Minna Reid, CT & FL Licensed Real Estate Broker and Short Sale Specialist
About Me:
After 10 years in corporate sales roles, I became a real estate investor and started flipping homes in 2006. I became licensed to sell real estate in 2007 in an effort to become more autonomous in locating new properties to flip.
As the market started to fall apart, I started speaking to more and more homeowners who owed more than their homes were worth leaving me unable to purchase their home as an investment.
I felt the upcoming market crash would be significant and that there would be a demand for experts in the short sale process. I decide to refocus my efforts towards helping people sell their over leveraged homes and settle their mortgage debts.
My business quickly grew and by 2010 I was the leading short sale agent in the state of CT. I have continued to work short sales ever since, closing hundreds, and I expanded my business to Florida in 2019.
Over the past two decades I have received hundreds, if not thousands, of inquiries from homeowners and agents nationwide needing assistance with their short sales, and have done my best to help them all.
As of this writing it is 2024, and I feel a new crash is around the corner. I decided to put together this series of articles and videos in hopes of helping real estate agents and homeowners around the country get through their short sales more easily.
professional summary
- CT Licensed since 2007, and FL licensed since 2018.
- Broker/Owner of Reid Real Estate Group since 2017 - Full service real estate brokerage specializing in foreclosure prevention, short sales, probate sales and lien complications.
- Hundreds of successful real estate transactions, the majority of which were short sales, resulting in over $30 million of forgiven mortgage debt for my clients.
- #1 Producer in state of CT for short sale real estate transactions since 2010.
- NAR designated Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource.
- Member of Connecticut Association of REALTORS®.
- Member of Florida Association of REALTORS®.
- Member of NAR National Association of REALTORS®.
- Former Team Leader at Keller Williams. Hired, trained and supervised team of agents.
- 2015 Member KW Agent Leadership Council.
- Published author for Inman.
- Hundreds of hours of continuing education covering CT & FL real estate law, ethics, appraisal, fair housing, and financing.
EXPERIENCE
Reid Real Estate Group, CT & FL - Broker-Owner
2017 - PRESENT
- Manage operations of residential real estate brokerage licensed in CT & FL, specializing in selling property with complex legal and financial challenges, including short sales, probate sales and tax lien complications.
Keller Williams, West Hartford CT - Broker Associate, Team Leader
2013- 2017
- Team Leader - Reid Real Estate Group: Hired, trained, and supervised real estate sales team and real estate administrative and marketing staff.
- 2015 Keller Williams Agent Leadership Council Member.
- Consistent top sales producer:
- 2015 Double Gold Medal Award
- 2014 Keller Williams International Triple Gold Medal Award
- 2014 Keller Williams Breakthrough Award
CG Real Estate, Windham CT - Realtor, Short Sale Agent
2010 - 2013
- Team Leader - CT Short Sale Team: Hired, trained, and supervised real estate sales team and real estate administrative staff.
- Real estate sales and short sale negotiations.
- Consistent top sales producer:
- CG Real Estate Brokers Achievement Award for Top Sales 2010, 2011, 2012
Nationwide Realty, Tolland CT - Realtor, Short Sale Agent
2009 - 2010
- Real Estate Sales, Short Sale Negotiations
Century 21 Realty, Manchester CT - Realtor
2007 - 2009
- Real Estate Sales
LICENSES
FLORIDA LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE BROKER
EDUCATION
Real Estate Principles and Practices
2007, National Real Estate Institute, Cromwell CT
Real Estate Law & Real Estate Appraisal
2012, Manchester Community College, Manchester CT
NAR Realtor Code of Ethics
2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, NAR Online
NAR Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource
2023, NAR/SFR Online
Hundreds of hours of real estate continuing education in CT & FL
2008 - Present
Short Sale Lenders/Servicers/Investors/Programs we have experience with: Bank of America, Bayview, Countrywide, Chase, Wells Fargo, AHMSI, ASC, M&T Bank, McCue Mortgage, HomEq, IndyMac, One West Bank, Guaranty Bank, Greentree, AIM, PennyMac, Aurora, Citimortgage, Vericrest, GMAC, Home Point, MorEquity, Sovereign, Savings Institute, OCWEN, Bank United, Litton Loan Servicing, HFC, HSBC, SPS, SLS, Dime Savings Bank, PHH Mortgage Services, CHIF, Provident, Fifth Third Bank, Seterus, IBM LBPS (Lender Business Process Services), Liberty Bank, Nationstar, Norcom, Newrez, Bayview Loan Servicing, Webster Bank, Merrimack, Cenlar, Freedom Mortgage, LoanCare, Norcom, Windsor Federal, TD Bank, Ditech, HomeBridge, Guild, Planet Home Lending, Carrington, Mr. Cooper, Planet Home, CHFA, and more...and all major investors including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, USDA, HUD Partial Claims, Private Labels/Investors.