Sigrun is a native of Germany. She acquired a Master Degree in Psychology/Education from the University of Frankfurt/Germany, and went on to teach elementary as well as middle school levels. She also obtained a degree in adult education and taught and counseled at an institution for adult education. Her husband's work brought her to the US 32 years ago. Sigrun started her professional career in the US as a German teacher at a private school in Wilmington, Delaware. She then joined a network of specialists for international relocation where she worked successfully in crosscultural lifestyle development therefore combining her language skills, cultural insights, and real estate expertise in order to relocate foreign professionals and their families to the USA.

When Sigrun moved to Raleigh in 1990 she decided to add listing and selling of residential real estate to her relocation skills. Her competence professionalism, and diligence made her a multi-million-dollar sales producer in a very short time.