By Pamela Fink
A life story like Ann’s are quite unheard of for knowing someone who arrived in the 90’s to San Miguel and that grew amongst out community until she became a local who helped grow our hometown and brought exciting projects into our lives, is very unusual.
It was 1991 when Ann and her husband first visited San Miguel, and it was only a few years later that they decided to make it their home, since it had always been their dream to have a bicultural life, and boy, have they achieved it!
After settling here, she began to help her friend Sally's company, which was dedicated to property management as well as renting and selling real estate.
Thus Ann began one of her great passions and became a mandatory name in Real Estate, founded more than two decades ago, the first agency specializing in Luxury Real Estate and calling it “Casas San Miguel”.
What makes her the best in her field and ensures her clients are always extremely satisfied are two of the simplest and most effective principles she implements in every project:
Actively listening to her clients' needs and being knowledgeable about all areas of San Miguel, as well as the vibe of each neighborhood and the types of properties and lifestyles that characterize it, is something easy for someone as attentive and eager to learn as Ann.
And so many people insisted on asking her how she managed to settle in San Miguel, since her own children were born and raised in our magical lands, that she and 3 friends launched a website called San Miguel Life in which, in a blog-like format, they share their life experiences, such as that article Ann wrote about her epic hospitality.
And perhaps epic is the wrong word and it would be better to replace it with two that would be spontaneous and unrepeatable hospitality since she and her husband Jim usually invite new acquaintances to their ranch to take fun horseback rides in the countryside and since the appetite is whetted to join them in a delicious meal characterized by cozy conversations with mariachi or banda music in the background.
It is this same warmth of the Dolan family that has seen and helped the community grow for 3 decades and that likes to give back the blessings they receive by actively helping charitable foundations whenever they are allowed.
For example, right now at the Real Estate office where Ann works at CDR by Forbes, they're collecting toys to give to underprivileged children. All these toys are being looked after by Tita, the office clown, who, depending on the season, often undergoes radical changes in appearance, as evidenced by her transformation from Catrina to Mrs. Claus.
Over the years in San Miguel, Ann has witnessed the evolution of our lands, and what was once a hidden gem has now become a magical and popular destination that continues to grow daily with new hotel and culinary offerings, making the experience for all locals and bicultural families a truly enjoyable one.
Finally, we want to share that Ann, in her role as a mom entrepreneur, along with her children, will soon be involved in creating a news platform for children in both English and Spanish so they can practice languages and stay informed about what's happening in the world as citizens of the Earth that we all are.
