Trained as an engineer, with over 17 years of building, buying, investing and selling residential homes in North America, and a natural talent to understand spaces, designs and people’s needs and wants, Marlene’s analytical, passionate, relaxed, personalized and dedicated business style combines with a skill set that offers broad and distinctive real estate advice. Her engineering background drew her to building homes and gain an intimate knowledge of structure design, spaces, finishes, décor, inspections, Tarion warranty, real estate contracts and people’s expectations. As a builder, she discovered her talent in the field, the challenges of homebuyers and home sellers, and her ability to provide and enjoy giving sound advice in successfully searching, identifying, negotiating, and closing real estate transactions. Marlene is fluent in both English and Spanish.