Biography:

Betsy Pepine
Broker-Owner, MBA
352-226-8474
[email protected]
Betsy moved to Gainesville in 1974. After graduating from Buchholz High School, she left Gainesville to pursue a business education at Duke University and a MBA in marketing from The Wharton School of Business. After a twelve year career in pharmaceutical marketing research and consulting, she returned to her hometown
Gainesville and pursued her interest in real estate. Having been a real estate
investor for years, she turned her passion into a career by becoming a
full-time Realtor.
Betsy soon became a broker, opened Pepine Realty in 2010 and began building a robust real estate team, helping families and businesses with
their relocation, second-home purchases, primary residences and office spaces.
Her team stays very active in the community, volunteering regularly in the
communities that have supported them. In 2017, Betsy opened Gator Title and in
2018, Betsy established Pepine Gives, a 501c3 non-profit foundation whose
mission is to improve and empower the lives of the undeserved in her community.
In 2019, Betsy opened Motto Mortgage Integrity to serve borrowers in Florida. A
loan originator herself, Betsy employs an experienced staff of loan originators
to facilitate clients’ mortgages.
Personally, Betsy is an active volunteer in the community, earning her the Impact Award in 2016 by Business in the Heart of Gainesville. Betsy has served on numerous boards and has been active teaching Gainesville's youth at church, assisting with homelessness in the community, is a board member of Alachua Habitat for Humanity and has raised several guide dogs for the blind. In her free time, she enjoys real estate investing, running, pickleball and traveling. Most importantly, Betsy has two daughters and several rescue dogs with whom she devotes significant time.
Awards:
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2020 Best of Zillow
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2020 Wall Street Journal Ranked Top 64 Teams in the USA
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2019 Top 50 Florida Companies to Watch
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2019 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the USA
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2019 Wall Street Journal Ranked Top 72 Teams in the USA
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2018 Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the USA
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2018 Florida Trends Best Companies to Work For
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2017 & 2018 Wall Street Journal Ranked Top 105 Teams in the USA
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2017 Best Large Business in Greater Gainesville by Chamber of Commerce
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2017 Best of the Best Real Estate Brokerage by Gainesville Sun Readers
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2017 Wall Street Journal Ranked Top 250 Teams in the USA
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2017 Large Business of the Year
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2017 Best of the Best Real Estate Company
2016 Impact Award by Business in the Heart of Gainesville
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#1 Residential Team in Alachua County 2016-2020
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#1 Residential agent in Alachua County 2011-2015
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Voted Top 3 Finalist in Leading Women's Enterprise category in 2015 and 2016 by the Alachua County Chamber of Commerce
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Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
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Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS)
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Graduate Realtor Institute Designation (GRI)
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Council of Real Estate Brokerages (CRB)
Associations:
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Member of Gator Boosters
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Director of Public Relations for Gainesville Rotary
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Leadership Committee Member for the Urban Land Institute
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Diplomat for the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
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Member of International Mentoring Association
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Mentor for the Gainesville Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program (GEAP)
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National Association of Realtors
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Florida Association of Realtors
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Gainesville/Alachua County Association of Realtors
Sits on Board of Directors for Capital City Bank
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Past real estate coach for Tom Ferry, Your Coach
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Been on Board of Directors for Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors and the MLS Finance Committee
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Been on Board of Trustees at Trinity United Methodist Church
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Selected for and participated in Leadership Gainesville and Leadership Development Program by GACAR and consistently gets into GACAR's Honor Society, Leader's Elite and receives yearly RPAC awards for her contributions
To contact Betsy, you can call her at 352-226-8474 or email her at [email protected]
Kamal Raad
Highly likely to recommend Pepine Realty is an absolute gem! Following several failed attempts at making an offer on a home in Gainesville, I found Pepine Realty.
After connecting with Betsy, she linked me with Laura J from her team. Laura was able to find us our dream home in a matter of several days and negotiate on our behalf. This team is super impressive, they work very well together and always put the buyer at the forefront, making the hectic buying process simple and streamlined! Pepine Realty is best in class.
hilda3382
Highly likely to recommend Mr. Morales walked me through the process of buying a house over the phone as I could not meet with him on the property site. Mr. Morales met with my son, as my representative, and was very receptive and respectful. My son advised that he appreciated Mr. Morales' knowledge of the area and was pleased with his real estate knowledge. Mr. Morales diligently worked with me to get my offer in on time. I appreciate his advice and trust in him to assist me throughout the sales process which is currently ongoing.
Gabriela Phillips
Highly likely to recommend My husband and I wanted to buy and investment house. Sarah was there for us to navigate through the today house market. She is very knowledgeable about the process, area, and various possibilities of renting out the house.
She is very nice, responsive, always there for us to answer questions, good negotiation skills, and she got us to end smoothly. I highly recommend her as your next realtor. She is amazing!
