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EXIT Homeplace Realty Agents to Help Fundraising Event for new Hampstead Library at Golf Tournament on April 24^th, 2010

Real estate agents, Gloria Baker, Pam Brooke, Christina Block, Kathy Long and Karla Palmer will be helping out their local community by teaming up to sponsor a hole at the upcoming fundraising Golf Tournament. This event is sponsored by the Hampstead Friends of the Library and is being held at Belvedere Country Club, Hampstead, NC on April 24^th, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Funds raised will aid the new Hampstead Library. Others interested in playing in the tournament or sponsorship opportunities can contact Patricia Maynard at (910) 270-5396.

HAMPSTEAD, NC - EXIT HOMEPLACE REALTY - AGENTS OF THE MONTH.

Congratulations to brokers Christina Block as "Listing Agent of the Month of September 2009" and Kathy Hazel "Sales Agent of the Month of September 2009".

At EXIT Realty we recognize the accomplishments of our Great Real Estate Agents. With 3 EXIT offices in the Cape Fear Region we are ready to welcome you as one of our Dedicated Realtor...

Christina Block specializes in real estate and land sales in southeastern North Carolina as well as commercial property. Her professional background consists of Accounting, Information Technology and Paralegal. She has worked with clients in various markets, not just real estate. She is aware of the legal aspects of the real estate business since she has worked for a law firm specializing in real estate law. She works hard but will not ever compromise her strong work ethic. Call Christina at 910 616-2698 or visit her website www.christinablock.com for more information.

Kathy Hazel received her Real Estate lincese back in the late 80's. She joined EXIT Homeplace Realty in July 2002. Born right here on the coast, raised in Downtown Wilmington she is very knowledgeble of New Hanover County and Pender County. She loves to boat, play golf and ride Harleys. She loves the church she attends and all her church family there. She also attends softball, baseball and volleyball games at Topsail High School. Call Kathy Hazel at 910 620-1145 or visit her website www.kathyhazel.com for more information.

Great News for Surf City residents and tourists visiting our beautiful Topsail Island beaches!

In a little over a year, Surf City will have a 16-lane bowling alley, eight-screen movie theater, arcade, restaurants, CVS and more. The entertainment complex is planned to open in the spring of 2011.

Read the whole article about Surf City entertainment complex.

About Surf City and Topsail Island NC: Topsail Island beaches are family oriented. The beaches are not crowded, beautiful and affordable, the water is warm and the waves are perfect! Those who visit Surf City will fall in love with this small beach town and will come back again.

NC Real Estate for Sale in surrounding towns and communities, such as: Hampstead, Surf City, Topsail Beach, Jacksonville, Burgaw, Rocky Point, Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Leland, Southport, Pender County, New Hanover County and Onslow County.

EXIT Homeplace Realty recently welcomed back four representatives from this years EXIT convention in Washington DC.  The focus of this year’s convention really seemed to be geared toward being ready for a recovery.  Alexis Pierson, Ellen Hough, Christina Asbury and Dana Scalici headed off last Tuesday from their office in Jacksonville, NC for the 6 hour trek to DC and were glad they did. 

Speakers like Bob Proctor, featured on “The Secret”, John Miller (Flipping the Switch) and Stedman Graham (You Can Make It Happen) graced the stage along with some of EXIT Head Office’s finest, Steve Morris, Tami Bonnell and Joyce Paron.  The overwhelming theme was that our attitude truly determines our altitude! 

We learned about new free tools (PromoShoplite) that our company is providing to help us do our jobs better and introducing new initiatives (Teal is the New Green) to help make the world better.

We were inspired by breakout speakers who are a testament to EXIT’s mission of learning from each other and mentoring.  

We got the chance to see old friends and make new ones who live all over North America and rub elbows with some of the kindest most down to earth “big wigs” we’ve ever met.  It was a truly inspiring week but we’re glad to be back to share what we have learned with our colleagues and use to better serve our clients.

Helen Marotto, Realtor from our Hampstead office was interviewed with Lumina News. Mrs. Marotto was recognized for her volunteer work with the Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association. To read the article by Brian Freskos click here.

