Bonnie H Mott, President                              Karen Smith, Manager - Bronson Office

We at ERA Preferred Properties believe that home ownership is a necessary and significant contribution by citizens to their community. We recognize, as the Preamble to our Code of Ethics explains, that the interests of our community require the best use of the land and the widest distribution of land ownership. The purchase of real estate is an excellent long-term investment and the tax savings can be substantial. To that end, we train our associates to be knowledgeable in all aspects of real estate sales from location selection for buyers to aggressive marketing of single-family homes, condos and acreage. We have associates who specialize in zoning and development for commercial buyers and sellers as well as those who work with parents of students enrolled at the University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College.

Bonnie H. Mott, Broker and President of ERA Preferred Properties founded our company in 1993. In 2006, along with Levy County native and Builder, Karen Smith, she opened an office in the Dixie-Gilchrist-Levy County area to better serve the Heart of Florida. With that office opening, ERA Preferred Properties now serves counties Hamilton, Suwannee, Union, Madison, Columbia, Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy and Marion. Truly covering North Central Florida. 

Our Gainesville office is conveniently located on N.W. 43^rd Street across the street form the Hunters’s Crossing Publix and next to the new Campus Credit Union and Walgreens.

Our Dixie-Gilchrist-Levy office is conveniently located in downtown Bronson the county seat of Levy County.

Bonnie has over 31 years of experience selling real estate in the Gainesville  market. In 2001 she was awarded the “REALTOR® of the Year” by the Gainesville Alachua County Association of REALTORS®. In 2005 Bonnie was the President of the Gainesville Alachua County Association of REALTORS® and served as a Director for the Florida Association of REALTORS® 100,000 members. 

We are members of ERA Real Estate Affiliates, the Gainesville Alachua County Association of REALTORS®, The Florida Association of REALTORS®, The National Association of REALTORS®, the Builders Association of North Central Florida, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Employee Relocation Council.

We annually sponsor community events as giving to the community is part of our strengths. Bonnie has served on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County, Rebuilding Together, Neighborhood Housing and Development and the Gainesville Alachua County Association of REALTORS®. She was appointed by the City Commission to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development which she served on for five years and was appointed by the City-County Coalition to end Homelessness to serve on the Housing Element of the 10-year plan. Bonnie is a graduate of Leadership Gainesville XXXI.

Our service standards have been created to enhance our service delivery. It is our intention to strengthen the Golden Rule by outlining what our company expects from its associates, management and staff. We will be accountable and courteous, we will communicate openly and consistently, we will be knowledgeable about both the market, the buying and selling processes, and current affairs and we will be skillful and efficient with the application of that knowledge.

The company attributes its success to the focus on relationship excellence and consistent customer service. A strong in-house training program combined with active leadership and management, produces sales agents who set high personal standards for providing service to their clients.

Education and training are the keys to the success of our real estate team. Our agents are well-educated with many college graduates as well as those holding real estate specialty designations such as Graduate, REALTOR Institute (GRI) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). Additionally, we have several associates who have achieved a Master’s Degree in Real Estate from the University of Florida.