Real Living Lifestyles Welcomes…
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Joseph Howard has joined the RLL team according to Joe Martinez, Branch Manager.
A lifelong resident of Southern California, Joseph has been involved in serving others since his early career with the Escondido Fire Department. He obtained his real estate license in 1987 and is a certified short sale negotiator.
“Joseph always places his clients’ best interests ahead of his own, which is why he has a tremendous repeat business,” said Martinez. “His patience, honesty and people skills make him an asset to our industry.”
Howard stated, “I like the progressive nature of Real Living Lifestyles, and how it helps me provide my clients with the best possible experience.”
Dale Perkins has joined Real Living Lifestyles La Costa Encinitas office, announced Manager, Brian Gooding. “Dale’s extensive
experience in the industry in appraisal, lending and as a broker, makes her a tremendous asset to our company,” stated Gooding.
“I understand how to market and sell property and price it right which is extremely important in helping people protect their valuable equity,” Dale said. “I enjoy being a broker because it is all about people and helping them achieve their dreams,” she added.
Dale earned a GRI Designation and is also a Certified Distressed Property Expert—CDPE. She and her family live in Encinitas and enjoy spending time together doing many of the things that beautiful San Diego has to offer.
Jill Sattel, recognized as a Five Star Realtor by San Diego Magazine, has joined the Real Living Lifestyles‘ Escondido office, announced Joe Martinez, Branch Manager.
“After a rewarding career in education, Jill changed her focus to the Real Estate industry in 2003 and has enjoyed great success. Her attention to detail and fantastic customer service make her a tremendous asset to our company,” said Joe.
“I dedicate 100% of my energy toward serving my clients guaranteeing a professional level of service to best meet their needs,” she said.
Jill is a Certified as Distress Property Expert, Negotiation Expert, Seniors Residential Specialist, GREEN, Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Seller’s Representative Specialist and Short Sale Foreclosure Resource.
A long-time resident of Escondido, Jill and her husband raised their 2 sons here and continue to enjoy the beautiful weather and the people.
“Welcome to Teri and Bill Garcia who recently joined Real Living Lifestyles in Rancho Bernardo,” said Rich Johnson, Branch Manager.
“We are very excited to have them on our team. Their reputation in this area is tremendous and based on their many years of success. They are respected by their peers, clients and the community.”
“Bill and I have decided after almost 12 years to move over to Real Living Lifestyles. We needed a change and feel that this is such a good match. We’re so excited about the new company and associates. We are in the Rancho Bernardo office, come say hi!!
Bill and Teri specialize in listing and marketing North County properties. They are committed to extraordinary service and take pride in making every transaction as smooth as possible.
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Million Meal Event in Rancho Bernardo A HUGE Success
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More than 6000 volunteers, who helped to exceed the Million Meal goal by 100,000, gathered at the Church at Rancho Bernardo on March 20 and 21, for the Million Meal Food Packaging event by the Friends and Family Community Connection (FFCC) to help feed the hungry in Tanzania, Haiti and right here in San Diego.
Phil Harris of FFCC commented to the participants, “It was a joy and honor to work together to accomplish such a noble task. These meals will change the destiny of so many hungry and homeless children and families in need around the world, and right here in San Diego. You were the answer to the cries and prayers of millions asking for help. Thanks for delivering.”
FFCC have already sent 300,000 meals to the Port of Los Angeles for transport to Tanzania. The meals are a specially prepared mix of nutritious and filling ingredients consisting of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins.
Aimee Cochrane of the Church at Rancho Bernardo said, “It was a blessing to have the support of our community, to which you and the Exclusive Properties family contributed immensely. The goal could not have been reached without the financial and volunteer support of Rancho Bernardo and the surrounding community.”
Steve Rodgers, President of Exclusive Properties stated, “When the opportunity to participate in this amazing global effort was presented to us, the true essence of what our Exclusive Properties family is about came flooding to the surface. It was an honor to partner with these wonderful organizations to do something so fulfilling.”
To become part of our team, please visit Exclusive PropertiesSanDiego.com or call one of our offices.
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The Latest Exclusive Properties Visit to BizFit 1700 | real estate and business talk
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The Exclusive Properties team joined Biz Fit 1700 AM this Monday to discuss San Diego real estate. The business talk show is hosted by Kory Kavanewsky, who interviews local and national real estate and business professionals on his live radio show.
In this show, Exclusive Properties President Steve Rodgers shared local market reports and news on housing prices. Then Kory and cohost Alex asked the team about the big changes technology and social media are having on the real estate industry. Rich Johnson (Director of Business Development) and Erica Vautier (Director of Marketing) talked about how mobile technology and text messages allow buyers to get instant property details for any house on the market.
