An Ocala resident since
1985, Joan Pletcher can honestly say that Marion County is just as friendly
today as it was when she moved here. “The Thoroughbred business brought my
husband and I to Ocala and people went out of their way to make us feel welcome
and they haven’t changed one bit.” Of course, these days Joan has become a part
of the network of welcoming Ocalans through her involvement with Payton
Training Center, the Florida Horse Park, Ocala/Marion County Chamber of
Commerce, Munroe Hospital, and connecting people with properties.
Personally, as well as
professionally, Joan is extremely dynamic – choosing to specialize in estates,
training centers, ranches and major parcels of land.
“I love turning raw land
into a development,” she says. “Not one where they bulldoze everything and
squeeze in as many houses as possible. I’m talking about the kind of
development that saves the trees and the integrity of the land to give people a
home where everything is just perfect.”
Then again, that’s what Joan is all about – making people happy – and
oftentimes that requires more than just selling property. On more than one
occasion Joan has been connecting properties with property managers.
With her infectious laugh,
pure southern hospitality, generous spirit & deep-seeded work ethic, it’s
no wonder the people she works with usually become close friends. “When I
represent a piece of property it becomes a part of me. Whether buying or
selling, my goal is to have happy and satisfied customers, while maintaining
the integrity of my business.”