Meet Tom

Born & Raised in Detroit, Michigan

            Grandfather from Scotland

            Father was a salesman

            Mother was a journalist major of Dutch heritage

Education:

Cooke Elementary School in RosedalePark, Detroit

Attended Leelanau Schools in Glen Arbor, Michigan on the shores of the Lower Peninsula

2 years LawrenceCollege, a liberal arts school in Appleton, Wisconsin

            B.B.A. from TexasChristianUniversity in Fort Worth, Texas

            Master of Business Administration from TCU

Military Service:

            6 years with Texas and Michigan State National Guard

            Trained as loader on M-48 tank

            Served as 2^nd Lieutenant and tactical officer training young officers

Served as Company Executive Officer of a rifle company in Holland, Michigan

Business Experience:

            Salesman for Conoco Oil Company in Texas

            Northern Fibre Company (original parts manufacturer for auto industry)

                        In Holland, Michigan :

Purchasing Agent

                        Treasurer

                        Plant Manager

                        General Manager

Southern Fibre Company (original equipment manufacture for auto industry) in Thomson, Georgia

            President

Licensed realtor in Georgia with G.R.I. designation

Ambrose Investment Properties:

            Formed in 1984 two limited liability partnerships in Athens, Georgia      

Salesman with Allende Properties

Now Partners with Abraham Cadena and Miguel Gastelum in Abraham Cadena Real Estate

Local Community Work:

            Fund Raising Chairman of Patronato Pro Ninos de San Miguel Allende for 3 years:

Organized the PPN auction, built first website for the charity and auction, created the For the Children office computer systems and office, trained the employees and started other funding programs

Business Philosophy:

            “Honesty is the best policy” …..Ben Franklin

“Reciprocity and Civility”…..I believe that both parties to a real estate transaction should treat the other with truthfulness, respect and civility. Generally both parties are winners in a well executed real estate transaction. The seller converts his hard asset to money or a new property with new   location and potential. The buyer obtains a home, a business location or a piece of his/her/their “dream destination”.

“Liaison and Common Sense”…….I do not control the market as a salesman of real estate. The market is an economic force outside our control. First I need to supply professional information to both buyers and sellers. With enough good information each party can make informed decisions. In truth buying and selling real estate requires common sense and some logic. We all can fall in love with our homes and properties and are blind to its faults. I am not part of the emotions which can be triggered. I am the messenger not the message. I am your guide through the complexities and emotional ride of the transaction. Of course the sale is important to my compensation for my professional work but the respect and my future relation with both parties is more important. I need the respect and referrals from both the buyers and sellers for future business.

Tom’s Most Treasured Friend and Advisor:

            Mary Ambrose, his wife of 25 years

            Born in Austin, Texas

            Home Economics Major with B.B.A. from TexasUniversity

            Former President of the Patronato Pro Ninos

            “The greatest listener” with the kindest heart

            His best critic