect career that compliments and enhances our personality and character, but there is truly no other career that Marie Jo could have embraced that would utilize all of the skills and talents she has been blessed with. With Real Estate, Marie Jo isn't working hard for some faceless corporation, she's working for real people that she can talk to, and laugh with, and share their joy and happiness when they finally move into their Dream Home... There is no greater job, and no greater Realtor...