About

Real Estate Brokers in North & South Carolina
The McDonald Group at  TerryMcDonaldRealEstate.com

8604 Cliff Cameron Dr, St 110
Charlotte, NC, 28269

Office: 704-351-1519
Toll Free: 888-297-1899
Cell: 704-390-6221
Fax: 704-464-3955

Contact The McDonald Group

The McDonald Group is a partnership of top producing real estate Brokers with advanced skills dedicated to their Buyers and Sellers interests. Technology is transforming the real estate business, and we are leaders here… but the real work is done on the street by our top  Agents.   Luxury homes , new homes, foreclosure and short sale experience, investors, first home buyers- we know the needs of each group, and are skilled in each of these area’s, but that’s just the  start of a truly team effort  because, in addition we have the full complement of relocation help you may need, from mortgages to local attorneys, movers to renovation experts.

Terry’s Internet and technological savvy have allowed us to grow in 2010,  an off year to be sure, growing by staying in front of local market trends, and moving to where the market is going, rather than to where it has been.

Terry McDonald: Broker, Blogger and former Builder

Terry began his professional life in new home sales while still in college (University of Maryland-Business BS 1980) and has spent a lifetime in professional sales and marketing.   He has always been a closet “techie” and has worked to stay on the leading edge of technology. Working with both individuals and businesses, he has earned his living teaching and training sales people, designing everything from the individual sales presentation, to the overall marketing strategy and plan for companies.    A serial entrepreneur,  Terry enjoys the creative process found in real estate, the new challenges and opportunities of bringing home buyers and sellers together. For the best in Charlotte NC realty, call Terry. 704-351-1519

Terry has represented physicians, business owners, top executives and athletes, and plenty of first home buyers. He has represented buyers in some of the largest foreclosures in Charlotte, has become a short sale expert,developed leading edge online systems to sell your home- he has signs where the Buyers are…  Terry’s knowledge of local market conditions is on display in in our Charlotte Real Estate blog

Terry has won Charlotte Magazine’s acclaimed Customer Service awards, in 2007, 2008, 2009  and again for 2010 awarded  to top 5% of  local Realtors.

Terry is associated  with Wilkinson and Associates, the 2nd largest Broker in Charlotte with over 700 Agents.  Terry has been the top producer by volume, or Top Team at Wilkinson, from 2006 to 2010.   Realtor in Charlotte NC

Out of Area Broker Referrals

My Group and I stand ready for your referrals. We will work with your people as our own with honesty and diligence, passion and professionalism. Please call Terry direct at 704-390-6221 to discuss our services to your clients,  and you.

See Charlotte Homes on Terry’s home search website.

Introducing the McDonald Group of Professional Real Estate Brokers

Our agents  are trustworthy, extremely competent, and caring. We understand the role of Buyer agents, and Listing Agent, they work  Always with the Client interest in mind.  Our commitment to our clients, to extraordinary Agency, and to the success of the  transaction is occasionally equaled- but never surpassed.

We are First in Integrity, Competence, and Hard Work

Terry puts his philosophy this way:

I’ve come to believe that you must have integrity and the desire to increase your competencies to be truly successful in life, and that these virtues are magnified by the practice of hard work. Creativity blossoms with determination, confidence under pressure is inspiring, and the ability to work with others to achieve goals is what makes this genuinely rewarding.

Integrity can’t be taught, an Agent has it or they don’t, and relationships are built on it. Increasing our Agent competence is something we take seriously and work on regularly.  Our increasing knowledge and commitment to modern Agency Best Practices  means we are on your side every day, learning every day and getting better every  day.  We want our buyers and sellers to be happy with the process, happy at closing, and if we run in to you six months later we’ll still  be your partner in real estate.

Jeanne Katherine Kemling

Jeanne is a native New Yorker and is proud to call Charlotte her home. Jeanne left New York and moved her family to  Florida for few years before finding  a happy medium in beautiful Charlotte. With our mild temperatures, low taxes, and southern hospitality “I was sold the first time I visited the area.”

Jeanne is a full time licensed broker in North and South Carolina, a professional with over 10 years experience, and her personal commitment to you is to provide you with unsurpassed customer service whether buying a home or selling a home. Jeanne’s skills include negotiating, problem solving, and advanced knowledge of short sales and foreclosures. Caring about her clients has always made her successful.  You can count on her to make that same commitment to you-  answering the  phone, watching your back, and guiding you through the process until the end.   She will make sure your needs are met and your expectations surpassed.

