Amie Chilson: Wise Investor

Let’s face it, we no longer need to bring along a guy to help us buy a car, and we don’t have to wait for an engagement ring to move out on our own. Amie Chilson understands that power of independence and ownership, and she’s empowering women to establish financial security through real estate.

In Campbell, California, Chilson established herself as a real estate power house by selling 21 homes in 2004, her first year as a licensed agent, and earning honors as Realtors Magazine “30 Under 30” and Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40.”

After realizing her passion to help single women purchase their first homes and her natural knack for the business, she formed Girl Powered Real Estate. Since its inception in 2005, the company has helped more than a dozen women buy homes and they’re currently working with over 20 other women on a Girl Powered game plan to buy property—a wise investment—within the next two years.

Chilson bought her first home in 2002 when she was just 25. That experience has enabled her to show others that it is indeed possible. One of her clients—a single 26-year-old—was expected to honor her culture by remaining at home with her parents until she was married and could buy a home with her future husband. Although respectful of her family and its heritage, with Chilson’s careful financial guidance and emotional encouragement, she chose to put her own financial security ahead of other people’s wishes by purchasing a home valued at more than $400,000. She realized waiting for marriage wasn’t the best way to build her wealth.

With more single women than married women living in this country—and with the often-devastating financial realities of divorce facing many women—the Girl Powered team is well on its way to awakening the power and courage that already exists in every woman’s soul. Chilson’s leading the charge to channel that energy into ownership of our financial futures.