Don't be fooled by her youthful good looks.

With 22 years of sales and customer-service experience under her belt, Dawn Nobles brings enormous savvy to every real estate deal she conducts.

That's one reason why this superior Southern Alberta Realtor commands so much respect from colleagues and clients alike.

But Dawn brings something extra to the table that's even more important - a personalized customer service model that ensures that both vendors and purchasers receive the very best she has to offer.

Her clients agree: Dawn's best is very good indeed.

By design, Nobles prefers to work on her own (apart from her affiliation with RE/MAX First).

She hasn't assembled a sales "team" because the last thing she'd dream of doing is to place a valued client in the hands of an assistant.

"Sometimes when you deal with a large real estate team, you never get a chance to even talk to the primary Realtor. More often than not, your file gets turned over to another team member," says Nobles, a versatile professional and skilled negotiator who specializes in acreages, estate homes and high-end investment properties.

"I will never do that to my clients. No matter how busy I get, my clients receive my full attention at all times."

Those words are reassuring for vendors and purchasers who seek expert help in a sometimes volatile, even confusing market.

For the last seven years, Nobles has lived on an acreage in Springbank. As a longtime resident, this outstanding RE/MAX First agent is uniquely qualified to assess and interpret the quirks of the rural marketplace.

Frankly, it's more complicated than you'd imagine at first glance. Buyers in rural areas must be in tune with a host of tricky issues that don't often come into play in urban Calgary and Nobles is right up to speed.

She's able to navigate her way through complex rural deals and answer questions abut water-tables, septic tanks and other problematic matters that tend to confuse first-time buyers. When you're considering a purchase in the gorgeous rolling hills west of Calgary, it certainly pays to align yourself with someone who knows the territory.

"Many new purchasers don't really understand how much work and extra costs can be involved when you acquire an acreage for the first time. It's something I always carefully explain to them," Nobles says.

In fact, Dawn's own investment activities were what got her interested in real estate in the first place. As the manager of her own rural and urban properties, she learned the hard way that many perils and pitfalls lie in wait to snare the uneducated dabbler. In lighter moments, she describes herself as a graduate of the school of hard knocks.

By sheer force of will, she made herself an expert at exploring all the angles. Along the way, Nobles earned her real estate licence to enable her to conduct her own sales negotiations. And, today, she brings that specialized knowledge to bear on every deal with which she's involved. Needless to add, her current customers are the primary beneficiaries of all her hard work.

Still keenly interested in real estate as investment, Dawn is the ideal consultant for those who are considering picking up a second or third property with long range returns in mind. By bringing an investor's perspective to the market, she is able to better serve her customers, many of whom deal with her on a continuing basis.

When you list with Dawn Nobles, you also reap the rewards of a keenly focused sales push. Dawn takes the time to make sure her listings receive maximum exposure, gladly spending her marketing budget to see to it that daily newspapers and numerous local magazines publish photos and information relating to each of her properties.

An aggressive Realtor, she's not the type to merely hang a sign in front of your property and wait for the offers to pour in.

Nor does she create unrealistic expectations. However, she DOES insist on giving each customer the positive reassurance that she'll do everything possible to make good things happen.

By the way, Dawn's horizons extend well beyond highly desirable rural/residential districts such as Springbank. She has helped buyers and sellers in many other parts of the city and frequently applies her expertise to international deals as well, serving markets from Nova Scotia to Capetown, South Africa.

Those who have worked with her will assure you. You'll get full value from your business relationship with Dawn Nobles.

Give her a call at her office at 403.278.2900 or via her direct line at 403.813.3365. You can email her at dawn.nobles@remax.net.