Mahwah & Ramsey homes plus other real estate for sale or rent in Bergen County New Jersey
Please join me in celebrating 15 years (1993 - 2008) of real estate sales and service.
As a real estate broker in New York and New Jersey, I appreciate the many differences of living and working in these areas. My local service area includes Rockland County, NY, Orange County, NY and Bergen County, NJ.
As a long time home owner and resident (since 1974) living in Rockland County, its been exciting to be a part of it and to watch how it develops into one of the most desirable and sought after places to live.
BIO:
As a child growing up in New York City, I was very active in sports. One of my early and most exciting memories is of playing in little league baseball one afternoon. My parents were watching and cheering from the sidelines as I came up to bat and belted one, deep into the outfield. I hit an inside the park home run. I remember that great feeling running around the bases and sliding into home, even though I was safe by a mile.
Growing up, I was very creative, imaginative and won various recognition awards in Art and Sculpture. I still have a medal award I earned in the 2nd grade for a clay sculpture. We had to go into Manhattan to receive that one award.
In eighth grade I was elected by the faculty to create the Stage Set Design for a student production in our Spring Pageant.
I chose another good friend and classmate as an assistant and together we painted and assembled a large interactive city scape background on the stage. It was exciting to view the stage set and production.
After excelling in some high school classes and graduating early, I entered the City College of New York and then transfered to Rockland Community College, where I continued my studies in fine arts and graphic arts reproduction.
It was there, while in Rockland County, studying ancient and modern printing techniques with some of the best artists and professionals, that I began training in commercial graphic arts techniques and advertising reproduction.
I went to work as apprentice in the printing department, then took employment in a professional commercial graphics reproduction company in New Jersey. I further trained and became pressman, platemaker, process photographer and graphic four color process offset stripper.
With these new and specialized skills and crafts, I sought work and was hired in Manhattan, at a prime producer of fine commercial graphic art advertising for all the major industries, book publishers, movie producers, music recording labels, pharmaceutical companies, children's toys, wine & spirits, cable TV and Broadway productions.
After 7 successful years, I was hired to head up a production department at another creative graphic arts company in New Jersey.
However, after 17 years of on-the-job pressures with creative production deadlines, long work days and nights working into the mornings at times, it started to take its toll on me physically and I began to nurture a strong desire to make a career change, into something that was becoming more important to me.
I left advertising & graphic arts for the world in real estate.
From 1993 to 1998, I trained and learned a new trade / profession, by working with many of the major real estate franchises around at the time, large and small.
I also worked with several independent agencies and learned the ropes on how not to hang myself while helping others.
Then, in 1998 I made an important decision to start my own company and formed UNITED SALES ASSOCIATES REALTY, INC. in New York & New Jersey.
Celebrating 10 years in business at U.S.A. Realty and 15 years in real estate sales in 2008,
this career is very exciting.
Being able to meet & help so many different families, people & make friends with so many, is very rewarding.
One of my most cherished rewards is always, a friendly smile that I receive from others, after their successful purchase or sale is closed, knowing it was done from doing the right things for them.
My former commercial advertising / printing / graphic arts career began in 1976. For 17 years, I worked in Manhattan and New Jersey before entering into real estate.
The knowledge I gained in those early years has provided me with various marketing techniques and methods of advertising to create exciting campaigns for selling real estate.
There is always something new to learn and discover in real estate sales and my aim is to deliver the kind of results my clients and customers expect from a professional.
I'm a Real Estate Broker, Certified Residential Specialist and Graduate of REALTOR® Institute, Licensed in NY & NJ.
I'm also deeply dedicated in my career to my clients, who've been an integral part of the journey.
For 15 years of service with a smile...
I'm looking forward to the next 15.
Call me anytime: 845-369-3858.
Homes, Condos and Co-Ops for sale or rent. All price ranges.
Richard J. Pilla, Real Estate Broker, CRS, GRI is celebrating 15 years in real estate sales (1993 - 2008).
U.S.A. Realty is celebrating 10 years of real estate brokerage services (1998 - 2008).
"Our Buyers and Sellers Get... What others don't"
Call me today for all your real estate needs and relocation / referral services.
Tel: 845-369-3858
Richard J. Pilla, CRS, GRI
United Sales Associates Realty, Inc.
New York & New Jersey
Licensed Real Estate Broker
The Mahwah Schools Foundation has proudly chosen Darryl Secor as the 9th Annual Golf Honoree. As owner and operator of Secor Farms, Mr. Secor runs a business with deep roots in Mahwah. Started by his great grandfather, the original location consisted of 50 acres of land in Upper Saddle River purchased when the family moved from Paterson back in the 1930's. In 1973, the family expanded into the neighboring community of Mahwah. The farm has become a well known landmark which has been passed down through three generations of Secors, who have all been involved in, and shown support for, their communities.
