Bergen County Real Estate Chick

New York Times Real Estate Section, May 24 has a great article about a woman who creates Bios for realtors. Barbara Corcoran had found her years ago. Many of the Corcoran agents still seem to use her work. "Valerie Haboush specializes in...those tantalizing, excitement packed agent biographies." I went into the Corcoran agent bios on their website. They are certainly more interesting and well written than most.

A few are in the first person. Most are in third person. Which do you find works best for a biography? Just curious!

Lindsay

Is it time to retool your career?Love to look at houses? Want to sell?

I was in Best Buy today looking for a replacement for our television. Started talking to the sales representative. Suddenly, we were into careers, and real estate as a career. She was interested in learning more about the business and our school.

We drove over to the office and she spoke to the broker. Will she actually enroll in the class that starts early in June? I do not know. But the odds are better than if I had not had her pay us a visit during her lunch hour!

Is it time for your to join Gold Star Real Estate School to retool?

Lindsay

I was sure it would be a slow day today. I have been sitting at home as repair folks have been changing the appliances in the kitchen. No way to prospect--right? First, I asked the two installers if they know somone who is buying or selling. Sure enough one of the installers has two pieces of property that he may rent or sell. I have his name, phone, cell phone and an appointment! Next, the electrician shows up. Talked real estate to him. He did not know of anyone selling. However, it seems that his family has been in town for generations. He will take the card and see if he can find someone as he works on house after house after house. I have his name, phone number, and email address for follow up. It does not take much time to prospect for buyers for our listings! All we need is people to talk to. Lindsay

I was previewing a home recently. Came upon a young girl's room. In it were several Barbie Dolls. They were prominently displayed throughout her room. So, I began wondering what Barbies signify for young girls in our society.

I had Barbies growing up. They seem to teach young girls how to dress, how to have romantic relationships (with Ken), and how to become consumers. Barbies always want to shop till they drop.

Guess it is a good thing that we teach young girls and women to shop. Afterall, it seems to me that the woman is the person who decides it is time to buy a house!

Maybe we should create and give away HOUSE HUNTING BARBIES! They might make a real difference in the turn around of this market!

Just a thought.

I decided it is time to move up in the world and get my broker's license here in New Jersey. Well, that was not all. Dad is running a licensing school here in the county for people who want to get into our industry. I decided to get my Instructor license as well. His school is getting many more students lately. I think there is some light at the end of the economic tunnel that is starting to attract people into the industry. So, if you know people here in the county who want their licenses, The Real Estate Chick is getting great reviews from classes. LindsayGamble, MBA, Broker Associate, Instructor. (Good grief. Maybe I need a few more titles.)