Bed and Breakfast in Marion Ar - The Cedars of Marion
Before I start talking about The Cedars of Marion, I would like to invite you to visit this bed and breakfast at www.thecedarsofmarion.com It is just beautiful, check it out.
I have the opportunity to tour and had lunch in this beautiful bed and breakfast, The Cedars of Marion one day
this week. I don't know about you, but I love bed and breakfast, the old style meets the new world, it just can't be replaced by any modern hotels in my opinions.
When I step in The Cedars of Marion, I feel like I am going back to the old days years ago, the old world charm, all the beautiful and unique decors just capture my attention. The view, the landscapes, the atmosphere is so relaxing and romantic, no wonder so many couples like to have their wedding banquet at The Cedars of Marion.
A picture is worth 1000 words, and that fits The Cedars of Marion perfectly, I can't use enough words to describe this lovely place. You have to be there to feel it, to witness it and appreciate the renovations were done to this once to be a private residence converted to a bed and breakfast.
Other than being a popular choice for wedding receptions, there are also private parties, and meetings like to choose The Cedars of Marion to host their functions. I can see why.
I also found out that The Cedars of Marion is up for sale, their asking price is $1.2 million. If you have been longing to own a bed and breakfast, this will be a good opportunity, or maybe use the living quarters as your residence and operate a restaurant at the Event Center, that will be nice, too.
If you want to make reservation on any events, call 870-7394088.
If you would like to know more about purchasing The Cedars of Marion, please feel free to contact me, 901-4889590, the owner has shared some information about the building and business with me if there is any interested party.
It has been raining since 7 this morning, but it didn't ruin the happy day for my buyer who closed on her first 
home in West Memphis, Ar.!!
She is not just another first time buyer of mine, she is a very hard working single mom first time home buyer who was referred to me from an old client. I wrote a blog about her 2 months ago A successful story of credit repair to become a home owner at last and we closed this morning at 9 am.
She was beyond excited and I am so proud of her to achieve her dream of owning her first house and call it home for her children and herself. She told me she is going to spend her Thanksgiving Dinner at her new home, it is so heart warming.
Helping clients like her is very rewarding. Frankly, I do want buyers are able to buy when they come to me, who don't? Yet, I don't mind working with clients like her, help them to go back on track, they follow my advice and step by step achieving their goal of buying a house and call it home. Seeing that big smile on their face at closing is priceless.
I have a few more clients are under "repairing" right now, I can't wait to see the end result for them - closing on their first home. It may take a little time, but bit by bit, it can be done.
Are you ready to make the change for better?
New homes are still building in St John's Landing in Marion Ar
Not long ago, someone said to me, "I can't believe builders are still building new homes in today's market." Well, you'd better believe it. Yes, they are still building new homes in Marion Ar.
New homes are only building in a couple of subdivisions in Marion Ar. St. John's Landing is one of them. Currently there are 4 houses for sale in St John's Landing, one is a resale home, 3 of them are new homes and one is still under construction.
Why pick St. John's Landing?
Thinking of buying or building a new home in Marion Ar? Come and take a look of St John's Landing and find your favorite house and lot to build.
For more details, simply call me at 901-488-9590 or email me at ritafong@remax.net, I will be glad to work with you through the whole buying or building process.
A truly short SHORT SALE story in West Memphis Ar
Short Sale, anyone who did one before knows there is nothing short about it. I am not claiming to be a short
sale specialist, we don't have enough short sales in our market to call it a niche, which is good actually.
As economy being unstable as it is, many home owners fall into the same financial crisis; losing their job, make less than before, divorce, health issues, you name it and it is out there. Even though we are not saturated with short sales in our market, we still have some shares out there.
I got a call from a home owner about a month or 2 ago, he wanted to see if I could help him to list his house as a short sale. He already talked to his bank and that's what they suggested him to do. We met, we talked, I explained and prepared him how short sale works and the length of time may involve.
Next day after the sign was put in the yard, an investor called me and she put an offer. From the day I sent it to the bank to get a response from them, it only took about 1 week. We got the approval! We closed last Tuesday.
I got a great negotiator assigned to this file, he was so responsive and willing to listen. It only took him 3 days to approve the sales. I am so appreciative of him.
It takes team work to make things happen, I am glad I had a great team this time.
Another happy closing for my relocation buyer moving to Marion Ar
It is almost an year since I met this buyer who planed to relocate to Marion, Ar. It started with a phone call one
day about one of our listings, I kept in touch with her and hung in there. She was not sure if she was going to move at first because of her job, after a few months of keeping in touch, she decided to move to Marion, Ar.
