JANICE D . DODSON
Since the age of eight , Janice has been involved in real estate in one manner or another . Janice ’ s father was a builder in Lewisville , Texas , and Janice has very fond memories of “ working ” with her father at a young age . Aside from real estate Janice has always had a deep caring for others and a passion for making others feel good about themselves . At the age of 22 , she started working in hospice care and continued to do so for the next seven years . This experience taught Janice the importance of showing compassion to those less fortunate and to never , ever judge a book by its cover .
Facing the responsibilities of being a single mother and never being one to give up , Janice decided to reinvent herself and move into the world of appraisals with her uncle at the age of 29 . After 13 years of successfully running an appraisal office , Janice saw the successes her peers in real estate were having . Janice decided to help people buy and sell real estate and obtained her real estate license in 2009 .
CENTURIONS ®
As fate would have it , Janice ’ s work ethic and willingness to go above and beyond was soon recognized by managers and leadership at CENTURY 21 Judge Fite Company . At the same time , Janice was grieving the loss of her father and looking for a family for support . She found that support and love here at Judge Fite Company .
Through all of the obstacles that 2020 had to offer , Janice achieved CENTURION ® status for the first time in her career . She is so appreciative of her friends , clients , office mates and CENTURY 21 Judge Fite Company leadership for helping her reach her goal .
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JIM DUNCAN
When the name Jim Duncan is spoken , real estate guru is what comes to mind . He is a real estate legend in Parker County and has been in the real estate business for over 50 years .
Jim obtained his real estate salesman license in 1966 while he was attending Texas Tech University in Lubbock . He married his wife Susan in 1967 and then graduated 1968 . During the last two years of college , he had discussed with his dad , C . T . Duncan , about going to work for him after graduation . His dad was very encouraging , and Jim and Susan moved to Weatherford in 1968 . Susan taught school and Jim went off to basic training in the Texas National Guard . He obtained his broker license in 1969 and partnered with his father in the real estate brokerage business until his father ’ s death in 1984 . They were two of the original charter signers for the Weatherford Board of REALTORS ® . Jim later served ( continued )