Sure I passed the Florida real estate salesperson state exam on my first try and it was extremely difficult. Knowing what realtors ® have to go through and what they do while in the trenches has raised my respect for my colleagues. Unfortunately in my experience I read some comments disparaging our profession and/or us as professionals.
It's not easy. Instead it is far from it.
Some of the things we go through yet some people do not realize:
1. We risk litigation every day or most likely being threatened to be sued nearly every day. Imagine how that is.
2. We are the face of the real estate market thus of the housing market. Guess who is the scapegoat?
3. We are bombarded with some inquiries that are not serious ones yet in a way we are required to take every inquiry seriously. Imagine if this was to happen to other professions. Unfortunately our profession simply does not get much respect for doing respectful and respectable work.
This is not to say that I am grumbling about my profession. I'm not.
I LOVE what I do. There is no feeling in the world that compares to helping someone with possibly one of the most valuable assets that they have and/or will ever have.
Like many other professionals I take pride in what I do. Unfortunately some people do not see what happens behind the scenes.
In later posts I will write about some personal experiences without divulging personal information about the people involved but what some people see on television about realtors ® is not necessarily the realities of our day-to-day professional life.
More later.
A hui hou (until next time),
~ Lana Robbins
I love taking random pictures of places in Tampa Bay because I really love living here. Here are a couple of pictures. This time of parts of Tarpon Springs:
Part of the Pinellas Trail which runs through parts of Pinellas County which includes Tarpon Springs:
New restaurant opening soon in downtown Tarpon Springs:
I took this picture while my husband was driving because some people have asked me how the roads look. Well... this picture gives you an idea how the roads look:
It reminds me of where I grew up in Hawai'i called Kaimukī with fabulous local restaurants with an abundance of family-oriented people. That is partly why I love Tarpon Springs so much. A wonderful place with some wonderful people and yes... it's near the water LOL
Tarpon Springs has not one beach but TWO beaches. I will post pics of them in a later post.
A hui hou (until next time)
~ Lana Robbins
This is a recent picture that I took of a gas station in New Port Richey that I took while my husband was driving. It is one of the more reasonable gas stations located along Seven Springs Boulevard which is the main road that runs near Seven Springs Homes. I usually check GasBuddy.com to compare prices before I venture out.
This picture gives you an idea of the gas prices in New Port Richey, Florida lately but you can also see how the vegetation looks. I will post more pictures later.
Aloha for now,
Lana Robbins
I was born and raised in Hawai'i and I love the ocean so of course I love going to Clearwater Beach often. I also love using my camera to capture glimpses of life.
I use a simple point-and-shoot camera: A 8.1 mp green Casio Exilim.
This time I purposefully posted larger pictures so that I can try to show the vibrant colors. The Tampa Bay Florida area is equally vibrant with life.
Here are some recent pictures of Clearwater Beach:
1. The entrance into the Clearwater Beach area looks like this:
2. The road to what is called "north" Clearwater Beach. Yes it is very long LOL:
3. A picture of the playground and pavilion area at Pier 60:
4. A photo of part of Clearwater Beach:
5. A picture of the new Beach Walk along Clearwater Beach:
6. A picture of part of Clearwater Beach:
7. Where I can be found often... a casual picture of the Coldwell Banker at Clearwater Beach along Mandalay:
8. Another picture of Clearwater Beach:
9. Yes... I took a picture of the sand :)
In the mean time I hope that everyone is enjoying their week so far.
Aloha,
~~ Lana Robbins
There were 2,418 homes that closed on March while 4,064 were placed under contract. This is GREAT news.
A hui hou (until next time),
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I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu. I'm with Coldwell Banker, a 103-year-old company known for its honesty, integrity, stability, and service to the community. Thank you for your trust.
I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu.
Because every home matters.
Aloha kakou (Hello everyone):
Born and raised in Hawaii, I love living in sunny Tampa Bay Florida. Tampa Bay offers:1) Warm weather; 2) Numerous fantastic beaches and parks:
3) the Pinellas Trail;
4) Great communities (both local and statewide;) 5) A high affordability factor; 6) Year-round vegetable gardening; 7) Fantastic thrift stores; 8) Some REALLY nice, awesome people; and 9) Many activities, amenities, and restaurants.
