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Competition keeps you on your toes

02-28-09
Sherie Earley-Womack
Sherie Earley-Womack: Real Estate Agent in Monterey, TN
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Ah competition................. gotta love it. I was just thinking about how a little competition makes us all better at our jobs. Without it we would be very lazy and the consumer would not be getting the top quality professionals they expect. I am amazed that in the last 2 weeks I have been told several times by potential sellers about how they have just had it with Realtors. Honestly, I can understand why sometimes myself. As we all know very well the market is not so stable at the moment. What does it take to make a living at the moment? Hard work ethics, honesty, integrity among many other things. I am not afraid of a little competition from other agents at the moment. Have you ever gone on a listing appointment knowing that others were interviewing the same day for the listing? I remember one about 6 months ago. In most of my listing appointments I am not competing with other Realtors for it when I show up. This one was a little different though. The house was an ok house. The issue with this home was..... he wanted to count some rooms in the basement as bedrooms that actually were not bedrooms. The law states that a bedroom has to have 2 exits. One being a door and the other can be a window but it has to be a certain size. I did explain this to the seller. He was pretty insistent that those were bedrooms. Even when I gave him this scenario. If we sold it to a family as those rooms being bedrooms. The house had a fire and some kids were trapped in there because the windows were not big enough to get out of. Could he still justify calling them bedrooms? Needless to say I passed on the listing and another agent came in behind me and listed it using the amount of bedrooms he wanted. In this case there was no competition. I did not want the listing. I would not list this house. Other times I really think a little competition keeps you on your toes. Makes you do your very best to be prepared and make a great impression on buyers and sellers. So bring on the healthy competition and keep me on my toes. I want to be the best I can be!

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3000+ sq ft home w/Mother in law quarters

02-26-09
Traci Fant
Traci Fant: Real Estate Agent in Crossville, TN
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3000+ sq ft Home with Mother-in-law quarters
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Location: Cookeville City NW
MOTHER IN LAW QUARTERS HAS COMPLETE KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM, 1/2 BATH, OFFICE, BATHROOM, AND LAUNDRY ROOM. NEWLY UPDATED HOUSE; HARDWOOD, TILE AND CARPET, WALKING DISTANCE TO TOWN AND TTU. Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Electric Range/Oven, Range Hood, Water Filter. Paved Street, Concrete Driveway, Guest House, Hot Tub, Outdoor Lighting,Porch Covered, Open Stoop, Gazebo, Sunroom ....Too much to list-home is a must see!
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Pricing
Price: $279,000.00
Flexibility: Negotiable
Property Location
312 N JEFFERSON
Cookeville, TN 38501
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Features
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3.5
Year Built: 1960
Lot Size: 114X187
Garage Size: 2 car attached
School District: TTU
Square Footage: 3223
Agent Name: Carolyn J Harris
Broker: Al Enochs
MLS #: 139402
Attributes
Appliances
Range/Oven
Full Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Interior Amenities
Fireplace
Hardwood Floors
Exterior Amenities
Patio
Fenced Yard
Hot Tub
Grass Lawn
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A Tennessee Tale

02-24-09
Lilo Clacher
Lilo Clacher: Real Estate Agent in Cookeville, TN
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I found this little story years ago

A Tennessee Tale

A Seminary professor was vacationing with his wife
in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning, they were
having breakfast in a little restaurant. While they were
waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking,
white-haired man moving from table to table, visiting with
the guests.
The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife, "I
hope he doesn't come over here." But sure enough, the
man did come over to their table.
"Where are you folks from?" he asked in a friendly voice.
"Oklahoma," they answered.
"Great to have you here in Tennessee," the stranger
said. "What do you do for a living?"
"I teach at a seminary," the man replied.
"Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you?
Well, I've got a good story for you." And with that, the
gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at their table.
The professor groaned and thought to himself,
"Great, just what I need--another preacher story!"
The man began, "See that mountain over there?"
pointing out the window. "Not far from the base of
that mountain, there was a boy born to an unwed mother.
He had a hard time growing up, because every place
he went, he was always asked the same question. "Hey
boy, who's your daddy?"
Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or drug store,
people would ask the same question. "Who's your daddy?"
He would hide at recess and lunchtime from other students.
He would avoid going into stores because that question hurt him
so much.
When he was about 12 years old, a new preacher came
to his church. The boy would always go in late and slip out
early to avoid hearing the question, "Who's your daddy?"
But one day, the new preacher said the benediction
so fast, he got caught and had to walk out with the crowd.
Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher,
not knowing anything about him put his hand on his shoulder
and asked him, "Son, who's your daddy?"
The whole church got very quiet. He could feel every eye in
the church looking at him. Now everyone would finally know the
answer to the dreaded question, "Who's your daddy?"
The new preacher, though, sensed the situation around him
and using discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give,
said the following to the scared little boy:
"Wait a minute!" he said. "I know who you are. I see the
family resemblance now. You are a child of God."
With that, he patted the boy on his shoulder and said,
"Boy, you've got a great inheritance. Go and claim it."
With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long time
and walked out the door a changed person. He was never
the same again. Whenever anybody asked him, "Who's your
Daddy?" he'd just tell them, "I'm a child of God."
The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said,
"Now, isn't that a great story?"
The professor responded that it certainly was.
As the man turned to leave, he said, "You know, if that new
preacher hadn't told me that I was one of God's children, I
probably would never have amounted to anything!" And he
walked away.
The seminary professor and his wife were stunned.
He called the waitress over and asked her, "Do you
know that man who just left that was sitting at our table?"
The waitress smiled and said, "Of course. Everybody here
knows him. That's Ben Hooper. He's the former governor of
Tennessee!"
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I Believe...........

02-22-09
Sherie Earley-Womack
Sherie Earley-Womack: Real Estate Agent in Monterey, TN
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My clients deserve professional service and care from an experienced and knowledgeable team of Realtors, who are focused solely on their clients needs.

My clients deserve the choice of how much they want to spend to sell their property.

My clients whether buying or selling deserve the opportunity to save money.

My goal is to enrich EVERY life God places in our path.

I believe not every person that is comes in my office is not necessarily there just for Real Estate. Sometimes God places them in my life for other reasons. I hope to touch each person that calls my phone or walks through my door in a positive way. I want to impact the lives of people that I meet each day. If I get to sell some Real Estate in the process........ Well, that's just a great bonus!

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Great way to sell your home in Middle TN

02-21-09
Sherie Earley-Womack
Sherie Earley-Womack: Real Estate Agent in Monterey, TN
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I am so excited that Choice Real Estate is now offering a flat listing fee of 500.00!!!! I can finally feel good about the rates I charge for listing a property. No longer is 6% the fee I charge for listing. I know we all need to make a living but you know doing the right thing is more important than making a bunch of money. I really feel that you can make a good living and still help people sell homes and land at a fair price. I know that I can make a great living and be fair to the seller all at the same time. Traditional real estate is going to be a thing of the past in the next few years and we I pleased to be the first to introduce the most efficient and most productive way to sell a home in my area.

For more information please feel free to contact me

Sherie Earley-Womack

Affiliate Broker

Choice Real Estate

931-261-8955 Cell

931-277-3327 Office

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