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Broker, CRS, GRI
Pfeifer Realty Group
1630-I Periwinkle Way
Sanibel Island, Florida 33957
| Office: | 1-239-472-0004 |
| Toll Free: | 1-866-737-2BUY |
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www.MySanibelRealEstate.com
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| Broker, CRS, GRI |
| Licensed Florida Structural Engineer |
| Licensed Florida Building Contractor |
| "2002 Real Estate Rookie Of The Year" |
| "2003 & 2004 Real Estate Top Gun Recipient" |
| "2004, ‘05, ‘06 & ‘07 Best FL Real Estate Website Award" |
| "2005 Top VIP Sales Associate Company Wide" |
Specialization:
I specialize in representing my clients in the purchases and sales of homes, condominiums and land for use as primary homes, vacation properties, second homes, investments and income properties within the cities of Sanibel, Captiva, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral, and Naples. I keep current on all transactions in these areas. As a parent and member of the Sanibel Parks and Recreation Committee, I'm very knowledgeable of our local schools and political issues which affect the communities and their real estate markets.
Having experienced many aspects of real estate transactions on a personal level, I understand situations and concerns of my buyers and sellers. I have been an island property owner for many years, and have walked through several real estate transactions myself. From buying and selling lots to building new homes with local builders, to investing in rental income producing properties, I don't just sell island real estate, I invest in it because I believe there is no place in the world like Sanibel and Captiva. I truly love what I do and love where I live. I hope that I can bring the same 'Dream Come True' experience to you.
Contact me today for the attention and results you deserve. I promise to be the most honest, hard working, enthusiastic realtor you will have ever met!
Personal:
I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where most of my family still resides. After attending Gilman School for 12 years, I moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1984 to attend Vanderbilt University. There I pursued a degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering. After graduating in 1988, I worked throughout Georgia and Florida building parts of each state's infrastructure as a Construction Engineer.
My career started in Columbus, Georgia working for the Hardaway Company. From there, I moved to Savannah, Georgia to help with the construction of the new Talmadge Memorial Bridge. I was then transferred to Tampa, Florida to work in the Pre-stress plant on Tampa Bay. When we received a contract in Orlando, Florida, I moved there to assist with the construction of the Eastern Beltway.
It was here that I met and married my wife, Mary Ellen. Shortly before that job was completed, I moved to Fernandina Beach, Florida where I supervised the construction of a Gantry Crane Dock to unload cargo ships. Upon the completion of that contract, I moved to Mayport, Florida to manage the construction of a Carrier Ship Wharf for the U.S. Navy. After several years, I returned to Baltimore to join two of my three brothers running our family business, Maryland Screen Printers. Our business grew rapidly and was recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. 500.
My Move to Sanibel:
As a Florida native, my wife grew up vacationing every year on Sanibel and introduced me to the islands in 1989. Every year we returned to Sanibel and Captiva, always dreaming of one day living in such a paradise. With the birth of our daughter Darby in 1997, and our son John in 1998 our priorities changed. Was living on Sanibel and Captiva just a dream? What were we waiting for? Retirement? Our children to graduate from college? Why not pursue this dream together as a family? What better place to raise children than a small resort community, on a sub-tropical barrier island!
We moved to Sanibel before our daughter started Kindergarten. Thrilled to be island residents, we became involved in many aspects of the island community.
I am an active member of Sanibel & Captiva Kiwanis Club, and I am also a Kiwanis board member. Because sports were a major part of my life growing up, I stay busy with my children's activities. I coach T-ball, and slow pitch softball in the spring as well as Soccer in the fall. In 2003 I began Sanibel and Captiva's first flag football league with NFL sponsorship. Our first season brought 80 children out to the football fields. I am also on the Sanibel Parks and Recreation committee. While the children were in pre-school at the Children's Education Center of the Islands, my wife volunteered on the board of the school as fund-raising director, and vice president of the board. She is now very involved with our children at the Canterbury School.
Eric’s Sanibel Island Experience – Five Year Update:
It is now 2007 and I have lived and worked on Sanibel Island for over 5 years. What a wonderful
experience it is to enjoy island life each day and raise my children in such a super community.
As a full time Sanibel Island resident, getting involved in the many island civic groups and staying
involved has been a great pleasure. No where else have I found a community of residents so generous of
their time and efforts as well as their financial support for the many benefits and non-profit organizations.
After serving two years on the Sanibel City Parks and Recreation Committee, I choose to devote more of my
time to the island youth sports programs directly. Sanibel Flag Football, which I started 4 years ago,
currently has 120 island children playing on Friday nights at the Sanibel School. For more Flag Football
information please visit: www.SanibelFlagFootball.com.
a Another volunteer project I’m tackling is to help all Sanibel youth sports coordinate onto one master website
allowing children to sign up for Flag Football, Little League Baseball and Softball teams, Basketball, Soccer
and other island youth sports easily. The Sanibel and Captiva Kiwanis Club keeps me involved both on the
Board and as a member. Not many organizations could get me to cook spaghetti all day for the annual
Kiwanis All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner, park cars for community events and coordinate the Luminary Night bag
lighting on the first Friday of December. Last year I joined the Board of the Schoolhouse Theater which is
Sanibel’s only live theater. Coming from a family of 4 boys, my background was heavy on sports and its really
great to be involved with the Arts! If you haven’t been to the Schoolhouse Theater, you are missing some
outstanding shows! In 2005 I had the honor of running for Sanibel’s City Council. Although I did not win
the election, the experience was a great education in island politics and again affirmed to me that Sanibel is truly
a community where all of its citizens are passionate about this great island and its many wonderful resources.
2006 marked the first year that I was in charge of coordinating the Christmas Eve Service on Lighthouse Beach
where 1500 residents and visitors gathered to enjoy a non-denominational celebration of Christmas. If you are
ever on Sanibel over the holidays this is a wonderful event for the entire family. This year I am excited to
be a new board member for the Shell Harbor Home Owners Association and look forward to working with all of the
Shell Harbor residents.
On a professional note, I have been very busy in real estate helping others achieve their Sanibel real estate dreams. After my first
year on Sanibel as a full time Realtor, I was nominated by fellow island Realtors as Sanibel Island’s Real
Estate Rookie of the Year. The following two years, I was honored as one of Southwest Florida’s Real Estate
Top Guns. This honor was given to those Realtors who successfully merge today’s ever changing high tech
marketing tools with good old fashioned hard work to successfully help their clients buy and sell real estate.
In the last 5 years I also worked to obtain my GRI – Graduate of Realtor Institute designation, and my CRS –
Certified Residential Specialist designation. I also obtained my Broker’s License. At the beginning of 2007,
I expanded into Pfeifer’s Paradise Properties Realty Group allowing fellow agents to work with me.
This is an exciting change and it is great to work with such a professional group of Realtors. This year I am
also sponsoring a series of seminars titled “Ask the Experts” –“A Real Estate Perspective”.
Each seminar will have 5 guest speakers who are locally recognized experts in their field including Mortgages, Insurance, Investments,
1031 Tax Exchanges and Real Estate. If you would like more information about attending an upcoming seminar please give me a call.
These will be great informal sessions filled with valuable information and I hope to sponsor them in season each year.
Changes, designations and licenses aside, I’m still the same Eric Pfeifer and you can always reach me easily.
I look forward to hearing from you and helping you achieve your real estate dreams and goals.
I would like to be your Sanibel Island real estate professional.
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