Virginia REALTORS have you checked out this information for your NEW HOME BUYERS, HOMEOWNERS, SELLERS or YOURSELF?!?!?
"The Virginia Homeowners Alliance (VHA) is an exciting new service provided by REALTORS® to help homeowners protect their most treasured investment, their home." (from VA Homeowners Alliance web site)
If you are a VA REALTOR, do yourself a favor and register. Great Information - this is the Virginia Assocation of REALTORS and our Local REALTOR Associations at work!
Kathy Carson, ABR, GRI
"THE GARY FOSTER TEAM" - RE/MAX 1st Olympic - Lynchburg, VA
434-660-4025 or kcarson@jetbroadband.com
I looked at the beautiful Fall Pictures on Castellum Realty's Blog and could not resist showing off a little VA Scenery - TIMBER LAKE - CAMPBELL CO VA!!
Fall Leaves on Timber Lake - November 2, 2008
Timber Lake - view from the Dam across The Lake - November 2, 2008
Timber Lake - Sun Setting - November 2, 2008
Timber Lake - Moon Over Timberlake - October 2008
This is a great place to live - we took these pictures while on a "cocktail cruises" with our Daughter, Beth Anne, Son-In-Law, Jon and 7 month old, Brylan. They are also Timber Lakers!
Have a Great Fall!!
Kathy Carson, ABR, GRI
"THE GARY FOSTER TEAM" - RE/MAX 1st Olympic - Lynchburg, VA
434-660-4025 or kcarson@jetbroadband.com
I went to an Ethics Seminar today presented by Mark Given, CRS, ABR, GRI, SRES. Great Seminar - I highly recommend attending a program given by Mark - he was informative, funny and enthusiastic. Our local association, Lynchburg Association of REALTORS, sponsored this Continuing Ed program and it was a great way to get in our necessary hours! Check Mark out if given a chance!
In the program Mark presented this 2007 Gallop Poll info and I really found it fascinating. I wonder what the 2008 Gallop Poll for the Most Trusted Occupations will be? Do you think Bankers, Journalists, and Accountants will be in the top 10? It will be interesting - we will all just have to stay tuned!
2007 GALLOP POLL of the TOP 13 MOST TRUSTED & ETHICAL OCCUPATIONS IN AMERICA
I agree that NURSES are one of the most trusted and ethical occupations and thank goodness for that! I was happy to see that Real Estate Agents are not on the bottom! By the way Car Salesmen are #20 and Telemarketers are #21! I know - I know we all have friends that we trust that are Car Salesmen and can't they say they also have friends they trust that are REALTORS and Lawyers!
Have a Great Day!!
Kathy Carson, ABR, GRI
THE GARY FOSTER TEAM - RE/MAX 1ST OLYMPIC
434-660-4025 or kcarson@jetbroadband.com
According to a report on Bloomberg.com; Apollo's Realogy Seeks Debt Exchange to Avoid Default (Update4). Realogy owns the Century 21 and Coldwell Banker Brands and report $209 million in losses for the last 3 quarters.
Check out this article written by: Caroline Salas and Pierre Paulden
Posted by Kathy Carson, ABR, GRI
The Gary Foster Team - RE/MAX 1st Olympic
434-660-4025 or kcarson@jetbroadband.com
I just read Kelly Sibilsky's blog Moving With Children (Part 2 of 2) which has excellent information for Sellers with children. Kelly give great info on making a stressful time a bit easier on the kids.
I wanted to add an interesting idea that I read about somewhere - a Woman's Magazine I think.
TUB LIVING!!!!
This is a great idea! Sellers know to de-clutter, clean up, stage your house, etc. But what in the world do you do with all the kids stuff? You know the favorite toys, the bottle, cups, passies, blankies and the discarded shoes, socks, undies that are in the middle of the floor? The answer TUB LIVING!! Everyone in the Family gets a plastic tub - put the name on it - and stack them in a corner. Storage Bins stacked in the corner of the Dining Room, Den, Hallway do not attract much attention. Then when that call comes in for a Buyer that just has to see the House in an Hour or 15 minutes. Everyone grabs their stuff and shoves it in their TUB! Even the little ones can do this - make it a game. Stack your tub - house is cleaned up and off you go! The Buyer comes in and is impressed that a house with kids is so straight and clean!!! First Impressions go a long way to SELL your HOUSE - if its clean and straight on the surface it probably is underneath also!!
