Company Bio

Welcome to Linda Vista Villas, presented by Re/Max First Choice Realty. We are proud to be the designated brokers for Linda Vista Villas, a gated ocean view community in beautiful San Carlos, Sonora Mexico.
We are one of the premier real estate agencies in San Carlos. Meet our staff and review our credentials. Outstanding Agents - Outstanding Results

   
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About Us

Re/Max First Choice Realty

Re/Max First Choice Realty is one of the premier real estate firms in San Carlos, Sonora Mexico.  The company was formed in 2005 by Tom & Diane Barroll and partners Bob & Jackie Blair, who retired in 2007. From it's inception, Re/Max First Choice Realty has enjoyed steady and rapid growth and has become a trusted name for buyers and sellers from Mexico, Canada and the United States.  The firm has been a leader in training and licensing for it's agents and has also been instrumental in establishing a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in San Carlos.

Today, all Re/Max First Choice Realty representatives are members of A.M.P.I. the Association of Mexican Real Estate Professionals and have completed a rigorous training course and been licensed as a Realtor in Sonora.  As a result, they have also been recognized and earned the designation of Realtor by the National Association of Realtors.

Re/Max First Choice Realty representatives are active within the community, with membership and support for many local organizations and charities.  Among these are the Arizona-Mexico Commission, Rescate de San Carlos, various Homeowners Associations,  the Performing Arts Council of San Carlos, Las Madrinas, Friends of Sonora and others.

Re/Max First Choice Realty and their representatives and owners clearly live up to the Re/Max motto: 
Outstanding Agents - - -Outstanding Results!

 

Tom & Diane Barroll

Tom & Diane Barroll, the co-owners of RE/MAX First Choice Realty have been full time residents of San Carlos Sonora Mexico since 2000, after relocating from Calgary , Alberta Canada.

Tom spent close to 20 years in the offshore oil industry working internationally. He speaks Spanish well and, with his renovation and construction experience, has developed good relationships with the local trades and construction personnel. Along with looking after the maintenance and renovation aspects of the business, he is also licensed in Mexico to sell insurance.

Diane has many years of Operations Management experience and 3 degrees including an MBA. Diane takes care of office management and real estate listings, real estate showings and marketing for RE/MAX First Choice Realty.

 

Lise MacNinch

When my husband and I stepped off the plane from Durango Colorado for a three day vacation, my first thought was that if I wanted a perfect home by the sea it would look just like San Carlos! My husband took a little longer; he had to go fishing first, the very next day he was hooked too! I can not believe that was in 2000. We went home and sold our business in Durango, and within a short time headed to San Carlos to live full time.

I was flattered to be invited to be the first agent hired at RE/MAX First Choice Realty. I have found my background, as an Interior Decorator and an entrepreneur, with close to 30 years in Sales, to be invaluable in helping my clients find the right situation for them. To me, San Carlos is an active and welcoming community, which just happens to have all the amenities of a great vacation destination!

 

Georgina Bedran

My work as a real estate agent began coincidentally but it has become one of the most important things in my life. I like to do it; I like to be involved in one of the most important decisions someone can make: to buy a real property.

I started my career in real estate by working for a large development company of tourist destinations in Mexico and Central America called Situr. This experience permitted me to be involved in the world of real estate sales, mostly to foreigners. I know the sales and legal process in Mexico very well. Although my native language is Spanish, I perform well in English and I always to do my best to have satisfied clients.

I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. I am an adopted Sonoran for the last 30 years, a lover of this land and its people. My children and my husband are Sonorans by birth. I am a good friend, I like to do what I am and to be what I do.

 

Phil Polk

I came to San Carlos as a single man some 15 years ago but it didn’t take long to end 34 years of bachelorhood. I met and married my wife here in Guaymas 13 years ago. We have three children who keep both of us hopping with their school, sports and social activities. We feel that the Guaymas / San Carlos area is a great place to raise a family. I have come to know many people who have visited San Carlos and most are in agreement that this is a beautiful part of Mexico and the people are what make this place feel so welcome.

I am proud to be a part of this community and the ReMax family. I feel that with my knowledge of the area and the local customs I can offer my assistance and some free advise to those who are visiting or planning on making San Carlos their second home. A big smile and warm abrazo (hug) can go a long way!

 

Sheila Olson

I am Canadian and have lived in Québec, Manitoba, Alberta and now in Ontario. Seven years ago my daughter and son-in-law discovered San Carlos, fell in love with the area, and moved here from Alberta. I fell in love with San Carlos too and have been returning for longer and longer visits every year since.

My background has been in sales for most of my career.  After a corporate transfer which I declined, I opened my own business, a flower shop. We grew to three locations before deciding to move out of Quebec to Ontario. Settling in a small town was a new adventure, buying a farm, having horses, steers, pigs, chickens, goats as well as the usual dogs and cats. A great setting to bring up my two daughters!!

I sold the business and retired only to find I was bored. So I launched a new career as a Real Estate Agent licensed in Ontario. Now that I spend so much time here in San Carlos, I have joined Re/Max First Choice Realty as a Real Estate Agent. I enjoy meeting Canadians and Americans who also fall in love with this little piece of Paradise called San Carlos and want a little piece to call their own!

 

Terry Lynn Challis

My husband and I have owned property in San Carlos since 1984. I knew then what a special place this was– it just had yet to be discovered. I came to the sale of real estate from the other side, as an investor, always feeling that owning real estate was better than money in the bank. I worked as a paralegal for a civil law firm with my husband in Arizona, where we did a lot of real estate work, preparing deeds, contracts and the like. We took a sabbatical when we moved our practice from Flagstaff to Sedona, traveling Mexico by recreational vehicle. We learned our Spanish in a true immersion course, staying whenever possible with the Mexican people from one end of this beautiful country to the other. In all those travels, as well as a few excursions to Costa Rica, Fiji and the Bahamas, in our search for our perfect retirement place, we decided none was better than San Carlos. Its scenic beauty is hard to match and it offers a mix of Arizona and Mexico that suits us; and we can drive to the border in an easy half day if we feel the need.  Welcome to San Carlos!
 

 

   

 

   

 

Meet our Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diane Barroll

 

 

Tom Barroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lise MacNinch


 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgina Bedran


 

 

 

 

 

 


Phil Polk

 

 

 

 

 


Sheila Olson

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Terry Lynn Challis