About Team Jodi
We love our business and enjoy bringing exceptionally high quality service to our clients. Over the years we have learned that to maintain seamless service throughout this business, having high quality support is essential. To provide outstanding service to our buyers and sellers, we have formed a partnership and built a team of top professionals. We meet and talk about our clients everyday. We truly work together as a team and support one another. When you work with any of our team members, it is just as good as working with us. Of course, we are always just a phone call away.
Biographies
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Jodi BakstBroker, CRS, ABR, GRI, CLHMS, CDPE
1340 Environ WayChapel HillNC 27517 US
Phone: 919-697-5014Send Jodi a message.A Chapel Hill resident since 1990 and a Realtor since 1997, Jodi has rapidly achieved recognition through both her market performance and her professional growth as an expert Chapel Hill realtor and expert Durham realtor and an expert in Chapel Hill Real Estate and Durham Homes for Sale. She has been a consistent top producer and has a deep and full understanding of the real estate markets in Chapel Hill and Durham as well as the surrounding area. She is known for staying on top of technology and the real estate market. She has numerous professional designations including Broker, Certified Residential Specialist, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Graduate Realtor Institute and Accredited Buyer Representative. and Certified Distressed Property Expert. Jodi has built a successful Team of Chapel Hill realtors and Durham realtors that help deliver her clients seamless, high quality service. She is on the North Carolina Association of Realtors Forms Committee and is a past member of the Greater Chapel Hill Association of Realtors Board of Directors. Jodi is married with two children and is an active volunteer in the Jewish community. She holds an MA in Public Health from UNC-Chapel Hill and a BA in Economics from the University of California Santa Cruz.
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Susan MorrisBroker
1340 Environ WayChapel HillNC 27517 US
Phone: 919-215-5520Send Susan a message.As a resident of Chapel Hill for 32 years, Susan has built strong and rewarding relationships in the community. She dedicated 25 years to her own retail business, which introduced her to Chapel Hill’s business world, and gave her invaluable contacts and recognition throughout the area. Susan has been a Realtor for 10 years and has worked with countless buyers and sellers. She has made the decision to focus her efforts on working with buyers and providing support to the Team with sellers. Susan has two children who attended Carolina Friends School. She maintains a strong connection to this community. Her volunteer activities include being on the Advisory Committee for Jewish Family Services and working with the Inter-Faith Council.
Susan is committed to providing buyers with the services they need in an efficient and timely manner. She is an excellent agent who brings a wealth of knowledge and dedication to the table. Susan is a valued member of the Team.
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Linda CromartieBroker, CRS, ABR, CNHS, GREEN
1340 Environ WayChapel HillNC 27517 US
Phone: 919-265-4990Send Linda a message.Linda is a Buyer Specialist with Team Jodi. She first came to Chapel Hill in 1970 as an undergraduate. After receiving a B.A. degree in English, she went on to earn certification teaching English/Language Arts in grades K-12. She remained in Chapel Hill to teach Remedial Reading in the Orange County School System until 1978 when she relocated to Washington, DC. After a successful career as a broker with RE/MAX Allegiance in Northern Virginia, she returned to Chapel Hill and affiliated with RE/MAX Winning Edge.
In Washington she established the Jenkins Hill Child Development Center on Capitol Hill behind the Library of Congress. The school still provides superior pre-school education as a parents cooperative which she helped form when she left. While there she also published Potomac Children, the first parenting newspaper in Washington, which later merged into Washington Parent.
A life-long writer and foodie I created Metropolitan Menus, a collection of restaurant menus and local food articles with recipes from top chefs, along with other local Washington, DC, publications.
With the birth of her son she retired from work outside the home but remained active in community and school activities. During this period she helped develop the neighborhood schools biggest participant fundraiser, Get Fit, which also continues to this day.A Realtor since 2001 she continues to use the professional, proactive and personal skills she developed over her lifetime. When you work with Linda, She handles your transaction personally in every aspect. She is there when you need her, she will respect your home buying or selling process as a unique experience.
She is a Realtor, GREEN, a Certified Residential Specialist, a long-time member of REBAC, the organization for Accredited Buyers Representatives. She is also a Certified New Homes Specialist, as well as Residential Construction Certified. Linda lives by a pond in Carrboro with her son Christopher and their pesky English Springer Spaniel, inappropriately named Lady. She enjoys reading, writing, gardening, and fishing. -
Bill MatthesBroker & Property Manager
1340 Environ WayChapel HillNC 27517 US
Phone: 919-618-9239Send Bill a message.Bill brings to Team Jodi more than 30 years of successful business management experience and in-depth knowledge of law, accounting and customer service. With a proven track record in building business networks, he will be working with renters and property management clients.
He has lived in Chapel Hill/Durham since 1999, and understands the Triangle area real estate market from the buyer, seller and owner perspectives.
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Jim PearceBroker, CDPE
1340 Environ WayChapel HillNC 27517 US
Phone: (919) 672-1035Send Jim a message.Since receiving his law degree in 1979, Jim has worked as a real estate closing attorney, bank counsel, and labor lawyer specializing in contract negotiations. As Senior Attorney for the FDIC during the failed bank crisis in the 1980's, Jim litigated cases involving real estate transactions, finance and corporate issues. A certified mediator since 1985, Jim has helped clients resolve a wide range of disputes involving real estate, employment, business and personal matters. As a REALTOR since 2002, Jim uses his legal background and mediation experience to represent clients' interests to their fullest capacity. Having earned his designation as a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Jim also assists homeowners involved in foreclosures and short sales. Above all else, Jim has the calming personality that is needed in today's world. When you meet him, you will know that you have made the right choice for your real estate representation.
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Heidi ManikPDMP - Property Manager1340 Environ WayChapel HillNC 27517 US
Phone: 919-428-0230Send Heidi a message.Heidi has managed several homeowner associations and assisted in the managing of a large group of rental properties. She recently achieved getting her Professional Management Development Designation and is working toward getting certification in managing community associations. Her business background includes working with an environmental litigation team in Washington, DC and serving as an Assistant Assignment Desk Editor for WWOR-TV.
Heidi has lived in Chapel Hill for the past four years. She is married with three children.
