Vanessa D. Gonzalez is a native of Chicago, with over 16 years of experience as a real estate broker representing buyers, sellers, developers and investors. Vanessa knows how exciting it is to buy your dream home. What Vanessa loves most about working in real estate is the relationships she has built over the years. Understanding that real estate is a huge investment and commitment for many people, she guides, leads, and protects her clients during their real estate journey. She enjoys building relationships and helping clients achieve their real estate goals. Vanessa’s formal education from the University of Illinois, property management experience, combined with her years of experience purchasing, owning and selling properties, allows Vanessa to excel at every level of the real estate transaction. From working on selling pre-construction condo developments in Pilsen, single family homes in the western suburbs, investment properties in Bridgeport & McKinley Park, Senior Housing Apartments in Forest Park and marketing international luxury vacation condo developments in Campeche Mexico & Panama, Vanessa has gained the experience, knowledge and integrity necessary to make her client's transaction a success. She has learned that real estate, regardless of geographic location or price range, reflects the immense value of the life lived within. Her core business has thrived predominately from referrals and repeat clients. She is grateful to her clients for their long term working relationships and friendships they have established throughout the years. Vanessa earned the Certified Negotiation Expert designation. As a strong negotiator, she demonstrates good judgment about price, objectivity and diplomacy. She helps both buyers and sellers meet their real estate objectives with the utmost care and professionalism. Vanessa enjoys working with both sellers and buyers. She helps buyers find the ideal home that fits both their lifestyle and financial plans. She has extensive experience in staging, organizing and decorating homes to help sellers obtain the maximum value for their property. Vanessa will recommend her clients to trusted lenders, attorneys, inspectors and professional service providers to assure the selling/purchase process is pleasant from start to finish. Vanessa's priority is her client's satisfaction and will work tirelessly to achieve a successful transaction. Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. Fluent in Spanish Received two of the Top Residential Producer Awards from the Chicago Board of Realtors. Recognized with an International Sterling Society award from Coldwell Banker. CNE, ARM & CBR Vanessa is also a Health & Wellness enthusiast.