She has great credit and got pre-approved immediately, the only thing was she needed to sell her house first. She lived about 45 minutes away and she got a local real estate agent to list her house. In the meantime, we went ahead to look at some houses, finally we found one and put an contingency offer on it and worked it out.
It took longer to sell her house than anticipated because most of the buyers could not get approved to buy. The seller of the house she wanted was also great to work with, they were so patient to wait on her and understood the circumstances.
My buyer did everything she could to her house, like price reduction, keeping it spic and span all the time, shows well anytime........just waiting for a pre-approved buyer.............and it happened one day!
Fast forward to 2 days ago, 10/26, we closed!!
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Full time real estate agent in Marion, West Memphis, and its surroundings in Arkansas. Always take extra care of my buyers and sellers, and referrals, too!
Hello, everybody,
My name is Rita Fong and I am a bilingual real estate agent with RE/MAX REAL ESTATE TODAY in Marion, Ar., I speak Chinese (Cantonese) and English. I am originally from Hong Kong, I moved to the United States 21 years ago. I joined RE/MAX since February, 2007 and it has been an exciting journey ever since. I am a dedicated full time real estate agent for my clients in Marion, West Memphis, and Crittenden County in Arkansas.
I was asked many times about my background after I came to the States. I would like to give you a brief history of mine when I was
living in Hong Kong. I was born and raised in Hong Kong, which is a very fast paced city like Manhattan, New York. Doesn't it look like New York?
I went to Roman Catholic school there, and Hong Kong was under the British Government rule until 1997, then it was given back to China. I was working in travel industry, my clients were all from overseas like the USA, Australia, some also from Europe. You can say I always work in people business, and very used to multi culture. With my background of a little bit from the British rule, overseas clients, my own root as a Chinese, I am very diverse, if I do say so myself.
I met my husband when I came to visit my sister one year, and we developed a LONG distance dating relationship for an year, he is in the States, and I went back to Hong Kong, then I decided to move here. Well, the rest is history. Here I am now a real estate agent with RE/MAX Real Estate Today in Marion, Ar.
I work hard for my clients, and I am privileged that I earned their trust to help them with their real estate needs, no matter sell or buy. I don't treat anyone as a number, real estate is a people business, it takes time to learn about each other, it is a team work. Getting referral from my clients is a high compliment from them. Go to www.ritafong168.com for easy access of home listings and useful links.
Other than working, I love to go to browse antique stores, I don't do it often though. I enjoy outdoors when time allows. I like to enjoy a cup of hot tea and 
some tasty light snacks, got that from my British influence in Hong Kong. My daughters and I like to go to bookstores, too. I am also a CASA volunteer, http://www.crittendencountycasa.org/ It is a non-profit organization to help abused and neglected children, and I am a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the child of my case that I was appointed to. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please feel free to contact me or visit the website.
2008 Secretary of Crittenden County Board of Realtors
2009 2010 RE/MAX Executive Award
2009 2010 Crittenden County Board of Realtors Silver Award
Other than Marion, West Memphis, Crawfordsville and Crittenden County, I
also service Hughes and Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas.
My specialty is selecting a home that fits my client's needs and criterias by listening to them during our initial conversation, and help them to become a very satisfied home owner. Communication is what I keep with my clients, and they seemed to appreciate it a lot. Paying attention to details is what I do for all my clients, I know they depend on me for guidance, and they deserve to have my full attention.
What makes my job so rewarding is when I successfully helped my client through a very tough situation all the way to closing. Their relief of anxiety, worry is all gone after it is all said and done. It is priceless to see them smile after going through some unexpected difficult times during the transaction.
There are times that things happened beyond our control, and it is okay. The main thing is to solve the problem and move forward. It is my job to make sure everything is taken care of, so my clients can move on to their next plan in life.
