BUYER'S EDGE REALTY - Key Persons


Gary Herbst

Job Titles:
  • President of Buyer 's Edge
Gary Herbst, president of Buyer's Edge Realty, Inc. based in Tarrytown, NY, has been a Realtor and Professional Real Estate Appraiser serving Westchester and Putnam Counties since 1977. He became a NYS licensed real estate salesperson in 1973. In 1997 Gary and his team opened Buyer's Edge Realty with the goal of providing Westchester home buyers with the highest levels of representation, protection, service, and satisfaction in the search and purchase of a home. Gary is passionate in his belief that his company "is committed to doing the right thing for our buyer clients, professionally and ethically." Gary is directly involved with his agents and clients on every transaction in providing due diligence services, assistance, and oversight. Gary has extensive real estate credentials. He is a NYS Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser (#45000000735), Certified Buyer's Agent (CBA), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Certified Buyer Representative (CBR), Certified Real Estate Appraiser (CREA), and senior member and a past president of the Westchester County Society of Real Estate Appraisers (MAS). He was president of Herbst Appraisal Company, Inc. which he founded in 1981, a prominent real estate appraisal company based in Westchester County, NY specializing in residential valuation. Herbst has appraised over 10,000 properties in Westchester-Putnam Counties and beyond, and is qualified as an expert witness providing testimony in U.S. Federal Court (Southern New York District), and New York State Supreme Court. Gary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from Quinnipiac College in Hamden, CT. Buyer's Edge Realty is very proud to be one of only two real estate companies in Westchester County to qualify for membership with the National Association of Exclusive Buyer's Agents (NAEBA). Membership in NAEBA is only available to true exclusive buyer's brokerages-companies which do not list property for sale, dedicated to fully representing the interests of home buyers. Other memberships include the Westchester County Society of Real Estate Appraisers, National Association of Realtors (NAR), Westchester-Putnam Board of Realtors, Empire Access Multiple Listing Service (formerly the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service), New York State Association of Realtors, National Association of Professional Mortgage Women, Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), and various other related real estate organizations. Gary was born and raised in Westchester where he resides with his wife and two sons.

Gary Slutsky

has been a Licensed Associate Broker for over 20 years and holds the ABR and GRI (Graduate-Realtor Institute) designations. He has been a member of Buyer's Edge Realty since 2000. Gary provides the highest levels of professional exclusive buyer's agency representation and protection in helping clients locate and purchase homes at the most favorable price and terms. Gary is a life-long Westchester native whose children and 6 grandchildren also live in the area. He was awarded "Five Star Real Estate Agent" in Westchester Magazine for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.