Richard Schalij

Richard Schalij is an experienced and savvy Realtor based in Dallas. Richard has been successfully representing buyers and sellers since 1995. Richard has extensive experience as both a listing agent and a buyer's agent, and also extensive experience as a leasing agent. Richard is also a recent recipient of REALTOR.COM's coveted 2010 Excellence in Online Marketing Award. Richard ensures that his client's listings have a strong online presence for maximum exposure. Innovative and effective marketing is one of Richard's specialties. He believes that his clients deserve an experienced, knowledgeable and responsive local Realtor representing them, who can reach out worldwide for buyers and referrals. Richard has connections with other Realtors all over the Americas and the E.U. Richard knows the many neighborhoods of Dallas and surrounding suburban areas. Richard attends city council meetings and local events on a regular basis to make sure he has his finger on the pulse of his marketplace. He covers the Plano, Far North Dallas, Addison, Frisco, Preston Hollow, Park Cites area, Devonshire, Bluffview, Sparkman, M Streets, Wilshire Heights, Caruth Terrace, Lakewood, Lakewood Heights, Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, Green Cove Estates, Lochwood, Peninsula, Lake Highlands, Casa Linda, Ridgewood Park, Claremont, North Dallas, Richardson including Canyon Creek, Plano, Mckinney, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Grand Prairie, Arlington, and many more.
Richard provides his clients updated market information on a regular basis, usually via email, he can start sending you property information, photo galleries of listings, and recent sales information as soon as you contact him with your wants and needs.
Richard has full Realtor member level MLS access at all times. Richard is also a full member of the National Association of Realtors, as well as the D/FW Board of Realtors and also has served as HOA president and Vice President of his own home owners association in Lakewood, a beautiful and very desirable part of Dallas, next to scenic White Rock Lake in East Dallas. He was also a designated co-chair of the Oak Cliff / Kessler Park MLS meetings for 2007. Richard has affiliations with many real estate organizations. He has been certified as an accredited buyer's agent by REBAC. Richard has also been a member of Preservation Dallas for many years,as well as the TREPAC 99 CLUB, and many other related organizations.
Richard also has extensive knowledge of the finance environment and he has his trusted preferred mortgage lenders available to provide excellent finance services to his clients.
Richard completed his HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Business Management and Marketing at Exeter Business School in Devon, England, U.K. He has served on committees for the Dallas Area Board of Realtors including Forms and Contracts, Leasing and Property Management committees, and the Government Affairs Committee.
Richard can represent you as your buyer's agent or put our marketing team to work for you to sell, or lease your current property with Coldwell Banker,one of the most respected and largest real estate companies in the world. Richard has also handled executive relocation for his clients. He handles properties of all types and price ranges in most parts of North Texas, and has real estate contacts all over the country for your relocation needs. Richard has even helped to list properties overseas through Coldwell Banker's international operations and office network. He is also certified and registered to handle HUD properties, short sales, and is registered through his in-house relocation department with many corporations that do business in Texas.
Richard also has extensive experience in leasing,he always has excellent lease property to show his clients, from high rises overlooking downtown Dallas to beautiful houses in the Park Cites area, Preston Hollow, Devonshire, Bluffview, Sparkman, M Streets, Wilshire Heights, Caruth Terrace, Lakewood, Lakewood Heights, Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, Green Cove Estates, Lochwood, Peninsula, Lake Highlands, Casa Linda, Ridgewood Park, Claremont, North Dallas, Richardson including Canyon Creek, Plano, Mckinney, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Grand Prairie, Arlington, and many more.
In other words... Richard Schalij has what it takes to take your Real Estate needs from the planning stage to a job well done !
"You are my top priority 7 days a week" is Richard's mantra
Richard can start providing you with important information right now, contact him direct at: (214)674-8714, or richardschalij@yahoo.com 7 days a week