Marty and Amy are residents of the Lake Norman area. We love the quality of life available to truly live where you love. As the owners of Cottage Real Estate and Cottage Rental Collection, we pride ourselves on being educators and solution creators for all of our clients - buyers, sellers, tenants, and investors. We view real estate as a lifestyle that we live and breathe in all aspects of our life. You’ll often find us off the clock running numbers on investment opportunities, renovating our own home, or upfittin...
Originally from New Hampshire, and moving to North Carolina for graduate school, Amy Fraser has found that life in NC is the place to be. Amy has now lived in Greensboro, Greenville, and Lake Norman, with a few years down in Savannah, GA before moving to Cornelius. In that time she’s bought and sold 12 times in 11 years in 5 different towns. Amy understands the realities of both her buyer and seller clientele, and shares her wisdom and personal experience with her clients, to help navigate the often stressful exper...
Charlotte has always been Marty’s home. One of the few people you’ll meet who is actually from here, Marty Briggs is known for his calm demeanor and team-oriented approach. In his past career he worked in the racing industry with many successful teams as a car builder, painter, and pit crew member at times, department manager, and then moved into branding and marketing. While it was a great career for 20+ years, he knew he wanted to do something for himself and go in a new direction. To him it felt like a solid mov...
Kimberly returned to Lake Norman in 2024 to be closer to family and enjoy everything between the Appalachian Mountains and the Outer Banks. Having lived in over twenty zip codes throughout the states, North Carolina holds a special place in her heart. With over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Kimberly is a leader in the property management world, known for driving operational excellence and enhancing the client experience. During the last two decades, she has been a key resource both as Vice Pres...
Holly was born and raised in North Carolina, moving to the Charlotte area over 20 years ago after graduating from Appalachian State. After many years of working in consulting and business operations, she realized the love of guiding clients through a process, and helping them reach their goals was a natural fit for real estate. Being a REALTOR® combines her passion of helping others, with her strengths in client service and process management, while working within the community to build trusted relationships. Holly i...
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Maddie moved to the Lake Norman area after obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources from Penn State University. She began her career in staffing and quickly realized her passion for helping others. For as long as she can remember, she has always been interested in real estate and interior design. Being a Real Estate Broker just seemed like a perfect fit. Madison is also using her skills to create social media and marketing content for Cottage Real Estate + Rental Collecti...
Unlike most of the residents in this area, Chase has always lived in North Carolina. Chase attended East Carolina University and obtained his bachelor's degree in Business Management. Shortly after graduation he moved to Cornelius, NC and is loving the Lake Norman lifestyle. Throughout college, Chase had the opportunity to pursue many different jobs, but his favorite was helping out with the property management side of Cottage Real Estate + Rental Collection when he was home from school and during the summers. He has c...
Navigating the entirety of her life as a Cleveland, Ohio native, amongst the shores of Lake Erie, Jayme decided to take a leap of faith in November 2020 by trading in the lake she has always called home, for an optimistic adventure on the new lake she'd soon call home, Lake Norman. Jayme studied Communications at Kent State University and began her post college journey in a Sales & Event Planning role, where she had the opportunity to utilize her energetic personality, natural eye for detail, and passion for helping...