About Jodi Bakst, Broker
A Chapel Hill resident since 1990 and a Realtor since 1997, Jodi has achieved recognition through both her market performance and her professional growth as an expert Chapel Hill Realtor and expert Durham Realtor.
She has been a consistent top producer and has a deep and full understanding of Chapel Hill Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Durham NC as well as the surrounding area. She is known for her expertise in real estate technology and the real estate market. Jodi and her partner Bill Matthes have also built Team Jodi Property Management Group, a successful property mangement company. She has numerous professional designations including Broker, Certified Residential Specialist, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Graduate Realtor Institute, Accredited Buyer Representative, Certified Distressed Property Expert and Senior Real Estate Specialist.
Jodi has built a successful Team of top Chapel Hill REALTORS, Durham REALTORS and Cary REALTORS that deliver the company's c lients seamless, high quality service. She is a past member of the North Carolina Association of Realtors Forms Committee and the Greater Chapel Hill Association of Realtors Board of Directors. Currently, Jodi is serving on the Town of Chapel Hill's Board of Adjustments. Jodi is has two children and is an active volunteer in the Jewish community. She holds an MA in Public Health from UNC-Chapel Hill and a BA in Economics from the University of California Santa Cruz.
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Millennials: Good Or Bad For The Real Estate Market?
Over the years, the landscape of the housing market has changed dramatically. As the older generation grows even older, a new group is coming into their own as the face of the housing market: millennials. These home buyers are faced with a new set of daunting challenges when it comes to buying a home, and realtors face an entirely different set of challenges when ...
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Retirement: A Real Estate Agent Niche
Everyone has a different idea regarding what they want to do when they lay down their burdens and walk into the golden light of retirement. Maybe you’ll buy an RV, and tour the country, stopping to camp in places all around the country. Maybe you’ll take up woodworking, and create beautiful, handcrafted works of art out of the remnants of fallen timber. ...
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How To Keep Up With Your Mortgage Payment
The day when you are looking to buy your first home has arrived and you are excited beyond belief. The American Dream of homeownership is finally becoming a reality, after all the sacrifices you’ve done in order to save money for this moment. Everyone gets excited in the beginning. I mean who wouldn’t when you know that, finally, there is a place you can ...
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How I Managed My Sleep Hours As A Real Estate Agent?
Sleep management is something that many people need to learn during their lifetime. A normal sleep schedule and a good sleep management are important in every line of work. University students struggle with getting enough sleep because they prioritize other social engagements or studying before sleep, thinking that their young age means that they are less affected ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Developer’s Equity
Financial interest a developer has in a development. The interest may be a direct investment or a percentage interest in the overall profit. ...
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Certified Property Manager (CPM)
Professional certification granted by the Institute of Real Estate Management, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. ...
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Stop Clause
Provision in a lease agreement indicating the maximum amount of operating expenditures that must be incurred by the landlord in a given year. Any amount incurred in excess of this amount must be paid by the lessee. ...
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Demolition Insurance
Coverage that will indemnify the insured for the expenses, up to the limits of the policy, if a building is damaged by a peril such as fire, and zoning requirements and/or building codes mandate that the building be demolished. ...
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Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act
Federal legislation passed in 1988 (repealed November 23, 1989) that significantly increased the benefit amounts provided under medicare, both Part A and Part B, in the following manner: Doctors' bills effective January 1, 1990. Medicare patients under Part B would have had their out-of-pocket expen ...