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MaryLouBigelow.com

About Mary Lou Bigelow, SRES, ABR, GRI, PS

Producer of Educational Real Estate DVDs

Real Estate Honors

Professional Designations

Real Estate and Business Experience

• 30 years of real estate expertise
• Multi-million Dollar Sales agent for Bowes Pennell & Thompson GMAC Real Estate
• Specializes in real estate for seniors
• Area of expertise: cities and towns of the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts
• Referrals worldwide
• Member of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board
• Member of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors
• Member of National Association of Realtors
• Member, Senior Advantage Real Estate Council
• Member, Real Estate Buyer Agent Council
• National Grand Winner for sales promotion, Better Homes and Gardens, 1999
• International award for the Mary Lou Bigelow: Afghanistan Series by the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Annual Hometown Video Festival, 2002 and 2003
• Awarded New England Media Advocate for Small Business, 1995 by the U.S. SBA (Small Business Administration) for The Global Connection cable-TV show and the Banker & Tradesman series "Economic Development"
• Connecticut Business Woman of the Decade, 1987. Awarded in conjunction with the United Nations Decade of the Woman
• World Economic Forum --Europe-East Asia Economic Forum in Hong Kong,1993
• Massachusetts Trade Mission to Hong Kong & Guangdong Province, PRC, 1993
• President & Co-founder, Bigelow & Schaps Real Estate, Stamford Conn. 1980 to 1988
• Articles published in the Alliance for Community Media Review and The Key; The Boston Globe, Banker & Tradesman, The Commercial Record, Community Newspapers, The Daily Times Chronicle, The Arlington Advocate and numerous others.

Community and Professional Memberships

• Arlington Rotary Club President 2000-2001; Founder, Rotary Business Breakfast-Town Update, 1996 to 2002
• Rotary District 7930 Award for promoting world understanding and peace, 2003
• Boys and Girls Club advocate
• Producer-host of The Mary Lou Bigelow Show on Arlington Studio Channel 8: Afghanistan Series and The Global Connection www.maryloubigelow.com
• Received national awards for the Mary Lou Bigelow show by the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Annual Hometown Video Festival, 2002 and 2003 and numerous other first and second-place awards in regional festivals.
• Guest Host, Arlington Council on Aging community TV show for seniors, Golden Opportunities.  

Commercial, Investment, Brokerage

• First Woman President, Fairfield County Conn. Commercial Industrial Division (CID), 1986-1987
• Public Relations, state CID of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, 1986-1988
• Sales and marketing of 15 condominium conversions for developers in Stamford, CT,1980 -1988

Premier Service

Testimonials

“Mary Lou is a top notch professional who truly cares about her clients’ needs and concerns. Her level of experience, approachability and availability throughout our home buying process put us at ease, even despite some setbacks that were out of our control.”
     Buyers: Beverly

"Mary Lou was recommended to us. We cannot thank Mary Lou enough for all the hard work she put in to sell our condo. Her advice for preparing the unit for sale and the handling of it from beginning to end was wonderful. We particularly liked that she communicated with us every step of the way, always available to answer our questions. We continue to stay in touch and count Mary Lou as a valuable friend."
     Sellers: Watertown

"I wish to express my high praise for the performance of Mary Lou Bigelow who successfully navigated the sale of a two-family home in Medford. I was impressed with her professionalism, attention to detail and imaginative responses to the numerous challenges that developed during the sale of the property. As trustee of a family trust, it was my responsibility to oversee the marketing of the home. As I live out of state, it was not an easy task. Mary Lou  provided timely and creative hand-holding and emotional support. Her knowledge of the market proved crucial in correctly determining when to place the house on the market and what to expect in terms of its price. In retrospect, the sale was handled quickly and smoothly. Mary Lou can take credit for that."
     Seller: Medford

"Last August, I was faced with relocating a reluctant 98-year-old sister. Your DVD (Housing Solutions for Seniors) was priceless. Over the next three months, the caring help you provided couldn't be repaid and will never be forgotten. You endeared yourself to an elderly person living through a highly emotional period. Your patience proved endless; your loving care was ever present. My sister looked to you for help in many personal matters. In fact, you became "family." What stands out in my memory is your motto: "We listen. We Care. We Follow Through." That says it all. You lived up to it and more--every day."
     Seller: Arlington

"We loved working with Mary Lou and her partner Mickey Coyne. We feel like we have two new friends in town! They were always there and made our first home buying experience fun and very smooth. We will definitely contact them should we sell or buy in the future. Our experience couldn't be any better!!"
     Buyers: Arlington

"We were so pleased with Mary Lou and Mickey and would refer them in a heartbeat to family and friends. They are professional and were very pleasurable to work with." 
     Sellers: Arlington

"We were treated with respect and kindness. We were given good advice that we didn’t follow at first. We then followed the advice of Mickey Coyne and Mary Lou Bigelow and sold the house within three weeks of putting it back on the market –great advice." 
     Sellers: Arlington

Mary Lou Bigelow
BOWES GMAC Real Estate
1010 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, Massachusetts 02476
781-645-0504 direct office
781-648-3500 main office
MLBigelow@BowesRE.com