After spending almost ten years as a Financial Advisor, Janine entered the real estate industry in 2007 and began helping people with the biggest financial transaction they will ever make...buying and selling real estate. An award-winning Associate Real Estate Broker and a former teacher at the Real Estate Education Center in NYC, Janine is often sought after by the media for her industry expertise and has been quoted as a real estate source in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, on various real estate and financial websites, and has also appeared on several episodes of HGTV's House Hunters. Janine founded Realtors 4 Rescues in 2012, a non-profit that aims to educate other real estate professionals about the importance of getting landlords, co-op and condo boards to “say yes to pets”. The project has evolved into actually finding homes for animals displaced by relocation and landlord issues, as well as, community outreach to educate consumers on adoption and rescue alternatives with her "Buy Real Estate Not Pets" initiative. As a Pawsitive Property Agent, Janine is also committed to donating $100 from each closing to an animal rescue. Janine was born, raised, and continues to reside in New York...she has never lived anywhere else :). In her spare time she locates, purchases, renovates and manages Airbnbs in the NYC Metro area and Puerto Rico.