Archive for October, 2010

You might be surprised that I would highly recommend sales, or more precisely a job selling real estate, in these difficult times.  Let me explain why this is the time of golden opportunity. 

First, the old axiom in sales is that 80% of the business is done by 20% of the people.  This is absolutely true.  So… think of it this way.  If you want to excel at this job you will only be competing with 20% of the agents out there in your market.  Just yesterday, my Sales Manager, Kelley McCarthy, brought me statistics gathered from our Multiple Listing Service that showed our company as number one in both number of units sold and dollar volume of gross business for the entire County.  We are so busy with our work (and it has been a dfficult few years) that we hadn’t taken the time recently to see where we stood with our peers.  Needless to say, we were all humbly grateful to know we had the number one ranking throughout Bennington County.

There is an old saying that states “the harder you work, the luckier you get” and we can testify to that.  So here’s the deal.  If you want to control your destiny and have the energy to work hard, the ability to problem solve, if you truly like people and can communicate with them, I would like you to call my office and make an appointment to talk about a career in real estate.  If you meet with me I will show you the exact statistics that I am speaking about.  Real estate changed my life when I was at a very vulnerable point as a young, single mother without a college degree.  Don’t overlook an opportunity to see if this is for you.  I won’t gloss over the facts of how hard you have to work but I can attest to how you can change your life and control not only your salary but your career.  Give it a chance – you’ll never look back!

There are so many reasons to love our area.  When I take a walk with my childhood friend and we start down Town Hill from Old Bennington, we always take a deep breath and say how much we love this place.  From this vantage point we can see the bustling village, church steeples and historic industrial buildings as well as the fabulous Green Mountain Range….not bad for a morning walk!

Here are ten of the many reasons that I (a third generation Benningtonian) would not live anyplace else:

1)  If I go to the grocery store I get to visit with friends, aisle by aisle.

2)  If I have to go to the hospital, most nurses and doctors know me by name and give me comfort.

3)  If I want to ride my horse I can break away midday and be back to the office in time to finish work.

4)  We have outstanding libraries in both Bennington and North Bennington.

5)  If I wanted to ski in the winter I could join the business people’s group for downhill skiing every Wednesday afternoon or I could pick numerous spots, professionally groomed, for cross country skiing.  In the summer, if I want to swim, we have lakes and watering holes as well as a great indoor pool at the Rec Center.  I love to show off our very fine Mount Anthony Country Club to golfers moving to town.

6)  When I feel the need for culture, there are concerts, art shows and even our own Symphony Orchestra to attend.

7)  When I want to express my views about how the Town is run, I can attend the annual Town Meeting and take my turn.

8)  When my grandchildren have a play, concert or sports event I can enjoy these things first hand.

9)  When I start gaining weight despite all of these activities, there are many fitness clubs, an indoor tennis facility and yoga teachers to bring me back from the abyss.

10) Last but not least, just driving up to the Four Corners on a soft snowy December evening with all of the Christmas garland and lights twinkling with the wonderful Bank Clock aglow made one of my city clients say…”This is like a scene from It’s A Wonderful Life.”….It is.