Real Estate Broker/Agent Profiles

Herb Goddard - Principle Broker

An “Independent Broker”
Personally Serving Your Real Estate needs

I was born and raised, and have lived and worked in Dutchess County nearly all my life - Millbrook, Poughkeepsie, Pleasant Valley - finally landing in Rhinebeck. With the exception of a few years spent at a Connecticut boarding school or, as my mom liked to say, ‘reform school with a blazer and tie,’ and another few years bouncing (actually pitching and yawing) between Norfolk, Virginia and Cuba while in the U.S. Navy, I've spent my life here. I didn't even leave the Mid Hudson area for college - attending both Dutchess Community College and Marist.

I am married to Bridget, who works for Dutchess County's Social Services Department. We are the proud parents of, Morgan and Thatcher who both attended local Rhinebeck schools.

On-going Training

Most important are my qualifications as a realtor other than living here in Dutchess County all my life as explained above. They are as follows:

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT satisfactorily completed:
Real Estate Brokers 45 hour, course code b-262
The course was completed on April 18, 2005
Successful completion of the program entitled:
R1409 “Equal and Ethical Service for Today's consumer”
Completed on 10/18/2005
15 credit hours
Examination grade of 98
Successful completion of the program entitled:
RI407 “Building your Real Estate Practice”
Completed on 11/16/2005 for 7.5 credit hours
and an examination grade of 95
Successful completion of the program entitled:
RI408- RE Service Strategies, In The Information Age
Completed on 4/20/007
7.5 credit hours
no grade on this course
Dutchess County Association of Realtors, Inc. Certification of Satisfactory Completion:
“Fundamentals of American Architecture”
for 7.5 credit hours.
This course was completed on October 24, 2003
Certificate of Achievement for successfully completing:
“Conveyance of real property”
approved by the Secretary of State for 4.5 credit hours on 9/10/2009
New York State Association of REALTORS® for the successful completion of the program entitled:
“Accredited Buyer Representative”
completed on 3/30/2005
15 credit hours examination grade 92
Certificate of Achievement Dutchess County Association of REALTORS®
“Quadrennial Ethics II”
3.0 credit hours
completed on 1/30/2007
NYSAR Certificate of Completion:
“Green Residential Real Estate”
Completed on 1/26/2010
Number Credit Hours 6
Examination grade 90.0
NAR Green Designation Core Course
Completed on 1/14/2010
Number of Credit Hours 12.5
Examination grade: 92.0
NYSAR® Certificate of Completion:
RI401 “Effective Real Estate Practices ... Skills that Put You on Top”
completed on: 9/21/2007
Number of credit hours: 15
Examination grade: 95
NYSAR® Certificate of Completion
RI403 ”Financing to Increase Homeownership”
Completed on: 10/18/2007
Credit Hours: 7.50
Examination Grade:84.00
NYSAR®
RI406 “Price it Right ... Close More Deals”
Completed on: 3/25/2008
Credit Hours: 7.50
Examination Grade: 90.00
Dutchess County Association of Realtors
Certification of Satisfactory Completion
“Fundamentals of American Architecture”
Credit Hours: 22.5
Completed on September 23, 2002
No testing
Dutchess County Planning Federation
Course Certification
“How To Read a Site Plan”
Date Held: October 28.2009
Number of training hours: 2.0
Pace University School of Law
Land Use Center
Dutchess County Land Use Training Program
Date held: December 4, 2008
Pace University School of Law
Land Use Center
Dutchess County Land Use Training Program
Date held: December 4, 2009