Who's behind Hometown Expert.ORG?

My name is Tanya Clapshaw, and I've been buying and selling houses for over 20 years, sometimes as a realtor, sometimes as a for-sale by owner, and sometimes as a client. I started out as an agent in my early 20s in Oregon, before I was even a homeowner. My clients taught me as much as I taught them, and some of those early clients are still good friends of mine! I went on to other things, worked for a large company for years, then took some time off when my husband passed away. Later, I remarried and went from being single to suddenly having a new hubby, two small stepchildren, and a baby on the way! We moved to a neighboring state and we've enjoyed buying and selling houses, including flipping real estate, and helping others buy and sell their own homes. We moved three times in five years--that's four different addresses!

Now that the kids are a little bit older, I'm excited to be back working as a Realtor ® with Keller Williams Premier Partners in Vancouver, Washington. I love their philosophy - God First, Family Second, Business Third!  Their dedication to education, ethics, and a family culture really suits me, and I feel so fortunate to be part of the KW team.

Here's my formal portrait. Amazing what airbrushing can do, eh?

Here's me and hubby, hanging out in Kauai. We don't get to Hawaii very often, but we sure have a good time when we do. It is so rare that we get to leave the kids with Gramma and just go by ourselves!

I'm also very lucky that the webmaster for this site is a ridiculously talented friend of mine, Bob Woods (here's his website) . I highly recommend him, if you're considering putting together a website of your own, or need a really great harper.