Give it a try. Text WIN to 59559.
You can ask for info on any property by address or street name. If you have an iPhone or Droid – you’re phone can geo-locate you and give details on all properties for sale in your area.
Other topics the Exclusive Properties team touched on with BizFit:
- Mobile phone applications for Real Estate
- Security issues with Social Media
- How new media is effecting real estate marketing
In this photo: Kory Kavanewsky, Erica Vautier, Alex Martinez, Steve Rodgers and Rich Johnson.
TUNE IN!
The show airs live every Monday from 12-1PM on San Diego 1700 AM.
Archived and live shows can be found at bizfit1700.com
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Rancho Bernardo Grand Opening Event – Come See Our Awesome Office!
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As the Branch Manager of Exclusive Properties in Rancho Bernardo, I’m very excited that our office is now open in beautiful downtown RB! We are rockin’ and rollin’ selling lots of real estate and having lots of fun, utilizing the best technology and enjoying our business every day.
With that said, I’d like to invite you to join us for our official Grand Opening on Thursday, November 19 from 4-7 p.m. We will be having an official Ribbon Cutting by councilman Carl DeMaio at 4:30, and we would love for you to be here with us!
The owners, management team and admin staff will all be here, as well as about 100 of the best Exclusive Properties Agents selling in the I-15 corridor. You may contact me direct for more information at richjohnson@RLLifestyles.com or call me direct at 858-521-7204.
There will be Food, Drinks, Door Prizes, and FUN! I would like to extend my personal invitation to agents from all companies to attend. It’s a chance for you to get to know us and our staff a little better and enjoy our hospitality! Invite your friends, and come and enjoy!
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Skyrocketing Gas Prices Affect San Diego Realtors
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I had to stop for gas yesterday on my way home, having milked my gas tank down to 3 miles remaining. Since I was driving my Mercury Mountaineer SUV, I paused to think as I looked at the $4.47 price per gallon. I did a quick calculation in my head…$4.47 times 21 gallons, gee that’s over $90 bucks! And that didn’t include the quick drive-thru car wash I was going to get and desperately needed.
After the pump stopped filling up, at $97.43 (I guess my tank holds a little more than 21 gallons) and I added the $10 car wash, my stop cost me $107.43! As I pulled out of the wash, looking down at my “miles remaining” guage, my vehicle told me I could go another 311 miles until the next day that I would be totally depressed. That works out to a whole lotta cents per mile. At these costs, thoughts of getting a bigger better and newer SUV evaporated and were replaced with the thought of that itty bitty car, what’s it called, the smart-car.
Now somehow I just don’t see me or my fellow REALTORS carting around people in one of these. Does it even have a backseat? What’s funny is that just last week I saw one truckin down Hwy 15 that was “wrapped” in advertisement and the owner was a REALTOR!
I don’t remember what the name of the REALTOR was or his company name, but I guarantee you that I’m on the lookout for him. Is this the next big thing for us real estate pro’s? Are we showing our clients that we are no longer wastefully driving around previewing homes for our buyers burning large amounts of gas? And then I wondered…how would I feel about my REALTOR if he showed up to meet me at a property driving one of these things?
What with all the history behind rising gas prices, OPEC, the War in Iraq, don’t you ever feel like your just the victim of world politics? There’s a funny video on YouTube that was forwarded to me…click the arrow at the bottom of this page.
Most successful REALTORS drive nice cars. It’s been a part of our culture for many years. Part of the vision I had for myself when I decided to get into the real estate business was a mental picture of me in my big black Mercedes 500 series. Is that image now going to be replaced by a smart car?
The price of gas has definitely been a water cooler topic around my offices. REALTORS are becoming more creative, planning more carefully, and even carpooling more because of the price of a barrel of crude oil. For those of us who were driving back in 1974 (I had just gotten my license a year or two earlier), I can remember the impact it had on American car makers. Big Chevy Impala’s were replaced by the Vega and Ford’s Pinto. This was a very depressing period of time for those of us who enjoyed the 60′s muscle cars.
So on behalf of all my fellow REALTORS, I hope and pray that our government does something to reduce the price we pay at the pump to something more reasonable. Gas prices seem to be at the top of people’s minds when they think they have to cut and save. This will definitely have an effect on our housing market recovery and lengthen the time it takes.
I’m not ready for the smart car yet, and I can’t sell my SUV because nobody wants to buy one now. So I guess I too will have to be more creative and plan more carefully my routes, but it’s not gonna stop me from being the best REALTOR I can be!
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