Do you have your KW website set up? This is the FREE website you get from Keller Williams (through kw.com). Shari Gross and Linda Phillips will be helping you get going and laying the groundwork for your web site. This is going to be held in three parts…June 16th, 22nd, and 25th at 1:00 p.m. Please come and see what is available to you and GET READY for the JULY 13 and 14 work shop with Michael Treihart. You will have the opportunity to build an effective Keller Williams website for minimal investment. Mark the June dates to get you started or review what you know already..
Are you going to the Shift Tour in New Orleans?? Gary Keller, are you kidding me.?? In New Orleans?? This is HUGE!!! This will be a career changing event. Invest in yourself. You are worth it and it will pay you high dividends. June 18th , but you leave on the 17th…$99.00 rooms.. Carpool… Road trip… Need you know more? Contact Jeff or Sandy to register, a few slots are still available.
Now on June 24th Top Producer will be in the Market Center for a presentation. If you have a database and need a system…this one works.. If you have Top Producer, the rep may be able to answer your questions. Come ready to learn at 1:00 p.m. in Market Center.
Keller Williams Realty Emerald Coast is #1 again! Congratulations to you all. Amazing that with the national press reporting all the negatives, we had 41 transactions for the month of May and according to the ECAR report our office is now tops in both transactions and volume both for the year and month. Way to go! And special congratulations to Jeannine Cadaret for her May monthly production of $6.24 million and total for the year $7.8 million making her our new #1 agent in production. Second in total production but way out in the lead in transactions are Susan and Mike Kelly. They are working hard for the money as they say. And third is John and Kris Moran. John says he will close a million dollar deal tomorrow and be number two. But they are trying harder like Hertz or was it Avis? It is so awesome to have so many agents in production these days, causing Sandy (our MCA) to be VERY busy in processing the pending and closed folders like the old days. The activity in the office is energizing and contagious so I hope more of you get to the office. And we are again getting short on office space. Sandra Early has taken an office with Amy Berry last week and John King is creating a team and figuring out where they will reside here. Glad to have them aboard. We have had 11 agents join in the last few months and I have verbal commitments for 3 more. My personal goal is to get us to 150 agents and get our monthly profit share to $10,000 dollars. Just think if everyone received $10,000 per year in profit sharing, how much easier it would make your life. That’s what I want for you.Looks like June will be amazing too regarding production and I sure hope everyone reading this is writing contracts. If anyone needs anything call or email. Please check out our educational calendar put together by Jean and Shari and attend those web and social networking classes available to you. And thank s to Krista, everything gets done. Together we all achieve more, so let’s work with each other to do more business.
What a great month of education coming in June for us. We are so fortunate to be at Keller Williams and have the opportunities we have to educate ourselves and grow our businesses. We are getting techy in June ! Have you ever wondered about cash flowing an investment property or helping an investor make a decision on which property to purchase?? Art Hill, a fabulous instructor we have here in our market center, is going to share his secrets with you. June 8th come prepared with calculators and laptops, if you have one, at 1:00 p.m. in the Training Room. We are having a social networking workshop, Amy Berry and I will be holding the second networking class for June on June 11th at 1:00pm. LAPTOPS LAPTOPS LAPTOPS Need to bring those so we can hands on work on these valuable tools. Do you use MMT? Do you know what it is?? Do you know what you are missing?? Do you know you pay for it monthly in your technology fees?? June 9th at 10:00 a.m. before the Team Meeting Cameron O’Connor will be in the Training Room to instruct on how this system works. If you have a laptop, please bring that and take notes!!! The Team meeting will follow at 12:30.
Also, Camp 443 Path to Success (with Deb Vernon) and Customer Service Selling (with Dale Witter) will be held on June 10th and 11th respectively at 10:00AM, contact the office (850-654-2900) for more information on the CAMP 443 curriculum and schedule.
Always RSVP to Krista (krista@kw.com) for any classes you’d like to attend! We hope to see you in Class! Jean Floyd
Glenda Janczewski has joined Keller Williams Realty Emerald Coast. Read on for more info on her:
Growing up in Alabama, I had the opportunity to frequently visit the Emerald Coast and in 1980, after getting “sand in my shoes”, I decided to make it my home. Even after living here for years, I am always awed by the beauty of our area.Of course, the inherent beauty and varied resources of the area made real estate a natural career choice for me and one that I remain passionate about. For the past 25 years I have enjoyed success in several real estate arenas: residential sales, mortgage lending and property management. So far, my biggest real estate accomplishment, other than joining Keller Williams, is obtaining my broker’s license.I spend my down time with my husband, our wonderful grandchildren and 5 beautiful dogs. We are sailors and a perfect day for us is to be able to sail around the bay or go out into the Gulf. I also love to take area photos; sunsets and wildlife shots are my favorites, and working in my yard….gardening for me is therapy. I know it is an old cliché but my Dad always told me, “If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right” and I try to apply this to all aspects of my life as a wife, a grandmother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, or as a real estate agent.
I am a member of ECAR, FAR, NAR. To better serve my clients, I am also a member of the Luxury Home Council, a membership of 1,500 real estate professionals dedicated to helping luxury home buyers and sellers fulfill their dreams, CIPS, International Council of NWF, National Association of Female Professionals, Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, and Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club. I am also a licensed mortgage broker and a notary public.