Then when you get back into your house you will know where you put the homework, the blankie, the juice cup, the game the kids were playing - well you get the idea! Works for Mom & Dad too - where did the bills go that you got today - and the school calendar - the jewelry you just took off....
Just another idea to help make Home Sellers lives a little easier while their house is on the market!! Your REALTOR feels your pain!!!
Kathy Carson, ABR, GRI
REALTOR -THE GARY FOSTER TEAM - RE/MAX 1st Olympic - Lynchburg, VA
434-660-4025 or kcarson@jetbroadband.com
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I Love being a REALTOR & I Love where I Live!!!! Let me find you a home in my VA community: Lynchburg, Bedford, Forest, Campbell, Rustburg, Brookville, Timberlake, Amherst, Concord, Evington
I am a REALTOR, Marketing & Selling Real Estate FULL TIME!!! You can find me at RE/MAX 1st Olympic and I'm a member of the Lynchburg MLS through The Lynchburg Association of REALTORS in the Central Virginia - Lynchburg - REGION 2000 area.
I have lived in the Brookville/Timberlake Community of Campbell County for most of my life and I graduated from Brookville High School and Central VA Community College. I have been married to Tom Carson for 32 years and we have lived on Timber Lake for over 20 years. My husband and son, Brett own and operate Central VA Office Furniture and Groovy Furniture. Brett is married to Sallie Payne Carson who is a Special Ed Teacher at Heritage High School (Lynchburg City Schools) and they are the parents of my prescious granddaughter, Brantley Ann Carson. My fellow REALTOR and Team Mate is my daughter, Beth Anne Carson-Marr who is married to Jon Marr. Jon works at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, & Lighting Gallery and they are the proud parents of my adorable grandson, Brylan Ramsey Marr.
I have always been an active community volunteer. In my younger days I served in many capacities of the local clubs of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs, as well as a parent volunteer for the City of Lynchburg (Heritage Elementary) & Campbell County Schools (Tomahawk Elementary, Brookville Middle School & Brookville High School). Currently I am a member of the Rotary Club of Forest and a worker "bee" for such activities as: the Angels Race, Lynchburg Junior Achievement, Amazement Square Children's Museum, etc.
I love introducing new residents to all that our area has to offer, from the great cost of living, health care, educational opportunities to the great weather - We have it all !!!!
I Love being a REALTOR and I will welcome your calls.
My Family:
Brantley & Brylan (The Lights of My Life!) Easter Sunday 2008
Beth Anne, Jon and Brylan - March 2008 - Brylan's First Boat Ride on Timber Lake
My Husband, me and Brylan - March 2008
Brett, Sallie & Brantley - March 2008 - Brantley's 2nd Birthday!
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I am a ACCREDITED BUYERS REPRESENTATIVE and a GRADUATE OF REALTORS INSTITUTE. I have completed the courses of study and graduated these programs & earned the right to use these designations. These courses are specialized programs that allow a REALTOR to gain knowledge far beyond the requirements to pass the test to obtain a Real Estate Liscense. I specialize in Single Family Residential Properties in the Central Virginia Area. I love working with FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS - I place a very high value on educating the buyer. I offer my buyers a First Time Home Buyer's Guide and help them to understand that while they are buying a their first home they have to make sure the decision is also based on a good business decision - This is their investment for their future. I am very proud to say that I do not have any buyers in Foreclosure and this includes many First Time Home Buyers. Move-Up buyers are also one of my specialized areas and a challenging one. This Seller/Buyer is balancing the Sell of their current house with the pressure to Buy a new house and all the time dealing with the crunch of the morgage numbers and the timing for their Sale & Purchase. Throw in 2 work schedules, the kids, the animals, keeping a house clean and you have the makings for a Stress Meltdown!!! That's where a good REALTOR "earns their keep" so to speak - it is my job to play the devil's advocate and to anticipate the issues before they become issues. I LOVE MY JOB!!!!!!
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GRI - Graduate of REALTOR Institute
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