Client Loyalties in Property Management
by Martin Evans

Having been in the business of managing other people’s real estate for the last few years, it has become obvious that many property management companies are out of touch with their fiduciary responsibilities.

The complication begins when the property manager, when faced with a vacant property must entice, and offer service to a prospective tenant in order to get them to sign on the dotted line, all the while having the best interests of the landlord. This creates a false sense of loyalty with the tenant, who then thinks that the manager is on ‘their side’. The manager is then quietly faced with the dilemma of keeping both parties happy, making sure rent is paid on time, or late fees collected etc all the while smiling at the tenant and fanning the landlord. This is a delicate dance, and most often it is performed with few missteps. However, once the tenant decides to move on, the agent is tasked with inspecting and penalizing the tenant who may have left the property in not quite the same condition as when they took it, or may not have paid all the rent on time. The landlord, who is surely the receiver of the damages then takes it out on the manager, and the tenant is now gone, and onto another property somewhere most often out of the local area.

What should be more common up front is the notion that the tenant should feel ‘priveliged’ to be accepted into the landlords’ property, and that the manager has ONLY the landlords best interests in mind.

After all there is no contract between the tenant and the manager, but a multi paged very detailed contract between the property owner and the Management Company. With this fiduciary responsibility spelled out clearly ahead of time, all parties are informed. The landlord knows where they stand and what to expect, and the tenant might be more likely to avoid the games played to get what they want out of the manager.

Martin Evans
President / CEO
EXIT Homeplace Realty
EXIT Realty Sales & Rentals

REALTOR Magazine Announces Good Neighbor Award Finalist
For the 10th year, REALTOR Magazine is honoring outstanding REALTORS who volunteer time and energy to improve the life in their communities. This year’s Good Neighbor Award finalist is EXIT Homeplace Realty agent, Helen Marotto.

Helen Marotto

The winners will be featured on the cover of REALTOR Magazine’s November/December issue, and will be honored at the REALTORS Conference & Expo in San Diego. Winners receive $10,000 grants for their charities.

Helen’s charity is Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association. Helen has been a court-appointed advocate for more than 152 abused, neglected and abandoned children during the past 10 years. She serves as the voice of the child in family court, helping judges make life-changing decisions on behalf of children in the foster care system by recommending a permanent plan for each child; either reuniting a child with parents, placing with relatives or another caregiver, or making available for adoption. Helen has contributed to many successful outcomes by getting to know each child and fulfilling his or her individual needs, whether that means obtaining high-quality medical care for a disabled child or locating an abandoned child’s long-lost relatives by scouring phone books and cemetery records.

EXIT Homeplace Realty welcomes a new Broker-in-Charge to their Burgaw office.  Watts Carr a North Carolina native moved to Wilmington in 1993 and now resides in Wallace.  A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, Watts began his real estate career in 1994. Watts has been with EXIT Homeplace Realty for 3 years and is one of their most tech savvy Realtors®.

EXIT Homeplace Realty welcomes a new Broker-in-Charge to their Jacksonville office.  Dana Scalici was born and raised in Metro Detroit where she managed a small yet highly successful family owned Real Estate Company.  She relocated to Wilmington, NC in 2003 and has worked in agent services for the past 6 years.  Dana has been with EXIT Homeplace Realty for 2.5 years as Sales Manager and will continue those duties as well as her new position as Broker-in-Charge.

Exit Homeplace Property Management is proud to announce that Barbara Wood is our new Property Manager for Onslow County.

Originally from Jacksonville, NC, she relocated to the Los Angeles area to attend college. Barbara worked for one of the largest outdoor gear companies in the US–8+ years in retail management in L.A. and 4 years in e-commerce in Seattle. She finally returned to Jacksonville in 2004 but made Wilmington her home because she has family here as well.

Barbara finds it extremely rewarding to welcome newcomers to the area and introduce them to one of the best places to live! After relocating many times herself, she can relate to the issues unique to the relocating and strive to create a smooth transition to the area.

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