J eannine Cadaret recently capped, and is now earning 100% of her commissions (through Feb of next year), here’s a little bit about her:
I fell in love with Destin about 25 years ago when my boss in Dallas offered my family (husband and four children) the use of his condo for our vacation. I had never heard of Destin but we said what the heck, we’ll try it since it was free and we didn’t have much money to take a family vacation. That was it! We fell in love with the beautiful white sandy beaches and the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We came here every year since, and fulfilling our dream, we moved here permanently in 2005 to live out our golden years. Well, living out the golden years lasted about three months. I realized that I wasn’t ready to sit in my rocking chair and do nothing. I decided to try something that sounded fun and had flexible hours so I would still have time to spend with my husband, Paul, of almost 45 years. I am so blessed that my husband Paul is with me. In 2000 he had cardiac arrest and was dead for over ten minutes. When I got to the hospital they told me Paul would be a vegetable (his vegetable of choice was a turnip) for the rest of his life. If any of you know Paul he is anything from a turnip. The doctors at Parkland Hospital in Dallas said there is no medical reason that Paul should be alive but he is and I treasure every moment I have with him. He is truly the love of my life and my best friend.Being one of eight children, growing up in Marlboro, Massachusetts, gave me all of the tools I felt necessary to be a successful Realtor. You need excellent negotiation skills (try to get a point across when dealing with four brothers and three sisters); being a team player, persistence and patience all helped me in my success in real estate.After leaving Massachusetts in 1980 we moved to Dallas where my four children grew up. Nicole, Paul, Jr., and Danielle and their families still live in the Dallas area and my son Steve and his family live in the Orlando area. I have nine wonderful grandchildren ranging from ages 3 to 17.I have been truly blessed in my three years at Keller Williams. The training and people at KW have been instrumental in making my real estate career more successful than I could ever imagine. When I started at KW I attended every class, sometimes more than once, and I also attended training at ECAR to help me to learn as much as I could and it really paid off. The more you know the more confident you get and the more buyers/sellers respect your opinion. I have also been fortunate to get some clients that are truly loyal to me and I asked them what they wanted most in a Realtor and they said CUSTOMER SERVICE and knowledge. They don’t expect you to know everything but if you don’t know something you’d better find out and get back to them in a timely matter.
Jeannine is a ‘08 and ‘09 capper and was a member of the ALC.
Q: How long should a typical short sale take to close?
A: There is nothing typical in short sales since each lender is different. The best thing to do is to write a contract with a 3 month close date and a 45 day extension on the short sale addendum. If it closes before that, you are a hero, if it takes a little longer, the buyer may be more inclined to sign an extension since they have already invested so much time. Make sure your buyer’s expectations are right. Let them know up front that it will take time. The rewards are there if they are patient. There are certain other things that the contract should contain, like “as is”, use the right closing agent and a real EMD. For more details, come to the next short sale class offered. Even if you don’t want to deal with short sales, learn about them so you can assist your buyers and sellers, then refer them to the expert.
Just wanted to take a second to brag on one of our own!!! Mrs. Mary Rose Hidalgo!!!
Today she received two honors at the Destin Middle School 8th grade graduation. The 8th grade teachers give out a Marlin of the Year honor to two students and two adults. This year Mary Rose and her husband, Reds, were honored with this award. When they were describing the meaning of this award, this awesome couple came to my mind immediately. Mary Rose and Reds are volunteering at the school everytime the door is open and there is a need, I mean EVERY time!!!
Then, as the principal, Mr. Britt, was saying his bitter sweet parting words (he retired this year) he called Mary Rose out of the audience and honored her personally again with a Dozen Red Roses for all she had done for him during his time as principal !! So give her a big hug and congratulations the next time you see her.
Way to go Mary Rose!!!!
While other agents are lamenting the down turn in the market the Moran Team gains market share during the first quarter of 2009 climbing into the top 10 for sales volume for all agents in all areas of the Multiple Listing Service.
Why is the Moran Team having success in this tough market? We are constantly working from the mindset that there is business to be had regardless of what the market conditions may appear to be. To get this business we simply need to actively search out sellers that can and will sell at fair market value and match them up with buyers that can and will buy at fair market value. Contact us today to find out what fair market value is for your property at john@themoranteam.com
Are you doing anything new in 2009? Increased exposure for our listings is a priority for us this year. We are addressing this through a complete redo of our website www.themoranteam.com splitting it into two unique sites www.atthebeachdestin.com that focuses on the Destin / Okaloosa Island market and www.atthebeachfl.com that focuses on the South Walton County market. We have also created the At The Beach Magazine which we will publish 3 times a year. The magazine and both web sites will highlight Moran Team listings, showcase in pictures the beauty of the area and spotlight hot topics such as foreclosure and short sale searches.
If you are considering buying or selling real estate At The Beach in Florida give the Moran Team a call at 850-654-3325 or send us an email at john@themoranteam.com
Just came across a site that offers government auctions and foreclosures:
The page is part of the Foreclosure Publication site. Foreclosure publication offers a snap shot of foreclosures and short sales, as well as other great real estate deals in the area.
Now is a great time to start exploring real estate opportunities by looking at auctions, foreclosures, and short sales. The Destin area has a growing number of foreclosures and short sales for discerning buyers and investors.
Check out the Government Auctions and Foreclosure sites, you might find something interesting:
http://www.foreclosurepublication.com/Government-Foreclosures/
