About Jan Duke
By the age of 16 Jan had already determined her career path would be in law enforcement. After her first year at SJSC with a major in Police Science, parental pressure forced her into another major. Eventually Jan graduated with a degree in Medical Technology.
Diverted but Determined
The river of life has many curves and rapids, so when her marriage to a Chief of Police dissolved unexpectedly in 1990 and her business in interior design was hit by the economic decline of the '90s, Jan needed a new source of income.
Lemons to Lemonade
"God Designed Career"
Jan's situation of lemons became lemonade. She applied for a position as Crime Prevention Officer with the Yuba City Police Department, a job that fit her perfectly (God designed?) and was hired in 1991. She scooped up all her early dreams, added in some independent, entrepreneurial pursuits and moved to Yuba City.
Hired by Chief Roy Harmon to become a "household word," she was commissioned to find a community need and fill it, which suited her just fine! As a police wife for 24 years, she had lived and breathed the cop concept, code, thought process and "attitude." For the next eight years Jan was involved in gang and graffiti eradication, drug and alcohol community education, Neighborhood Watch and designing innovative community crime prevention programs. After writing the curriculum for a class to help frustrated parents deal with difficult or delinquent kids, Jan taught Parenting of Problem Teens, which was funded by Sutter County Mental Health and by the courts, for approximately 8 years.
By 1999 she was ready to retire. With a well earned Certificate in Addictive Studies, retirement pay, ready-made clientele for parenting counseling, and a desire to golf, she left the PD for a life of fun. Also, there had always been the Entrepreneurial Itch to be her own boss again. In 2002, after playing 150 rounds of golf, Jan developed a very sore back ("Just when I got my handicap down to 14!") and needed to quit. After the golf fun dissipated, her daughter, now a Re/Max Gold agent in another city, eventually compelled her to become a real estate agent in 2003. Jan found her new real estate home when she moved her license to Re/Max Gold from another agency in 2004.
Journey to Re/Max Gold Police Department
What is a Top Property Cop?
By combining the concepts of two careers, Crime Prevention Officer with the YCPD and Re/Max Gold Real Estate, she has an excellent opportunity to help clients with their real estate search and contracts. She knows this community.
Oversight is provided by her experience, competency, ability to negotiate, and by being in a position to refer trusted service providers: pest arrestor (inspector), home inspector, mortgage consultants, all building trades and legal representation. Feel free to ask for a referral to any related service provider.
While she does not "stalk" clients, as many hungry agents do, she makes herself available to help them. Because she hates not having calls returned in a timely manner, she does her best to return all calls promptly. The Top Property Cop is a position of TRUSTED advisor, and one that Jan does not take lightly. Buying or selling property is a big financial decision that requires superior oversight.
Before choosing an agent, please carefully consider their experience and competency.