I have always had a strong desire to help others.  I keep thinking about going to other countries to hold sick babies so they feel that warmth and love.  I feel my 3 kids have a tremendous life full of opportunity, luxury and love.  I feel God blessed me with my family’s health that extends to my children having not only all their grandparents but 3 great-grandparents around them as they grow up.  In the past I have organized and successfully completed many Make A Wish and United Way fundraisers.  Even though I get great joy out of their success, I still felt something was missing.  I felt that I was not able to do anymore as an individual, but I still had so much to offer from my heart.  I wanted to contribute like your show or many other celebrities, but felt it was nearly impossible if you weren't able to have the same contacts or means.  Notice I said nearly impossible, I also believe in the book "THE SECRET".  I wasn't giving up on something that was so important to me, but also too many others like me.  With that being said we decided to open up a real estate company that would partner up with our clients.  I wanted to put a special meaning to the buying and selling of our clients home.  I felt by donating in our clients name with our profits to their favorite GREEN or HUMANITARIAN charity would accomplish this. It would be our own "BIG GIVE". Our lives are very busy with work and family schedules it can be hard to dedicate time and effort to other important issues such as our environment and people in need.  I wanted to start this company to help myself and others make a contribution to an extraordinary effort.  It is not just about the home we are buying or selling.  It’s is about putting a new meaning to the transaction, it is about paying it forward and making decisions with our hearts and our families that affect others.  My intent is to be a Real Estate company with a cause, a mission, a goal, which embodies our clients.  Meritage Realty Group is an avenue for our clients to receive knowledge of the market, passion in our efforts, while helping to create sustainability in our community.   With this company I am looking to develop an avenue to produce not only success to various charities, but also to fulfill my dreams to help our community and the world we live in. My next step to this dream is to organize a mission for my family and anyone else that we have come across.  Again many of us have had a good life; it’s nice to give back. You’re probably thinking...why now in this market.  I feel that it is always a good time to help people and follow your dreams, in turn the rest will follow.  I hope you will truly consider our company, our ideas and drive for success truly comes from an honest place and hopefully you will feel that.

Dina Skinner

~ Meritage's  Green Difference  ~

• Signs are produced in an eco friendly manner using an eco friendly printing process and recycleable / reclaimed materials
• Donation in clients name to a GREEN ORGANIZATION  or HUMANITARIAN EFFORT of their choice, using Meritage proceeds from the closing
• Special meaning in "GIVING BACK" to the purchase or selling of a home
• Mission involvement
• Community Involvement
• Partnership with our clients