New Agents, New Ideas, New Energy

New Agents,

I always love the energy and the excitement of a new agent into our office. Whether they are NEW to the business or ESTABLISHED in the "Real Estate" industry.

New agents always bring a fresh set of eyes. They come from all walks of life. Some from a sales background, some from a corporate background, and some are starting to work for their first time!!

Some have young children, some have children that are now out on their own. All the agents like the freedom of a sales environment. You make your own schedule. You can work as much or as little as you need. With todays technology, you can work at any time of the day or night.

From top Left to Right

Laurie Bath Licensed in 2004

Laura Muir Licensed in 2003

Vanessa Caplinger Licensed in 2009

Susan Herriott Licensed in 2009

We have 38 Top Real Estate Professionals here at Coldwell Banker King Thompson.

Over 400 years of real estate experience.

Who YOU gonna Call??? I thought so!!

The Party is NOT over!!

This may seem a little late! Not really. Looking out the window this morning, all the leaves are off the trees, winter's around the corner. My thoughts drift back to the summer.

And of course I remember "THE PARTY".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzEtSRawKOk

But you know, 3 months ago we were not sure how long the Tax Credit would last.Not sure how the economy and the job market would fare. I can't say all that is doing much better, I do know that Coldwell Banker in Newark is doing very well. Closings have surpassed what we did all year for 2008. Average price is UP. I have new and experienced agents calling me for advice and maybe employment. Everyone is looking for answers, ideas!

Right now I can say that the Stimulus Plan will be extended and now for a larger audience than before.

Nope. The Parties not over, it's just getting started!!

Car Wash 2009

Who are these hot males washing cars? On a Timbit Tuesday they and others were out washing cars. I am cooking the "dogs" on the grill so they won't run out of energy. Along with food from all the agents, Everyone chipped in. Men, boys, women, girls.

Everyone got there car washed.

All in good fun. Lots of food, lots of water, lots of elbow grease. The winners of "Kickinit 2009"ended up with clean cars and we all ended up with full stomachs. Even though I dropped a few "dogs " on the ground!

You say Tomatoe, I say Tomato

Here we are, Thursday before Memorial day weekend! What a spring!! Will summer be just as busy? Will you be doing your marketing and your systems the same way as the last 3-4 months, or are you going to change up a few things.

Today's Columbus Dispatch

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/05/21/AFFORDABLE.ART_ART_05-21-09_A8_6EDU43C.html?sid=101

this is a GREAT article about how affordable OHIO housing really is. Jerry White of Coldwell Banker King Thompson has been quoted in the article. I have to believe that NEWARK is very affordable.

Coldwell Banker King Thompson is going GREEN! Most of our Tomato plants are gone.

250 plants WOW!! How many Tomatoes is that???

We will will never know the exact count. What we do know is our best clients will be thinking us every time they walk in their garden. Watch for more crazy ideas as we go through the year. You all know I love crazy!!

This weekend I hope all of us take sometime to reflect and pause about what this weekend really means. My Grandmother always calls it "decoration day". It always makes me think for a second when she first says it. I am used to saying "Memorial Day". I know as I am writing this she has the flowers ready to "decorate" the grave sites of our family. Do you decorate? Just curious.

Have a SAFE and WONDERFUL weekend.

WHAT KIND of a MESS are WE IN??????

I was looking through MSN and noticed this article. From the picture you would naturally think this may be from one of the tornadoes that hit the Midwest the last couple of days! No!! This is a scene from California. A development in California. A Texas bank that had the loans on the property, (Guaranty Bank of Austin) decided to tear down the partially completed homes instead of either finishing the homes, OR, auction them off or something besides tearing them down! I have attached the video below. Check it out.
Tell me, How did we get to this???

http://online.wsj.com/video/bank-decides-to-demolish-new-homes/509981D0-7AAF-4A29-AE46-A490D7FE2A93.html



KICKIN IT 2009
The contest is done! The winners were announced!! BLUE TEAM Congratulations!! 1371 Points from both teams!! WOW !!! Many prizes, and a car wash is coming. All of you are very special and a great team of REALTORS!! All of you worked very hard. I am not sure what to do next. It will be a while before we try again.

