GO GREEN Festival! Learn the benefits of healty living by going green! Saturday, March 29th, 2008 from 10 am til 7 pm. Where? Christian Community School (old Eaton School) at 35716 Royalton Rd (Route 82), Eaton Twp. Free Admission! For more information, contact JIM OSWALD at 440-777-8560 or visit this website: http://www.ccsgogreen.com . Recycling, Home Energy Conservation, Healthy Home & Food Choices. Meet several LOCAL businesses that care! Enjoy the Healthy Cafe and Chili Cookoff! Visits throughout the day from Cleveland's very own Professional Soccer Team! A Great Lorain County Event - in Eaton Twp. Check it OUT and Support our Community!! Discover "why" you should go green!
Don't forget: Turn in Toxic Items at the Festival. (paint cans, motor oil, batteries, cell phones, computer equipment, ink cartridges, propane cylinders at NO CHARGE, where these items can be recycled & put to good use!) Note: Tires are acceptable, for a small fee ($3 per tire).
Wow! Beggining Friday, March 7th..the snow storm of 2008 hit our area in Lorain County, Ohio. By Saturday night, snow accumulation had reached 18.5 inches, with areas of drifting snow that was even at 3 feet. I had to cancel my Sunday, Open House. It was a rural home, in Grafton, with a long driveway in great need of getting plowed. Plus received numerous calls from other agents cancelling showing appts on many of my listings, no one seemed to want to go out in this stuff, don't blame them one bit. The whole weekend was pretty much at a standstill, including Sunday, where I was still getting cancellation notices. Today, looks like the weather will be kinder, with no more snow coming down. At least, my time wasn't wasted. I couldn't go out, forced to stay inside. Got much catch up work completed with my real estate files & making calls. Even was able to figure out how to post my listings here, on ActiveRain. I'm excited to be learning more techniques with this blog at ActiveRain. See Photos below, one is of my backyard patio, the other is my husband working on clearing the drive and finding our vehichles!
Lowe's is coming to Oak Point Rd in Lorain, Ohio!
I was truly excited to see this news posted in the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram last month (Feb 2008). Lorain County has been hit hard with job losses, factories closing, companies relocating out of our area. The reporter on this story, Stephen Szucs-The Chronicle Telegram, tells us this store is expected to be opening in 2008 - possibly as early as August. Lowe's has been a faithful friend to the real estate commumity, with special offers for licensed REALTORs to use. See: http://www.LowesRealtorBenefits.com .
Lowe's has a website for those seeking employment at: http://www.lowes.com/careers , although I did not see postings for job openings for this location on Oak Point Rd in Lorain, as of yet. Let's keep our fingers crossed that the recent heavy snows that hit us this weekend, will not cause much of a delay in the construction. WE NEED JOBS here in Lorain County. Thank you LOWE's!!
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Carla's Biography
·Intro When looking for an experienced Real Estate Agent, what is it most buyers/sellers actually look for? Someone that has "been in the business for XX years" (insert a number from 20 to 45), or someone who has actually learned hands-on, the most important aspects of a Real Estate transaction?
Let me introduce Carla A. Harbert, a full-time Real Estate Professional with over 16 years experience in selling homes as a Real Estate Agent, PLUS experience in Real Estate Escrow Closings, doing full settlements for a title company in Northwest Ohio and as a Loan Officer licensed in Ohio concentrating on the Northern part of the State.
·The Story Where do I begin? I began selling Real Estate in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area becoming a multi-million dollar producer in my first year and had attained my Brokers License by the end of my second year. I had certifications in Real Estate Appraisal & Real Estate Investments in my third year and was on a roll when I picked up military relocations for the Midwest region, handling various military installations through out the Midwest, primarily based out of Tinker AFB. At the end of my Oklahoma Career, I was part of a very successful mother/daughter team at RE/MAX Metro Group Properties in Midwest City, OK.
The second phase of my Real Estate experience came with a spousal transfer to Northwest Ohio and my Real Estate license put on hold. I attained employment in the real estate field of title closings, settlement statements and escrow accountability with a high volume Title Agency in Defiance, Ohio handling over 100 lenders/mortgage companies. In this career, I interacted on a daily basis with the lenders and real estate agents and all other that have anything to do with a sale of property. Dealing with home inspectors, pest inspectors, appraisers, health departments, surveyors and lastly attorneys. All of who at any one time could, and did try to nullify a real estate deal from continuing for a variety of reasons. None of which a buyer or seller wants to hear of. My negotiating skills were honed in these 5 years of title closings to the point I had a 99% closing rate, hardly ever losing a deal to unsolvable complications.
