Bruce Herndon

About Us:

I really do not feel like I am old enough to say this, BUT, I have been working in the real estate brokerage profession for 35 years! I am a native of Orange County, Virginia, where I owned and operted Bruce F. Herndon& Associates (country property sales) until early 2003, when I moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, joined RE/MAX Ocean Realty in Kill Devil Hills, and became immersed in the coastal resort property market there. Opportunities opened up, and my wife, Terri, and I relocated to Florida's Lower Keys last August. This is an ENTIRELY different real estate market from anything I have ever experienced! The real estate business is very complex here in the "American Caribbean", as well as it is fascinating and full of opportunity.

I have been very involved in the REALTOR organization ever since entering the real estate profession, serving as local association President, state association Vice-President, and NAR Director. I love our profession, and am entirely dedicated to it.

Throughout my career, one of my stongest attributes has been my creative ability to come up with solutions to my clients' sometimes impossible-seeming needs. I work very diligently and productively for my clients, and consistently receive their appreciation for accomplishing their real estate objectives. These are the principal characteristics that set me apart from the other fine real estate brokerage professionals in the three markets I have worked in.

I look forward to being a part of the Activerain group!

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I concentrate on listings and sales of waterfront properties in the Lower Keys, that area between the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge to and including the City of Key West. The Florida Keys are very much a water-oriented area. The buyers I serve require easy access to the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico for their fishing, diving, and treasure-hunting pursuits. My buyers are typically retirees, people planning to retire, and other folks who want to move here permanently, dropping out of the Real World to live the "Keys Lifestyle".

Testimonials

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Bruce--

We want to thank you for really taking care of us with this unreal selling of our beach property. You went far beyond the call of duty. No one else would have done all you did. We hope RE/MAX appreciates your dedication. Hope you and Terri will stay in touch. Again, thanks for everything.

Sincerely,
Sylvia and Elizabeth Stephenson

Dear Bruce--

Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know it has been a real pleasure working with you on the 621 Canal Drive closing. You are a TRUE professional and I'm sure your clients figure that out very early on. I hope we will have many more opportunities to work together in the future.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Argiroff
Century 21-Lighthouse Shores Real Estate
Note: Kathleen called me just today, October 9, 2007 with a referral on Cudjoe Key!


Dr. John Stubbings, Owner/Broker
RE/MAX Ocean Realty
P.O. Box 8
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 27948

Dear Mr. Stubbings:

As you know, we finally closed on our beach property, after a very unreal experience of planning to sell . Bruce Herndon, our broker, went way beyond anyone's expectations in handling this for us. If it had not been for Bruce, we would have not known where to turn. He is the best broker- associate we have ever had dealings with. We feel very fortunate to have had him take care of our property.

Sincerely,

Gordon and Liz Adamson



Bruce, My Friend,

In the process of writing this letter, yours arrived, and I thank you for it. However, I feel badly that your's preceded mine in thanks. Your efforts to move the property and to help our college have been singularly outstanding. I cannot immagine anyone working harder in our behalf and with the sensitivity of knowing how terribly important the final resolution of the sale would be to the college. One could argue, however, that this should be the normal mode for any REALTOR, and perhaps it should. In your case, nevertheless, you have gone beyond what would be considered normal customer attention in giving us a full measure of your personal concern as well as involvement. This has been abundantly clear to me throughout these months as we have worked together to move "Williston". We have been singularly blessed with such attention, and I wish to join all of us at the college in expressing to you our very great appreciation for your dogged perseverance in getting us to this happy conclusion.

On a separate, more personal note; I would like to enclose a memento of our relationship, strictly from me. The book "The Bridge at Dong Ha" is a story written about an incident I was involved with in Vietnam familiar to most Marines, but to few others. I would be pleased if you would include it in your library, again as a personal memento.

Thanks again for your dedication. Colonel John W. Ripley,
President, Southern Virginia College for Women