About Ridgefield's Ridgebury

I just got back from my third Keller Williams Mega Camp and I am so overwhelmed each and every time that I go. It never ceases to amaze me that other top Keller Williams agants are so willing to share ideas that are making them so successful in their Real estate businesses. There are so many great ideas that I was sitting here with my wife, who is also a Keller Williams agent, trying to name the best AHA from the three days that we were there.

I think that we decided that "technology is the great equalizer" is the biggest AHA that we got out of the conference. Most of the top agents on stage were only in the Real estate business for less than five years and yet here they are doing hundreds of sales per year and being up on stage to share their path to success with the rest of us. My AHA is that where ever you are in your business right now, if you embrass some form of technology and do it over and over in your daily business practice(plus continue your lead generation), you can double or triple your business in a very short time.

I have decided to concentrate on Craigslist (for my team ; The Beninson Associates) and perhaps on adding videos to my business(as soon as I get up to speed with it) to see amazing results. What AHA did you get out of Mega Camp??? How are you going to include that strategy into your business?

Also, did you attend Mega Tech Camp? What was your best AHA from that?

I look forward to hearing from some of you!!!

Marvin

Are You A Mega Maniac? What was your best AHAAA

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What your little dog "Fido" can teach you about sales!!

What your little dog "Fido" can teach you about sales!!

Life as a Realtor and life in general tend to be a continuos struggle for consistency:

We expect to be be greeted by our spouse or other family members with smiles and good news when we arrive home but it doesn't always happen.

We'd like to think that all of our past clients are thinking of us and will call us when it comes time to list their home or to give us a referral but that doesn't always happen.

We'd like to be in great contact with our family and friends but with leading a busy Realtor's life blocks of time pass by and it doesn't always happen.

We'd like to have a self improvement book that we read every day but it doesn't always happen.

We'd like to be in great shape and eat right and sleep well but it doesn't always happen.

We'd like to list and sell more homes than the year before but it doesn't always happen.

For the past fifteen years I have had something that I could count on, rain or shine, who was always there as consistent as time marching by. It didn't matter if I was in a good or bad mood, if I made a sale that day or not, if the economy was bad or good or whether a Democrat or Republican was in the White House. Now I've never been accused of being the world's greatest pet lover but I can tell you that every time I opened the door upon arriving home or when I came down the stairs in the morning my little dog "Cubbie" (I know it's a real macho name) was there to greet me wagging his tail to beat the band. He didn't care if I was in a bad mood or was half asleep or even if I didn't seem to pay him any notice he would wag his tail and be happy to see me. Unfortunately, he passed away on New Year's Eve with very little notice. My daughters are in their twenties now but it's amazing how both they and my wife miss that little dog. He had become a big part of our family even though his consistency would often times go by without notice. After all how many things in life can be counted on to deliver day after day after day. Perhaps there is a sales lesson to be learned from the "dogged consistency" that these little animals show us. Maybe that's one of the reasons that they are here!? HMMMMMMMM

Don't tell anyone but I sure do miss that little dog.

The Ridgebury area of Ridgefield offers many quality ‘move up’ homes that have been built within the last 15 years by fine local home builders. The Ridgebury area is located in Northern Ridgefield centered around the Ridgefield Golf Course. For students, the area is zoned for Ridgebury Elementary School, Scott’s Ridge Middle School and the Ridgefield High School.

For commuters, the area is a natural fit. I-84 & I-684 are only 4 minute drive. The historic downtown Ridgefield is a 6 minute drive down scenic roads. The west side shopping area in Danbury (the mall & Mill Plain Road) is a 4 minute drive as well. Major corporate centers in Danbury provide jobs for residents so they do not have commute to White Plains, Somers, Stamford, or New York City, but those areas are all within 70 minutes.

What the homes offer:
· Generous 4000-9500 square foot 4-6 bedrooms and 4-6 bath rooms
· Gourmet Kitchens
· 3 car plus garage
· 2+ Acre Lots
· Wooded Level Lots



There are currently 9 newer homes on the market in the Ridgebury area of Ridgefield,CT. The average listing price is $1,582,989 and has been on the market 109 days. Recent sales in the Ridgebury area have averaged $921,652, which is lower than the current average price since the homes which have sold have been smaller, on small lots and older.

Subdivisions Include: Old Trolley, Turtle Ridge, Keeler Court, Powdermaker, Dillman Court, Aaron’s Court and Hussar’s Camp. In addition to subdivisions, there have been recently constructed homes scenic roads such as Shadow Lake Road, Spring Valley, Chestnut Hill and Ridgebury Road.

Interested in real estate & homes in the Ridgebury Area of Ridgefield? Please contact me or call 203-417-0523. This real estate information is collected from a number of sources by Jonathan Hall, Realtor & Internet Marketing Specialist with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty in Danbury,CT. Visit Jonathan online.

Ridgefield, CT School Information--It's that Time of Year Again

We are now in "The Dog Days" of August.

The "Boys of Summerare in the heat of their pennant races. Everyone is either on vacation, thinking about vacation or about to go on vacation. Most of the kids are coming back from Summer camps. Some are even complaining that there is nothing to do. All of these are signs.......no, not of the apocalypse but of the fact that it is time to think about "GOING BACK TO SCHOOL"

HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL LINKS.......

Ridgefield High School

East Ridge Middle School

Scotts Ridge Middle School

Barlow Mountain Elementary School

Farmingville Elementary School

Verterans Park Elementary School

Scotland Elemtary School

Ridgefield Academy

St. Mary School

It's time to breath a sigh of relief there Moms an Dads!!! HAVE A HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR.

Located in the Ridgebury district of Ridgefield, CT is the Turner Hill neighborhood. This upscale community of 70 3-5 bedrooms homes sits only 2 minutes south of exit 1 on I-84, which makes it an excellent commuting location.  There is substantial shopping found along Mill Plain Road, only  4 minutes away, and the village of Ridgefield is appropriate 7 minutes away. The Ridgefield golf course is a short distance away.

Homes in the Turner Hill neighborhood were constructed by local developer, the Sturges brothers, between 1995-1997 ranging from about 2200-3000 square feet, with some additional space in the basement.  They offer city services (water & sewer), gas heat, central air, attached garages and more.  One of the things make this neighborhood different many other newer homes in the area is that they all sit on low maintenance lots, averaging about 1/4 acre.  In additional, there is also an adult & children's pool association as well as a large open space preserve.

Recent sales in the Turner Hill subdivision of Ridgefield has ranged from the high $600,00os to the mid $700,000s.  If you are interested in purchasing a home in the Ridgebury area of Ridgefield, please contact me or call me at 203-417-0523.