Jeanne has two children and lives in the South Charlotte area.  Whether you are looking for a condo uptown, family neighborhood, foreclosure, or short sale  she has the tools and the knowledge to help you.  It is a pleasure to work with someone who is  so happy to to help people find their dream home- she truly loves what she is doing. You will like working with Jeanne.

Jim Cusato- Real Estate Broker|Agent Lake Norman area

A native from New Jersey, Jim owned a Orthodontic Instrument company and later worked as a investment banker on Wall Street for the first half of his life.  He moved with his family to Charlotte in 1994 and started in new homes sales with Beazer Homes.

He spent the next 10 years in New Home Sales,   winning the prestigious “Rookie of the Year” award from the Charlotte…. Jim lives and works by Lake Norman, for more on Jim

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Cheryl Crancer

Cheryl is from Westchester County and has been a buyer Agent for more than 15 years. Cheryl is a skilled Agent with many very satisfied customers, and anyone who talks with her appreciates her warmth and good humor.    Cheryl lives in nearby Union County and works with investor clients, first home buyers and luxury buyers.  Licensed in NC and SC

We are going to be there when our customers need us.We are going to know the answers to all the basic questions, most of the advanced ones, and how to find out the rest.

This doesn’t mean we are on call 24/7- it means that in every transaction, we are on all the time, from start to finish, we look in the places you don’t know about and sniff out most trouble before it’s too late- we don’t take mental vacations! You of course do your part. (we are not hand holders by nature) 

More About Terry

Terry made quite a ruckus at his first new home sales position while still in college; he sold over $1m in homes in the month before his 21st birthday, and did it again the following month to prove it wasn’t a fluke… the average price was under $100,000. Fast forward 25 years and having sold all of his own homes, he had to use a  local real estate agent to sell a rental in Charlotte,  and it was this process that encouraged him to get back into real estate.

While vastly interested in real estate, he was equally determined to find a new way. He found it HERE. Online. How?

It is the intersection of a very popular relocation city- Charlotte NC- plus the Internet revolution in Home buying and Selling, the rise of Buyer Agency in North Carolina and a terrific technological Broker-In-Chief, Scott Wilkinson. Now we are adding the jet fuel of Social Media to our business.

Wilkinson’s hi-tech approach suited him  well and within the first 6 months of joining Wilkinson & Associates (now with over 800 Agents, 2nd largest in Charlotte) he began building his first team because there were too many relocating families coming to Charlotte, and many times they chose the same week or weekend to visit and buy!

Resume Notes of Interest

Terry began his career in real estate while still in college, and sold his first million dollars of homes on a new home site one month before his 21st birthday in Germantown, Maryland.  Terry graduated and went to work in office products and insurance, and received a number of sales and sales training awards. He became involved in the building business going on to own a construction company, an advertising company and an Internet start up before returning to real estate 5 years ago. He has been a multi-million dollar producer from his first year. In 2006, he has sold more than $8M personally while building his team to 4 agents, and was named Top Team at Wilkinson and Associates. In 2007, his Team was Top Ten, and in 2008 Terry won Top Agent  (Volume)  honors at the over 800 Agent Wilkinson and Associates.

Terry has been a Licensed General Contractor in four states, and has designed and built millions of dollars of residential construction as Designer, Superintendent,  and Construction Manager.

Terry has also been an early adopter of the Internet having his first on-line business in1995.  Terry has become a prolific blogger working around his busy real estate schedule. He is now engaged in figuring out the New Media and mobile opportunities and advantages for his group of  real estate brokers.

Terry’s is a TERP with a BS Degree in Business from the University of Maryland.

Terry has served as President of a local Toastmasters group and is an accomplished speaker.

Terry has taught through out his professional life, from teaching and training sales professionals to adult  Sunday School. He has been active in his children’s education, who combined with his Professor of Education wife, make him quite the education junky.

Terry is married for 30 years and the father of four children.  A recent convert to a healthy-living lifestlye,  his outdoor hobbies include hiking and running, while inside its education,  history, foreign policy, politics and good conversation.

Kind words from past clients…

Terry assisted Mario and I with a long distance building process, which can be extremely difficult. Mr. McDonald was our eyes and ears during that time. He gave us briefings after he went to the construction site, took photos and even developed a website for us to view.”

Or from a client moving from London,

“Terry took the time to understand the type of house we were looking for, even if we couldn’t verbalize it ourselves at first. He was very responsive and flexible to our changing requirements with the

difficulties of moving from overseas.”

And from New York City: “Terry McDonald has not only been instrumental in helping us relocate from

New York City to Cornelius, North Carolina area, but, he has become our friend and confidant. His knowledge of the real estate, relocation and construction business is immeasurable.