The third phase of my Real Estate career began when I became a Loan Officer covering the 7 western counties of Ohio becoming well versed in FHA, VA, Rural Development, other Gov´t Loans as well as Conventional Loans. A life change moved me back to where I grew up, Lorain County, and I found myself Originating loans for a national lender that has over 300 loan programs and I was running my self ragged covering Cleveland to Sandusky. It was at that point I decided if I was going to be working that hard, I´d rather be doing what I do best, selling Real Estate. I am once again, a licensed real estate agent, but this time in the State of Ohio. Since passing the real estate exam in 2003, I have been fortunate to be up and running quickly. I am a part of the RE/MAX family once again - servicing all of Lorain County and the Western Suburbs of Cleveland Ohio. Real estate is more than a career to me, it's a way of life...serving others and networking with great allies. Can you tell I "LOVE" my job???
·Recap So, there you have it. I am back to the beginning, selling Real Estate. But this time, I have a distinct advantage. As a real estate agent I can now understand all the problems that are associated with the other two critical areas of buying and selling a home. That being title closings and all that can go wrong with them and Mortgage Banking and all of the ins and outs of what it takes to match up people with funds to purchase that special house. Every home purchase/sale is unique in unto itself. As a real estate agent I can guarantee you will not hear any " I dunno´s" come out of my mouth. If I do not know the answer, I surely do know where to go and how to attain whatever information needs to be had for a complete deal.
So back to the original question, "What kind of experience makes an experienced agent?" I say the kind of experience you get with Carla A Harbert as your friendly, honest, down-home real estate agent. Well-rounded, knowledgeable in the "complete real estate transaction", people oriented and dedicated to providing the best real estate service to my clients that is humanly possible.
REAL Experience, REAL Knowledge, REAL Service, Let me put the REAL into REAL Estate for You!
- Carla A. Harbert
Experience - Oklahoma
·Certified teacher's assistant, Moore Oklahoma
·Oklahoma REALTOR® holding both sales associate and Broker's license
·Multi-Million Dollar producer 1986 - 1995 in Oklahoma real estate
·Broker/Associate RE/MAX Metro Group Properties at time of relocating to Ohio
·Military Relocation Specialist for Midwest Region with RE/MAX Metro Group Properties
Experience - Ohio
·Real estate loan closer '96-2001, Maumee Valley Title, Defiance, Ohio
·Loan Originator for Independence Mortgage Services, Lakewood, Ohio covering the 7 western counties of Ohio 2001 - 2002
·Loan Officer for GMAC Mortgage Services 2003 Licensed for all of Ohio
·Real estate sales associate with Realty One/Real Living, Elyria Ohio
•Currently a real estate sales associate with RE/MAX Pros, Westlake Ohio (covering Lorain County/Medina County/Western Cuyahoga County) as a multi-million dollar producer & one of their top agents.
AWARDS:
OAR President's Sales Club 2007 Award of Achievement
Cleveland Area Board of REALTORS 2007 Professional of the Year with Award of Achievement
OAR President's Sales Club 2006 Award of Achievement
Cleveland Area Board of REALTORS 2006 Professional of the Year with Award of Achievement
RE/MAX President's Club 2006
OAR President's Sales Club 2005 Award of Achievement
Cleveland Area Board of REALTORS 2005 Professional of the Year with Award of Achievement
RE/MAX President's Club 2005
DESIGNATIONS: e-PRO Certified Internet Expert
Dear Carla,
Happy Holidays! Thank You for all of your Time and Effort to get us our Perfect first home. We really Appreciate it! - Micah & Tim R.
Carla,
Thank You so much for all the "DETAILED" work you have done for us on the home in Elyria. It was very nice and thoughtful of you. We certainly do appreciate all the time and effort you put into this.
- Larry & Wanda A.
Carla,
Thank you so much for getting my asking price and in only TWO WEEKS! REMAX Rocks! I tell everyone how detailed and professional you are. Thanks for being my agent and looking out for my best interest. I would definitely use your services again. - Duane J.
2035 Crocker Rd, Suite 104, Westlake, OH 44145
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