Rita, Thank you for making my first time home buying a wonderful experience! You are the best! Felicia Toney
Buying a house was something that had never really occurred to us as a necessity. We were absolutely content to rent our way through the next few years of our lives. Then life happened unexpectedly. Much to our surprise, we were going to have our first addition to our family. Needless to say, our one bedroom townhouse wouldn't cut it. That's when we contacted Rita. We heard about Rita through a family member who highly recommended her work. We were on a tight budget and an even tighter schedule, but she did all she could to show us as many options as possible in our short time frame. We must have seen at least 10 houses within about 2 weeks. But finally, we found it; the house that fit our needs and budget better than we even dreamed. All that was left was to do the paperwork, which you would think would be the biggest headache of it all, but thanks to Rita it was an absolute breeze! From the time we started looking to the day we signed our title it was about 2 months. That time seemed to fly by with very few worries because of the absolutely amazing job that Rita did! We would recommend her to anyone looking for an easy-going experience while purchasing a home. Dustin and Heather High
We cannot thank Rita enough for helping us find our amazing home. She showed us so many houses and worked hard to help us get the right one. We are so happy! We have an awesome new house and a friend for life in Rita. Thanks so much from the bottom of our hearts. Beth Radick
We were recently fortunate enough to sell our house in Hughes, Ark. We attribute this sale to one of your Realtor, Mrs. Rita Fong. We would like to take this opportunity to tell both you and RE/MAX how extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and professional that Rita was during the entire process. We did not, due to Rita's expert experience and patience, experience any concern nor doubt in her professional opinions. We again want to thank you, RE/MAX and Rita for making this transaction go so smoothly. Lloyd and Carol Linn
"My husband and I had been considering moving to Marion for about a year, and finally one Sunday afternoon we decided to drive over to look at open houses since we didn't know any of the realtors in the area. We met Rita Fong at one of the open houses that Re/Max had listed. She was the only realtor we saw out that day AND she was out working with an injured leg. It didn't take long for us to develop a connection with her. This was our first home purchase and we were very nervous, but Rita quickly put us at ease. She was SO kind and approachable . With her injured leg, she led us to house after house that very day! We didn't find the house we wanted that day, so Rita said she would research other listings & email them to us. She sent the email before bedtime that night. It was amazing to me how she deciphered through all the listings in Marion, and after only spending one afternoon with us she knew EXACTLY what we would and wouldn't like. By the en
d of the same week, we had arranged a day to tour more houses. We found the house we wanted and 30 days later we closed! She made what most people describe as a stressful situation go as smooth as butter! She was eager to answer all of our questions, and there were many! There were some days that I called her so many times & she was so sweet each time. My family & I are eternally grateful that we met her that day! It has been three months since we moved into our home and Rita continues to check in with us to make sure we are still happy! I'm glad that she does because I actually missed getting to talk to her after closing! I knew that we would find a new home, but I didn't expect to find a new friend.
THANK YOU, RITA FONG! You helped us find our dream home!" - Blaine, Ashley, & Jackson McCoy, Marion, Ark
I have had the opportunity to meet and do business with an exceptionally talented young woman, Rita Fong. Rita is a really hard working agent for RE/MAX REAL ESTATE TODAY. When I first met Rita about six months ago, I had the feeling that I had known her all my life. In my opinion Rita possesses the talents to excel in her field of business. Her personality and willingness to get the job done is very refreshing. She has all the confidence in an agent that I expected when I decided to purchase my new home in Marion, Ar. Rita always goes the extra mile for you. Carl Woods 6/25/08
We were recently transferred to Arkansas, from Northwest Indiana, we had no friends or family to help us make a decision on what would be the best city for our family to relocate. Marion was one of the locations that we had targeted, I found the Marion RE/MAX website and contacted one of their agents Rita Fong. Immediately I felt that Rita was knowledgeable of the area and willing to put forth the effort to make sure Marion was the right choice for us. Her professionalism and organization was evident from the start. Rita listened to what our family needs were and put together all the information we needed to begin our house search. Rita took the time to make sure we first felt comfortable with the town and never put any pressure on us to make any decisions we were not ready to. Rita was very responsive to any questions or concerns we had while making our decision, she was quick to respond to any communications we had and always found us any answers we were looking for. Once we chose our house, Rita made the negotiations/closing process as seamless as possible. Rita even took her job further and went with us to help register our son into the Marion school district once we moved down! We have only positive things to say about Rita and would without a doubt recommend her to anyone, RE/MAX is lucky to have her as an agent and we are lucky to now call her a lifelong friend.
Thank you, Rita. The Tabler Family
Thank you so much for all of your help in getting the properties ready for being listed. In the short time I've known you, I can see that you are a Realtor(R) of integrity and operate with a high work ethic.....and you're personable....what a great combination! Thanks for everything!! Lisa
I am truly grateful that one simple inquirey about a home led me to an expert in the Marion housing market. Rita, thank you for working with me in every step of the home buying process. Your expertise and diligence was intergral to our settling nicely in a home that meets all of our family needs and desires.
Tonya
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