I found Sherrey Welch and gave her a call.  I asked her if she would have the time to take me around the Venice area to look at some of the homes for sale in the gated communities of Venice.  She said she would be happy to help.  First, we met at the office and went over the listings.  She was able to bring the information up on a screen so we could discuss the prices, style, community amenities, likes, dislikes, needs and wants, etc..  Then she made a plan of what we would see over a 3 day period.  She was very knowledgeable about the communities and locations.  After I went home, I continued to look at the communities and homes coming up for sale.  Sherrey also sent me listings that she thought I might like.  I retired, got my home up for sale, sold it and continues to look.  I came across the townhomes in Gran Paradiso and thought, rather than buy a single stand-alone home, a townhouse was a good buy and had lots of living space.  I asked Sherrey if she could go out and look at them and let me know what she thought.  She did and even called me from the sales office with an agent standing by to answer any questions.  I put a deposit on one under construction.  I was having some difficulty getting the agent to respond to emails so I asked Sherrey if she would correspond for me and she gladly did.  She was on top of things throughout the process and intervened when things went awry.  I was very thankful for her help, advice, information, knowledge, expertise, patience, and kindness through the entire process of purchasing my new home.