NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA, August 25, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For veterans wanting to find a new home in middle Tennessee from Clarksville through Nashville to Murfreesboro, a veteran Realtor is available. Actually, two!

Jerry Ryan is a highly regarded and distinguished veteran of the U.S. Navy. He and his wife, Judy, work as a team at Benchmark Realty and specialize in serving active duty and retired veterans.

Jerry has achieved the National Association of Realtor's "Military Relocation Professional" certification. This unique course teaches Realtors about working with current and former military and naval members to find the best housing solutions that best suit their needs and how to take full advantage of military benefits and support.

Additionally, Judy Ryan has earned her NAR's "Accredited Buyer's Representative" certification which ensures a smooth and successful process of the buying transaction for everyone.

Jerry and Judy Ryan have dedicated their real estate careers to assisting veterans of all services with the very best service a veteran can expect from a Realtor, or Realtors. As a husband and wife team they have a total of 24 years of experience in real estate. With all of their six children fully grown and flown the nest, they are available seven days a week, at the convenience of their clients.

As full-time Realtors and working for their clients as "Buyer's Agents," they offer a free service of assisting veterans in finding a new home at absolutely no cost to the veteran for everything they provide all the way to the closing table. Jerry and Judy will search extensively for a home that meets the criteria of the veteran (area, price range, school district, number of bedrooms, etc.), make the appointments to tour homes for sale, draft the offers, negotiate the prices, complete all the required paperwork, arrange the inspections, ensure all matters are performed professionally and legally, etc., all the way to the closing table, and be with the veteran at closing too. They can also recommend home loan lenders who specialize in helping veterans obtaining VA Home Loans with no down payment. All, at absolutely no cost to the veteran.

Jerry was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was graduated from Arkansas State College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio/Television Journalism. Upon graduation he was a radio announcer at KBTM in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Judy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Penn State. Later, she was a Deputy Sheriff and Bailiff in the Atlanta, Georgia court system for 10 years before she became an Executive Recruiter and started her own recruiting company. She is an expert at assisting veterans leaving the service creating resumes for civilian employment.

Jerry served 23 years on active duty with 15 duty stations around the world serving at some joint commands with Army, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel and understands well the stress of moving.

With two years in the Army's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) while in college, Jerry began his Navy career in the enlisted ranks at the Navy's Recruit Training Center in San Diego, California. At graduation from Boot Camp he was awarded the highest award of over 2,000 recruits, "The American Spirit Award" for academics, military bearing, professionalism and patriotism.

His subsequent assignments included:

Counterinsurgency School and a simulated Prisoner of War Camp in Warner Springs and Camp Pendleton, California, in preparation for his next set of orders.

Commander River Assault Flotilla One in South Vietnam as an E-3 Seaman in the Navy's riverboats along with the Army's 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta.

Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, Rhode Island. During the 16 weeks of school, he was selected as the Company Commander of "Alpha" Company. Commissioned "Ensign" in the officer program.

News Desk Assistant for the Navy's Chief of Information (2 stars) in the Pentagon.

News Media Division Officer for the United Nations Command and Eighth United States Army (4 stars) Headquarters in Seoul, Korea. Jerry also escorted free world news media members to the monthly talks with the north Koreans and Chinese in Panmunjom, Korea, within the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). While at this assignment he also drafted the then Top Secret Public Affairs Plan ("Breeches Buoy") for the return of the 100 man USS Pueblo crew that the north Koreans had kidnapped and captured their ship and held in captivity for nearly a year.

For his highly successful work in crafting the Public Affairs Plan for the return of the USS Pueblo crew, he was invited to become a staff officer for the Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet (4 stars) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as the daily morning Staff Briefer for Public Affairs and as a Special Projects Officer. While at CINCPACFLT, Jerry received the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his performance in Korea.

His career continued:

Public Affairs Officer for the Commander Service Forces Pacific Fleet (2 stars) also in Pearl Harbor.

Navy's Chief of Information in the Pentagon as an Aide to the admiral (2 stars) and a Community Relations Officer.

Public Affairs Officer, Naval Training Center Orlando, Florida.

Public Affairs Officer, Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Public Affairs Officer, for the Commander Navy Recruiting Command, (2 stars) Arlington, Virginia.
Also assigned as the Navy's representative for scheduling the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team.

Long Range Public Affairs Planning Officer for the Navy's Chief of Information, (2 stars), Pentagon.

Public Affairs Officer, Naval Education and Training Command, (3 stars) Pensacola, Florida.

News Media Division Officer, Headquarters United States European Command, (4 stars) Stuttgart, Germany.

After his Navy retirement, and wanting to fully utilize his people skills as an experienced Public Affairs Officer, in addition to Judy's experience in an Atlanta court room for10 years and as an Executive Recruiter, they decided to become Realtors assisting people, especially veterans, buy and sell their homes.



For more information about Jerry and Judy Ryan, please visit these important websites:

http://www.2ryans.com/

http://www.homes.com/real-estate-agents/jerry-and-judy-ryan/id-1793471/

http://www.premierluxurymarketingconsultants.com/jerry-judy-ryan.html

Media Contact:
Jerry and Judy Ryan
Benchmark Realty, LLC
(615) 925-0815
judy@2ryans.com
jerry@2ryans.com

Jerry and Judy Ryan
Benchmark Realty, LLC
(615) 925-0815
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