Katie Richards, a long time agent has joined us at Coldwell Banker King Thompson. We are glad to see her walk in the door. I know all of you will make her feel welcome.
This week we have the FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS C.E class on Wednesday. Get registered as soon as possible.

Thanks Again!

KICKIN IT 2009 WOW!!!!

April Showers!! That was my last headline. Right now it's a sunny beautiful Saturday morning, the last weekend before the contest ENDS! I look out the window and the daffodils are blooming, our crab apple tress are covered with white blooms, and a male pheasant just walked past the front window in all his lovely plumage!! IT is OFFICIALLY spring!

As of the latest count, in our KICKIN IT 2009 contest! There were 2 points difference between the 2 teams! You folks have been AMAZING!! All of your hard work has put the Newark/Granville, Coldwell Banker King Thompson office on the map. I hear the higher ups talk about this contest quite frequently. This hard work will pay off down the road!!

WINNERS! WINNERS!! WINNERS!!!
That is what we have in our office. Tuesday we had a wonderful turnout at the Licking County Board of Realtors Awards banquet. We had 3 of our own agents get awards this year.

Our Rising Star LARRY FORTH received his 1 MILLION dollar award!!
Two of the HEAVY HITTERS of the office received the 10 MILLION dollar award!!
Our own HUGH PRICE and ANDREW GUANCIALE!! Congratulations to all of you!!!

Many of you attended the class that PATRICK GUANCIALE instructed on our new marketing piece PROREALTOUR!! Patrick, you made it look so easy and it is. Get in there and try it yourself. If you need any help let me know and we can work through it together. We had a great turnout and MR. HUGH PRICE MAKESADIFFERENCE!! Thank you for the pizza.
I want to see everyone registered and those sign riders everywhere!! :)

We have a couple of cool things coming up.
TIMBIT TUESDAY @ 9:00 We will do a TOUR so get your home set up. And I will have a NEW AGENT class after the tour.
May 15 is the FACEBOOK for BUSINESS CLASS. 3 hours of CE FREE!!!
Team Captains, you have 6 days left. This is really close. Good luck to both TEAMS!!

April Showers

Seems like it has been forever for me to say something on our Blog. Every time I think of an item to talk about I get distracted.
The last couple of weeks has been a few changes for Coldwell Banker King Thompson agents and staff alike.
New Agents Janene Hartman and Kelly Frey have come home to CBKT. We are all happy they're back. Welcome Home Ladies!!
Tuesday we rolled out the ProRealtours for all of our listings. This is a great marketing idea for our houses. Each house will have it's own website that can be accessed by your cell phone. When you enter the web address you will be sitting in front of the house and see a video tour of the home on you cell!! Is this cool??? I wish we had this when I was selling!! :)


The new CBKT Sunday morning TV show is being reformatted for more pictures and a more affordable price for all the agents.
Sean Carpenter came out to see us Tuesday afternoon and taught us the way to make a NICE "Electronic Listing Presentation" on your laptop. I have all the info if you could not attend.


We have also started Direct Deposit , for all the agents. Ask Karen or myself on how to get signed up for that.
This company and this office is always evolving. Never standing in one spot for too long. We are always looking forward to help you close more sales. Are you always evolving or you standing in place? If your in one spot, standing in place, come see me!! Maybe the 2 of us together can change that.

The Blue Team!! The WHITE Team!! Kickinit 2009
There is some competition going on!! This race is really, very close!! Everyone of you are doing a FABULOUS job. Keep up the fun!! Someone is getting their car washed soon!!

A friend sent me this. It's pretty touching!! Says a lot about the kind of person we all need to be. Especially in the market we are in.

Check it out http://vodpod.com/watch/1165857-walk-on-espn-video

Tuesday is TIMBIT Tuesday 9:00 be there.

Thursday 4-16 AHS Warranty will be bringing Lunch and a short meeting. Sign up at the fronnt desk.

Remember to get with me for coaching sessions next week.