I LOVE it in Florida and enjoy helping others in the Tampa Bay area in the home buying and home selling process.
As a property owner in Florida, in Hawaii, and in Washington (Kirkland to be exact) I know what buyers and sellers experience because I have experienced it and wish to help others through the home buying and selling process.
Let my experience and education coupled with my high level of energy, dedication, knowledge, and persistence work for you.
Partly because I grew up as a socio-economically disadvantaged child, at each of my closings I am passionate about helping some less fortunate people in some way. A few organizations that I donate a portion of every transaction to are as follows:
- Coldwell Banker CARES Foundation, a non-profit organization in Florida that gives to those in need and enriches the community
- The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast a.k.a. Suncoast Hospice, a non-profit organization in Florida which provides a broad spectrum of services to anyone affected by end of life as well as community-at-large though their family of programs which include people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and much more
- 'Aha Punana Leo Hawaiian language immersion schools in Hawai'i, a non-profit organization in Hawai'i dedicated to serving the Hawaiian language community
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
- and to the Salvation Army
One of my dogs, Bambam, who I adopted from the SPCA says "Hello!"
Feel free to contact me and interview me.
Committed to Excellence:
My goal is to provide my customers with professional service in buying property or selling their property.
"Because every home matters"
With attention given to detail and while maintaining Coldwell Banker's reputation for honesty, integrity, and high quality of service, I strive to make my customers satisfied customers who will not hesitate to refer their friends and family members to me.
Education and Credentials:
- Graduate of the Kamehameha Schools (Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Graduate of the University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)
- Graduate of Coldwell Banker University
- Graduate of the Bob Hogue School of Real Estate
- Graduate of the Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
- Martial arts (Shurite from Okinawa)
- Windows, Mac, LINUX, and UNIX literate
- Certified Corporate Relocation Specialist through the Cartus Network (formerly known as Cendant Mobility)
Member of:
- Pinellas Realtor Organization (PRO)
- National Association of Realtors (NAR)
- Florida Association of Realtors (FAR)
- Tampa Bay Women's Inner Circle
- Friends of Military Families
- Board Member of my Home Owners' Association (after having been asked to serve on the board)
Skills, hobbies, and interests:
- Spending time with my family :)
- Spending time with my family and friends
- Walking with my three dogs... or rather my three dogs walking me :)
- Feng shui
- Working out
- Going to the beach
- Gardening
- Reading
- Thrift stores
Marketing for you. I've got you covered:
- www.FloridaMoves.com - Florida's leading real estate company.
- www.ColdwellBanker.com - Our award-winning, national brand website.
- www.Realtor.com - The most-visited real estate website on the Internet.
- www.Google.com - The world's leading search engine.
- www.Trulia.com - One of the fastest growing real estate websites.
- www.Zillow.com - A real estate website which can be useful
- www.NYTimes.com - Reaches over 25 million viewers monthly.
Innovation working for YOU every day.
Check out my websites:
Online since 1989 --- I'm Internet savvy which helps you whether you are buying or selling.
The Internet is an important tool which I use to help my clients:www.RobbinsTeam.com
www.ColdwellBanker.com/for/Lana.Robbins
www.FreeTampaBayHomeSearch.com
www.LanaRobbins.com
Contact me:
DIRECT LINE: (727) 376-0530
OFFICE: (727) 945-9366
TOLL-FREE: 1-800-776-0299
EMAIL: Lana.Robbins@FloridaMoves.com
While my office is located in Tarpon Springs, I also work out of the Clearwater office and Clearwater Beach office. Feel free to contact me.
Some areas that I serve include:
I have experience working with sellers, first-time home buyers, repeat home buyers, investors, vacation home buyers, relocations and referrals as well as "downsizers."
I also do referrals both locally and nationally so feel free to contact me.
"Because every home matters."
www.FreeTampaBayHomeSearch.com
www.LanaHelpsHomeBuyersAndSellers.com
www.ColdwellBanker.com/for/Lana.Robbins
My blog exclusively for buyers in the Tampa Bay, Florida area:
My blog exclusively for buyers looking to retire in the Tampa Bay, Florida area:
Feel free to add me at Facebook:
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Feel free to follow me at Twitter:
www.Twitter.com/TampaBayFlorida
Feel free to hear me at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TampaBayFloridaHomes
I have been told that I have an accent :)
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