Randy Young

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Each of us likes to think we are different (we are) and as real estate agents go, yes, I think I am different. I am a hard core solution seeker. Tell me what you want done and I will do my best to make it happen... on time and on budget. I dislike delivering surprises so I work hard to make sure there aren't any.

My background:

I am a 5th generation south Texan. My family settled in the New Braunfels area (just north of San Antonio) about the time of the Texas Revolution, so my roots in the community run deep. Despite the fact that my father's Air Force career (I'm named after Randolph A.F.B.) and my own business career have taken me to many parts of the world, San Antonio has always been home.

After graduating from Texas A&M University (like my grandfather, uncle, and soon, my son) I worked here as a television news correspondent for CBS and KENS TV. My specialty eventually shifted toward corporate communications and information (including graduate school at the Wichita State University, Graduate School of Business). In 1984, I returned to San Antonio as Director of Accounting and Data Processing for a corporation headquartered here.

My new employer had heavily invested in historic properties in the Caribbean to take advantage of dual tax shelters. The company was losing large quantities of money--a fact that I had to report every week. Tiring of my reports, the CEO gave me the "opportunity" to fix the problem. The lure of island beaches at company expenses won out over common sense, and I accepted.

Who buys a home from an accountant?

1. Because I learned the business from the commercial real estate side, I am very sensitive to the dollars and "sense" of every home. While you are examining kitchens, I am studying one of the largest expenditures you are likely to make. Feel free to visit my commercial real estate web site: www.281N.com
2. I automatically consider all homes from the standpoint of investment and resale.
3. Being an accountant, attention to detail comes easily and naturally for me.
4. I work hard-frequently 7 days a week. I make my living finding or selling homes for people. And, I do my homework.
5. I am very knowledgeable in the city, its history and people. In addition to my television work I have written hundreds of articles about San Antonio (including a 7 year stint as contributor to The San Antonio Business Journal).
6. And last but not least, I am results oriented. I work until the job is done.