Barry Sykes

I grew up on a family owned dairy farm in Derby Line, VT, where at an early age learned that a hard work ethic & family togetherness were ways of life.  I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Lyndon State College and have concentrated in sales & marketing the past two years.  I have lived in the Northeast Kingdom amidst all of it's natural beauty my entire life & recently became a homeowner myself.  Allow me, the most recent member of the CENTURY 21 Farm & Forest team, help you find your little piece of heaven and make your real estate dreams a reality, right here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.

TESTIMONIALS:

Through the efforts of Barry Sykes at CENTURY 21 Farm & Forest, we were able to acquire and close on our recent real estate purchase in a very timely manner.  We would just like to extend our thank you to barry and Farm & Forest Realty in Derby, Vermont. ~ Nancy Massa

I am writing on behalf of myself and my sister, Patt London, with reagards to the extraordinary service provided to us by your agent, Barry Sykes, in the selling our Mother's property, 154 Kimberly Lane in Newport,VT.  Last August when our mother, Betty Waters, was unexpectedly hospitalized, we thought our biggest concern was to keep the bills paid.  When the news that our mother would never return to her home of 40 years, we knew we had to make every effort to find a safe place for her to reside.  With my sister in Vermont & myself in Manhattan, this became a logistical nightmare of seemingly unending paperwork.  After the first dust settled with our mom in a nursing facility and my sister designated POA, we took a deep breath and looked at our Mother's house & property and realized they needed to be sold.  We were clueless.  I returned to NYC and went online to search for a Realtor.  I had some contacts from when I lived in Newport.  I pulled up the Century 21 website and a light went off in my head.  I can't tell you why.  I called my sister and said to her, "try them."  During my next trip to Newport we had arranged to meet with Barry at the property.  He walked us through the process and answered our initial questions.  He was punctual, informative and supportive.  As soon as he left I turned to my sister and we both mouthed the same thought: "He's so YOUNG!"  What struck us initially as a concern soon realized itself as an incredible blessing and advantage.  Barry never wavered.  He took a challenging sale and saw it through a myraid of obstructions, delays, and the VT winter.  He answered every question we had, he interceded on our behalf with Economic Services, he negotiated with neighbors on an unexpected water right issue, he found an attorney for us and even made sure that 154 Kimberly Lane's roof was shoveled after the last big snow storm.  Barry took every unexpected turn in the road in stride.  He was never anything but confident, kept in touch with us continuously and treated Patt and me with the utmost courtesy, respect, sincerity & a lovely sense of humor. When we asked him if this was one of his more difficult sales, he replied, "Every sale is a learning experience."  We were very fortunate to have had Barry traveling with us these last 8 months.  Thank you ~Kim Waters