ELEVATE: Field Guide of the Plateau | Winter 2021-22

As your real estate agent, Trac is committed to providing you with great customer service, consistent communication, strong attention to detail, and ensuring a positive experience for both buyers and sellers. She understands what it means to communicate and what it takes to successfully close a transaction, making the buying or selling experience positive and seamless.

I became a NC licensed agent in 1997, but I have been working in real estate since 1987, when I began my career as a commercial transaction attorney. Since then, I have worked as in-house counsel to a national real estate firm and as a consultant on a commercial tenant team, both in Atlanta, Georgia. In all these positions, I honed negotiating skills and attention to detail. I leverage my legal background to bring a logical and measured approach to each transaction. Real estate transactions are complicated puzzles. They have a beginning, middle, and end. There is a flat aspect: that is, reading surveys, plans, and permits and understanding how they all fit together with boundaries, easements, access, and available utilities. There is a 3-D aspect to understanding slopes, neighborhoods, towns, and distances to services. Contract negotiation and financing add more pieces to the Rubik’s cube. For me, the most rewarding piece of the puzzle is having a buyer and seller leave a closing table satisfied and as friends. Education: I was raised in an Atlanta suburb and graduated from high school at Westminster. After earning my BA in English at Dartmouth College, I received my JD from University of Georgia Law School.

TOM GOLDACKER Tom had been vacationing to the Highlands/Cashiers Plateau for over 20 years and like many others who have visited, fell in love with the mountains and the quality of life in our area. After spending the majority of his life in Florida and working as both a Florida Marine Patrol Officer and Private Investigator, Tom finally made the move, got his Real Estate License and is now a permanent resident in our community. In 2004, Tom was offered a job at Signature Properties where he worked under the guidance of Judy Michaud.

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When Judy Michaud got the opportunity to have her own Real Estate office, Tom was delighted to join her and her team at Meadows Mountain Realty. During his first three years, Tom became well acquainted with the area and used his people skills to develop his own style of Real Estate sales. Tom is laid back, has a very outgoing personality and is one hell of a tour guide. Just ask his clients!!!

TRACI ERWIN Traci Erwin spent most of her life in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. After completing 20 years in law enforcement, Traci as a Crime Scene Investigator, decided to retire and make change. In 2015, she and her husband moved to the mountains of Western North Carolina on a year round basis.

BETTY HOLT A Highlands native, Betty grew up exploring the woods and natural wonders of the area. After receiving two degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she returned home to the mountains in the late 1970’s to begin her real estate career.

Prior to moving to Cashiers area permanently, she and her husband spent about six weeks a year here on vacation. They knew this is where they wanted to be. Traci and her husband enjoy spending time outdoors with friends and family, making the best of what this area has to offer. BROKER

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