About Sami Lyn

Want to find an agent who cares about your needs? When you're looking for someone to entrust your real estate assets with, it is important that you feel great about choosing a competent professional. People usually tell Sami that they love working with her because she seems calm, solid, astute and kind. They say that instinctively want to tell her their stories because they trust her. And they can see that a love of new adventures runs deeply in her veins.

Whether it's playing tennis, spending time with family, playing the piano, hiking and photographing the great outdoors, acting as a Hospice volunteer, or trekking across the globe, Sami Lyn appreciates the value of treasuring each moment. Each day. Being present with people, enjoying the gift of their company.

Always Learning, Always Sharing

Sami grew up in Sedona, Arizona, which is one of the most wonderful places in the world. She has seen the numerous changes that have taken place in the area, and has found herself appreciating the experience of living in Sedona near family, and enjoying the numerous amenities the city offers.

Believing strongly in giving back to her community, Sami has served on the volunteer Board of Directors for her local real estate association for several years and has chaired and co-chaired the Multiple Listing Service committee. She was awarded the prestigious e-Pro® certification, the only NAR approved Internet Certification Program. 85%+ of all real estate buyers begin their search on the Internet, which proves the importance of this designation. She is also a certified ZipForms trainer.

She attended the University of Arizona and received a Bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies in 1995. Following this, Sami ventured to the University of Northern Iowa and entered the Educational Leadership, Secondary Education, and Student Affairs to receive a Master's degree in 1998.

Her research focused on how people integrate international experiences and make meaning from them. Sami Lyn has a deep belief in the value of education, both in the United States and abroad, and incorporates this extensively in her real estate career. She has always enjoyed hearing people's stories of impactful experiences in their lives.

Over the years, she has specialized in commercial, vacant land, business opportunities, timeshares, and residential real estate. In corporate software training, in mergers & acquisitions, as a university administrator, Sami Lyn has consistently approached her work with the belief that preparation, communication, and follow-through are crucial keys to success.

Sami loves traveling, so one might guess how she probably spends a great deal of her time. She has a basic understanding of some French, Japanese, and Spanish, and relished any opportunity to practice those language skills with the many international visitors who travel to the Sedona area. Anyone who is up for an adventure and would like a traveling partner is encouraged to contact her!

In this interconnected, multicultural, diverse world, Sami is constantly learning from other perspectives to enhance her own ideas about economics, spirituality, ecology, education, careers, politics, and of course, asset management, particularly real estate. Her past clients have quickly found that the Sedona area is a community that supports newcomers, and that there is tremendous opportunity for success in this community.

As an avid proponent of the Franklin Covey organizational system as well as its guiding principles, Sami Lyn strives to keep her most important priorities in check with the demands of daily life.

A Collaborative Approach

You can feel confident that someone will always be present to meet your needs because Sami Lyn and Marilyn Payton occasionally collaborate to provide service, pure and simple. This allows them to provide a level of knowledge, experience, dedication unrivaled in Sedona and the Verde Valley.

Marilyn is a licensed agent in Arizona has held her license in California for over 30 years. She is a member of the Women's Council of Realtors. Her ability to succeed as an independent contractor has been accomplished through her strong work ethic and commitment to her clients. One of her major strengths is the nurturing attention that she pays to each detail of her client transactions, often leading her to form lifelong friendships with them long after the transaction is complete.

About Coldwell Banker 1^st Affiliate

The name Coldwell Banker First Affiliate is synonymous with excellence in the Verde Valley. Coldwell Banker 1st Affiliate has been owned by Andrew Brearley for over 30 years, and is a highly respected firm in the community by offering professional services to all of our customers.

Coldwell Banker First Affiliate has been an affiliate of the Coldwell Banker system for 25 years, and in fact was the first office in the affiliate system. Each office is independently owned and operated.

Honors

Premier Office: Awarded to Coldwell Banker companies that attain an average of $90k in closed adjusted gross income or 20 units per agent. This award places Coldwell Banker First Affiliate among the top 100 offices worldwide.
Awarded in 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1990.

Chairman's Circle: Awarded to Coldwell Banker companies that attain over $5M in adjusted gross income.
Awarded in 2005, 2004, 2003, 1996, 1990.

President's Award of Honor: Awarded to Coldwell Banker companies that attain closed adjusted gross commission income of $3.5M - $6.5M.
Awarded in 2006, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997.

Founder's Award: Colbert Coldwell and Arthur Banker were dedicated to forming a real estate company that put the needs of the client above all else, making the name Coldwell Banker synonymous with excellence in real estate built on honesty, integrity, and customer loyalty. This award is presented to companies that exemplify these goals and values, while embodying the entrepreneurial spirit of the founders.
Awarded in 2006, 2003.

Top Franchise in Arizona: Awarded to the top franchise in Arizona.
Awarded in 2006.

About Coldwell Banker

Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker® organization has been a premier full-service real estate provider. In 2006, Franchise Times magazine’s prestigious Top 200 issue ranked the Coldwell Banker system number one in real estate for the seventh straight year and number eight among all franchisors.

The Coldwell Banker System has more than 3,800 residential real estate offices and 123,700 Sales Associates in 32 countries and territories. The Coldwell Banker System is a leader in the industry in residential and commercial real estate, and in niche markets such as resort, new home and luxury properties through its Coldwell Banker Previews International® division.

