The Schennbergs 
Kae & Richard

Kae Schennberg:

Richmond, KY is our home and the place where I was born.  I attended all the local schools, and later on attended Eastern KY University majoring in Business Administration.  For approximately twelve years I worked as an Administrator at the University of Kentucky,   In the year 2000, I made a big career move toward a full-time sales position exclusively in real estate.  It has been a wonderful and exciting decision.

My husband Richard and I are now Brokers/Owners in our own real estate company  Schennberg Realty, LLC in Richmond, KY.   Every year I like to set a goal  to strive to obtain.   During the year of 2004, my goal was to obtain a multi-million dollar producer status.  I obtained that goal which has enabled me to become a member of the "Million Dollar Club".  In June of 2005, my goal was to become an Associate Broker and a Certified New Home Specialist.  In 2006, my goal was to own our own Company and we started Francis and Schennberg Realty, LLC, now  Schennberg Realty, LLC.  In 2007, I became the Principal Broker of our own real estate company.  Who knows what 2008 will bring.  I am running out of goals...

Well, 2008 has come and gone what a year. In 2008, we had our best sales and inventory since our inception.  It was a veritable roller coaster ride.  The  first of the year started off like gang busters, but sadly the months of November, and  December slowed to a crawl.  We, however, unlike others survived the real estate bubble.  In Kentucky, we only had a 15% decrease in the overall value of properties.  Whew! It was an exciting year.  Although housing in KY has taken a downturn of 15% the stock market took a 41% downturn.  Investing in real estate has proven the test of time for 2008 - 2009.  The smart investment at this point in time, is still real estate.  It is really ironic the subprime mortgage-backed securities were the cause of the stock market crash, yet real estate is still one of the safest places to invest your money.

Also in 2008,  I took special training and certification to be able to assist people to sell pre-foreclosured properties through acceptable short sales with lenders.  It has been very rewarding to assist people who may have lost their jobs, or experienced severe medical conditions and have needed to sell their homes to prevent foreclosure.  One of my clients lost her job due to a back injury and had to sell her home.  We closed using a short sale one day before the master commissioner's sale.  Her neighbor bought the house, and still allowed her to stay in the home and pay rent until she located another place to stay.  She was so happy because her granddaughter and daugher were living with her at the time.    She is now on the way to restoring her credit and takes in foster children.

Another client we assisted was working in Florida and lost his job.  He moved back to Kentucky, but was unable to catch up on his payments.  He went into foreclosure, but a friend told him about our company, and we had an opportunity to assist him in selling his property in Florida while he was working in Kentucky.  I am happy to say, he sold his house, was forgiven of his debt by his lender, and is now on his way to restoring his life and his credit.  Amazing things can happen if you are able to locate people to work with you until all matters are resolved.  We will work with you on short sales, foreclosures, investment properties, we will market your property until it sells no matter what situation you are in. Never give up!  If you have missed house payments, contact us immediately.  We will work with you and your lender to see if we can sell your property before it gets to the foreclosure stage.  I am certified as a home retention specialist.  Call to me to find out more about retaining your home or selling your home, if you have missed payments.

We strive to offer you the best real estate services in the area and provide maximum MLS exposures for our listings,  I joined both local MLS listing boards in our area.    I am a current member of the Lexington Realtors Association  (Lbar.com), a member of the Madison County Board of Realtors (Mbcrhomes.com), the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors (LouisvilleRealtors.com), a member of the National Realtors Association,  a member of the Kentucky Realtors Association, a member of the Kentucky Auctioneer's Association, and the Richmond Chamber of Commerce Association.  We maintain two web sites.  The current one, our company web site, has five domain names, including www.kaeschennberg.com and www.schennbergrealty.com  Our agent web site is www.schennberg.com

In addition to real estate, I have been a residential property manager for over 27 years.   I have certainly needed the skills in problem solving that I have acquired through the years to assist people in real estate, short sales, pre-foreclosures,  and property management.   Helping people, and making new friends has always given me enjoyment. I have finally found my niche in real estate and property management; and many of our clients have become our life long friends.  The most amazing aspect of real estate is bringing buyer and seller together and finalizing the sale.  It is extremely rewarding and very satisfying to enable and facilitate people in obtaining their goals.  Buying and selling a home can be an overwhelming experience to the buyer or seller; we enjoy the opportunity to reduce those fears with sound professional advice and experience. 

Richard Schennberg:

I was born in Chicago and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois.  I attended Transylvania University to be closer to relatives and ended up staying in Kentucky.  I earned a Master of Science Degree and taught Mathematics at the University of Kentucky.  I also worked part-time in sales.  I served nine years active duty in the US Air Force, flying C-130 Tactical Transport Aircraft and finally serving as the Executive Officer for the Operations Group Commander.  After the first Gulf War, I continued to serve in the US Air Force Reserves.

My wife needed assistance with real estate, and eventually I obtained first my Sales Associate license to assist her.  Two years and four months later I earned my Associate Broker license.  We make a very good team not just in real estate.  We are involved in competitive handgun shooting as a hobby and sport. We are both members of Bluegrass Sportsmens League, Anderson County Sportsmens Club, Ashland Gun Club, US Practical Shooting Association, International Defensive Pistol Association, Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association, and Single Action Shooting Society.  We even went to a regional shooting competition during our honeymoon.

We are also avid computer users and belong to Central Kentucky Computer Society, one of the largest computer clubs in the US.  Real estate has been a great way to meet new people and friends.  We have both found it to be very rewarding to help buyer clients to find the home of their dreams, while allowing sellers to move on.  It is our collective goal to provide the best counsel, the most accurate advise and service that we possibly can for our clients.