Meet Elaine

Updated January 2012

Elaine has just been awarded her 5th "5-Star Best in Client Service Award"

Elaine was the featured real estate agent on TLC's "My First Home"

episode broadcasted in 2010

My name is Elaine Eschert and I love calling Charlotte, NC home. It has been my home since 1978. That’s when my husband, our two sons, and I relocated to South Charlotte. Today, our sons and their families along with my mother and father and other relatives are residents of the area.

"You were our House Angel"        Ken, Cindy & Savanna

 

Those five words best express the relationship I try to establish with my clients. What it says about me came from the heart and represents in the nicest way the person and Realtor I am.

Over the years my family, friends and clients constantly tell me I have found the perfect career because I get so excited about assisting others in becoming a part of our community. From the moment we meet, all during the real estate process and after the closing, you can depend on me to be there for you.

Experience and Knowledge

I attribute my success to my experience and knowledge of the area. The simple fact is I don’t just show the area I know the area. My clients benefit from my experience and extensive long term knowledge of the homes, communities, builders, developers, service providers, elected officials and amenities. If you’re considering purchasing or selling a home or just need information about the area please allow me to put my experience and knowledge to work for you.

 

Community Involvement

Ever since we moved here, my business partner and husband Ray or I have always been involved with our community…school volunteer, founding board members of homeowners associations, Presidents of Homeowners Associations, Board of Election Judge, Campaign co-chairperson for a two term city council representative, campaign worker for two different mayors, sponsors for community swim and soccer teams, little league coach, community food drive organizer, numerous guest speaking engagements for community organizations including the Communities of America Homeowners Forum.

In 2001 my husband, Ray founded the Ballantyne Breakfast Club a community information forum which was honored in 2009 by the Mayor of Charlotte with a proclamation declaring December 5th, 2009 as Ballantyne Breakfast Day. He also is the sponsor & host of the annual Ballantyne Candidates Forum & Chili Cook-Off event, the Ballantyne After Dark Tommy Bahama Party & Fashion Show and the Ballantyne Festival. In 2008 he was appointed by the Charlotte City Manager to serve as the South Charlotte representative on the Road Committee of 21. Since 2009 he has served on the Board of Directors for the Ballantyne Chapter of the Chamber of Commerce. He has been an area spokesperson in advocating NCDOT improvements to the areas road systems including I-485, the Johnston Road fly over interchange & the building of the North Community House Road bridge. All of which will be completed by 2013-14.

Because of his dedication to the community of Ballantyne he was honored in 2009 by the Bissell Companies, the developer of Ballantyne, with the title of "Mayor of Ballantyne.

In 2012 Ray was appointed to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission.

Ballantyne Breakfast Club hosts the annual Ballantyne Area Candidates Forum & Chili Cook-Off Community Event

See Picture Tour Here

 

Ballantyne Breakfast Club meeting with then Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory	2010 Ballantyne Candidates Forum and Chili Cook-Off event	Final wrap picture with the crew of TLC "My First Home"

 

Facts & Credentials

• Married to Ray since 1967, who is also a licensed real estate broker and works with me full time
• Son, Jason, and our grandson’s Grayson and Hunter
• Son, Eric and his wife Ava and our granddaughter Madison
• Our Family of Golden’s past and present including Hunter, Tyler, Muggsey, Rugby, Timber, Tazer, Buddy, Riley, Jack and our inspiration for “Golden Properties”....Piper
• Resident of South Charlotte since 1978.
• Licensed Real Estate Broker in North Carolina
• Member of National Association of REALTORS (NAR)
• Member of the Charlotte Regional REALTORS Association (CRRA)
• Member of the Carolinas Multiple Listing Service (CLMS)
• Member of the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC)
• Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR)
• Certified by the National Association of Home Builders as a “New Home Sales Professional” (CSP).
• Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS)
• 5-Time winner of the "Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Award" ( 2007-2011)
• Broker owner of Golden Properties Realty of Metro Charlotte
• Formerly a member of RE/MAX from 1994-2009 and one of the longest serving RE/MAX agents in Charlotte
• RE/MAX Hall of Fame
• RE/MAX Platinum Club
• Repeatedly the #1 or #2 individual agent in yearly dollar volume or home sales productivity while with RE/MAX Metro
• Ranked by volume as one of the top 100 RE/MAX teams in both of the Carolinas by RE/MAX
• Ranked in the top 5% of all Carolina Regional agents for sales in 2008
• With RE/MAX Metro from 1994 to 2003 as one of the original 16 agents at their South Charlotte office
• With RE/MAX Executive from 2003 to 2007 as one of their first agents to open their Ballantyne area office
• Joined RE/MAX Select in the summer of 2007 at their new Ballantyne area office 
• In 2009 RE/MAX Executive and RE/MAX Select merged under the RE/MAX Executive banner.
• In 2009 I established my own firm, Golden Properties Realty of Metro Charlotte in Ballantyne
• Ranked by “Real Trend” magazine as one of the top 1% of real estate sales professionals in the nation
• Featured guest speaker at the Charlotte “Star Power” real estate sales seminar
• Subject of real estate and community articles in the Ballantyne Magazine, the Charlotte Observer “Living Here”, “Focus on Realtors”, “Union County Magazine”, “Ballantyne Times”, and the Observer “Southern Mecklenburg” publications 
• Featured NC Realtor on TLC TV program "My First Home" which was filmed in Charlotte in 2009 for release in early 2010.
• Only agent to be featured in a full page "Team Ballantyne" article in the Ballantyne Magazine
• Featured in the "Ballantyne Community" article in the Charlotte Magazine
• Repeatedly featured in real estate or community articles in the Ballantyne Magazine
• Featured in a national real estate article for Portrait Homes.
• Contributor to articles in US Banker magazine, Realty Times, Charlotte Observer, Ballantyne Magazine and Builder/Architect, Southern Piedmont Edition
• Former charter member of the David Weekley home builder Advisory Board
• Recipient of multiple Internet real estate and design awards including being featured on Realty Times
• Featured Realtor on Relocation Central
• Founding members and former ambassadors for Ballantyne County Club
• Ray has been a featured guest speaker for several local organizations including the Community Neighborhood League’s annual meeting for property managers, the Kiwanis Club, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in Ballantyne and many others.
• Ray is the founder of the Ballantyne Breakfast Club, a community forum for the exchange of information between local area residents and the areas business leaders, developers, elected officials, and services providers
• Ray was featured in the “Portraits of a Community” article dedicated to people who make a difference in Ballantyne in the Ballantyne Magazine
• Ray was appointed by the Charlotte City Manager to serve on the Committee of 21 for Roads in 2008
• Ray was appointed to the Ballantyne Chamber of Commerce Chapter Board of Directors.
• Ray has been recognized twice by the City of Charlotte for his contributions to the community
• Ray was appointed to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission in 2012
• Contributor to the Children’s Miracle Network, Sister of Mercy and several other local charities and causes.

  Perhaps I’m exactly the type of person you
would like to have working for you!