It is a pioneer in consumer services with its Coldwell Banker Concierge® Service Program and award-winning Web site, www.coldwellbanker.com. Coldwell Banker Mortgage is one of the largest telephone/web based lenders in the country. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation is a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation (NYSE: H), the world’s largest real estate franchisor. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation. Each office is independently owned and operated.

Join forces with one of the most recognized names in real estate. The Coldwell Banker® organization is known for innovative tools and technology that give real estate professionals an edge in any market climate.

The Coldwell Banker® brand is the name recognized for progressive ideas in real estate for over 100 years. Innovative ideas like state-of-the-art lead generation technology. And an award-winning web site⁴ with user-friendly listing and search tools that drive consumers straight to your door.

But it's results that count. Last year the Coldwell Banker® system led the nation among brokerage offices with greater than 500 closed transaction sides.¹ We were also named the top real estate franchise for eight years in a row.² It's no wonder the Coldwell Banker® brand name is on the lips of over 96% of today's home buyers.³

Company Leads Real Estate Industry Into Virtual Future

With the 3-D virtual world of Second Life® having become an online phenomenon, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation today announced that it is the first national real estate company to sell homes within the community. Offering houses in a variety of architectural styles and the ability to tour neighborhoods with a real estate professional, Coldwell Banker® is reinforcing its mission to ensure that everyone can achieve the dream of homeownership, whether on Main Street or in the metaverse.

"We are incredibly excited to be a part of Second Life, the most explosively popular community on the Internet," says Charlie Young, senior vice president, marketing, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation. "Like the Second Life members, today’s homeowners are technologically savvy so it’s paramount that we offer them the opportunity to engage with, and experience, our brand in a variety of different ways, whether in the real or virtual world. Second Life is an excellent virtual platform that will enable us to interact with consumers where they are meeting today, in online 3-D communities."

Members of Second Life (www.secondlife.com) create personas for themselves, known as avatars, which they use to navigate through the community peopled with more than four million residents worldwide. While in the virtual world of Second Life, avatars explore the society, shop, interact with others, visit entertainment events and do essentially everything they might in the real world. One of the more popular activities within Second Life is the purchase and rental of virtual land, so players can build their own stores, homes and event sites.

Coldwell Banker has an inventory of more than 500 homes on 550,000 square meters in the Ranchero section of the Second Life mainland, one of the largest home developments in this virtual world. These virtual homes will vary in price based on size and style, including southwestern, colonial and contemporary, among others. In addition, Coldwell Banker is offering homes perched atop a picturesque hill overlooking the ocean. Second Life residents can meet with a Coldwell Banker sales associate avatar in the brand’s virtual office and schedule an appointment to tour virtual properties of interest. Homebuyers who close a purchase with Coldwell Banker will receive free "virtual furniture" for their new home as a closing gift.

Coldwell Banker is the first company in any industry to employ tracking technology to analyze how residents interact with the brand’s Second Life headquarters. The ability to monitor traffic allows Coldwell Banker to track visit minutes, unique visitors and total visitors, as well as determine which features are used most in the Second Life headquarters.

"The Coldwell Banker headquarters in Second Life features www.coldwellbanker.com amenities, including the home value estimator, streaming videos and the ability to search for real world properties and find a sales associate," Young said. "And to keep in the spirit of fun, we wanted to introduce the Coldwell Banker helicopter so that looking for a home in Second Life and exploring our headquarters can be a really unique experience."

For those participants who do make a purchase, they can do so using the V-Commerce function, a first in Second Life and unique to Coldwell Banker, in which the avatar can touch a virtual palm-scanner that will automatically provide Coldwell Banker with the buyer’s qualification status and simplify the purchasing process.

"Rather than having to negotiate for top dollar with Second Life ‘land barons,’ users can visit our virtual office and interact with our virtual sales associate to buy homes from Coldwell Banker at reasonable rates," Young continued. "Ironically, Colbert Coldwell, and later Benjamin Banker, founded our company after seeing similar practices in 1906 San Francisco. Coldwell Banker was founded just 18 weeks after the earthquake largely because our founders saw the need for ethics and integrity in assisting victims of the devastation who were being preyed upon by unsavory businesspeople. We want to do the same thing in Second Life: give residents the opportunity to participate in fair and reasonable real estate transactions."

Code4Software and Kinesis Marketing developed Second Life content for Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation.

Recent Online Firsts

Joining Second Life is the latest online offering from the real estate company. In late 2006, Coldwell Banker launched its comprehensive satellite mapping service on www.coldwellbanker.com which not only positions a home within the community but also identifies neighborhood amenities such as schools, restaurants, shops, houses of worship and more.

Earlier last year, Coldwell Banker became the first major national real estate companies to debut streaming video content on its Web site.

A Realogy Company.

1. Real Trends Top 500 dated May 2007 (poll of 759 brokers with greater than 500 closed sales). 2. Franchise Times Top 200 Issue dated October 2007. Research study conducted in July 2007 on behalf of Coldwell Banker® Real Estate LLC by Brooks Rose Marketing Research LLC 4. Nielsen/Net Ratings Report for real estate Web sites, December 2007.