The CE Dash- Day 2

Meet your instructor, Heidi! Heidi Marine is an associate with the firm of Leggett, Simon, Freemyers, and Lyon, PLC and is counsel to Ekko Title, LLC.  Her practice is concentrated in residential real estate transactions, title defects and title insurance issues.  In addition to her practice at Ekko Title, Ms. Marine is a Qualified Trainer for VHDA’s Homeownership Education Program. She teaches the loan closing portion of VHDA’s first time home buyer course covering all aspects of the closing process including the documents that are signed at closing, different ways to hold title, surveys, title issues, and title insurance. 

Ms. Marine graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2005 with a B.A. in Psychology and received her law degree from George Mason University, School of Law in 2008.  She has been licensed to practice law in Virginia since 2008.  Ms. Marine is a member of the Virginia Bar Association Real Property Practice Area. 

Prior to entering real estate practice, Ms. Marine practiced civil and criminal litigation in Fairfax, Virginia where she focused on domestic relations and criminal defense. 

Meet your instructor, Seth Hurlbert! All Seth’s life he has been taking things apart, figuring out what was wrong, repairing it, and putting it back together.  He used to work on everything from small equipment like lubrication injectors and pumps, to air compressors that were larger than a truck. He has done repairs both in his own home and for other people since he was a teenager. So when he needed a change in career, home inspecting seemed like a great fit. 

He likes doing inspections because he is always meeting new people and learning new things.  Even after 15 years in the business he’s seeing new and interesting things all the time!  The best part of being an inspector is helping his clients really understand the home they are investing in.  Sometimes it’s pristine, and sometimes it’s not, but at least they know what they are getting into.  He enjoys talking with his clients and explaining not only what is found at the inspection, but also how their new home works. He feels that he is really helping his clients and that his work is important and appreciated.