Erika nattiel
Highly likely to recommend Sarah is absolutely fantastic! She stepped in when me and my husband needed help finding a home asap, we were first time home buyers and she explained the process, through the whole process. Sarah always picked up the phone, answered texts, emails etc she is on top of everything we were in a time crunch to find a home and she bent over backwards to make it happen! Sarah is just a awesome person/realtor we highly recommend her! If we were to buy a home again she would be our first and only choice! Thank you Sarah you are truly the best and your Phenomenal at your job!!!
jimax168chen
Highly likely to recommend Katie is a great agent. She is very professional, very good at presenting the property to buyers, attentive to customers' need, always on time for key events, and timely updating progress. I would like to hire her again in future if needed.
user11510194
Highly likely to recommend Katie listed and sold our home in 4 days. Very professional. Answered my numerous questions timely. Wonderful experience. Very Professional.
She gave us an honest opinion of wha our hous was worth.
deannamclain1
Highly likely to recommend Katie made this selling process smooth and easy. She’s a pleasure do work with and would recommend her to anyone thinking of selling their home. She was very responsive to phone calls ans emails and kept us informed of status every step of the way.
jabarigraves11
Highly likely to recommend Professional, courteous and detailed realtor that made my first homebuying experience a breeze. He walked me through every step and always responded quickly to my texts and emails. I would 100% recommend him going forward.
tlecorgne
Highly likely to recommend Grateful for Laura's help and guidance in dealing with a very complicated closing. She shouldered the burden so my family could continue our day-to-day lives without interruptions that come with buying and selling a home.
dandouglas206
Highly likely to recommend Taylor George may be the best real estate agent in all of North Central Florida. She has superior local knowledge as a gator alum, managed the process well in unusual conditions, was always responsive and skillfully negotiated the deal.
ian mejia5402
Highly likely to recommend We were plagued with troubles and delays when buying our property, however Max stayed extremely patient and helpful for the entire process. He was always on top of responses and was able to get tours for any property I was looking to see, even once within a few hours of me asking! I am a student, so this was my first time seeing what it was like buying a property. Max is very well rounded and knowledgeable about the properties in this area, and he was very understanding and helpful when I had trouble understanding certain aspects of the process. I would definitely recommend him for anyone in need of an agent in the Gainesville area!
Callie Seip
Highly likely to recommend My husband and I just bought our first house with Max as our realtor. I was wary and very casual when I first started playing with the idea of buying a home. I had pretty much always accepted that home-ownership seemed to be out of the question for us. After a few years of saving and building my credit up, however, it started to seem as though it might be a viable option, yet I still had absolutely NO idea what I was doing. When I reached out for us to a view a home, we were paired with Max and I’m SO happy we were. Max talked us through making a few offers, and though those were unsuccessful we were beginning to be more comfortable and well-equipped dealing with the ins and outs of buying a home. Max had a lot of great ideas to make us stand out, and he kept us well informed with what to expect and what is expected of us throughout the process. Max also has a lot of tact, he is extremely respectful to the “game” of real-estate, yet you’re still always able to tell what his honest opinion is. Eventually we saw a home we LOVED, and Max knew exactly how to negotiate with the seller’s agent to find terms that made us AND the sellers extremely happy. Max helped us to buy the best home possible for what the both of us wanted. He recommended a fantastic local lender, and overall the process was so exciting and enjoyable. I would recommend Max very highly to anyone even toying with the idea of buying a home, it may be more feasible than you think. I’m very excited to have made this investment and I truly couldn’t have asked for a better realtor.

Kyle Novak
Highly likely to recommend Max is an outstanding realtor with a tremendous amount of insight and professionalism. His excellent communication and attention detail was evident from our very first interaction all the way through our closing. He was very personable and took the time to learn about our family's needs and wants in a new house. He was very patient and took the time to show us multiple properties, several times getting us viewing appointments on the same day. Max made a complicated and laborious process as smooth and easy as possible, and our purchase had many moving parts and obstacles to overcome. I could not feel more confident and strongly in a recommendation of Max for any of your realty needs! If you're looking for an honest, thorough, and professional representative you won't do better than Max!
threewilliamsfarms
Highly likely to recommend Lorne is willing to do what is needed to accomplish the clients goals … 5 stars
We have not negotiated yet …
Thank you, Lorne for your professionalism, patience, knowledge and highest intention …
Robert Stark
Highly likely to recommend Taylor was responsive and kind throughout the entire process. As a first time home-buyer she filled in the gaps for me, providing answers to the many questions I had, and making sure I didn't miss a crucial step. When things didn't go as planned, she was a super helpful resource and advocated for me, helping me get into my home faster than I'm sure I otherwise would have.