April 2017 Words From Our Broker | Brokers Corner with Tanya Chappell

Hola from Spain! I’m writing this month’s Brokers Corner for Secure Investments Realty, sitting in the back of a coach bus traveling from Barcelona to Bilbao. As usual my life is a constant blend of work and play. I’m so thankful for life’s modern technologies that allows this to be possible. I’m even more thankful to my wonderful teammates Laura and Marjesca who also make this possible.

I’ve written many times about how wonderful our Laura Garcia is and now we’ve added another completely awesome and equally beautiful Marjesca Brown to our team. I first met Marjesca a few years ago through friends and was very impressed with her back then. I found her to be not only stunningly beautiful but also very intelligent and kind. Recently when our mutual friend Stephanie reconnected us, I knew right away that I would love to have her on my team. The fact that she has commercial property management experience and a real estate license was simply icing on the cake. What was even more appealing is that she really does love property management. I found that like me, she feels joy in being able to take a layer of stress off owners and tenants by efficiently taking care of the property’s maintenance needs. This combination of experience and talent makes her a perfect match for our company. I don’t think I could’ve imagined a better fit. Just more proof that the big guy always has my back.

As we discussed in Marjesca’s introduction video, we are entering our busy season. This year I feel the busy season has started early for us. This is partly because of Laura’s early jump on renewing leases – finding out which tenants will be vacating and marketing those properties. The  early spring weather also is enticing buyers and renters to get out sooner to look for their new home. Our next few months will consist of screening a bunch of new tenants, signing leases, evaluating each property’s maintenance needs and lining up our vendors to handle the work that will be needed.

It is also a busy time for sales. With interest rates and inventory still low, it continues to be a good seller’s market. We find that our homeowners tend to be ready to sell their properties after 4 to 5 years of renting. With this being our 4th year in business, we have a lot of owners contemplating selling.  We’ve also been very busy providing detailed market analyses and then listing, marketing and selling properties that have been in our management inventory for several years. For the homeowner, it makes it very convenient to have us handle the sell of their properties as we know the property very well and can coordinate a smooth transition onto the sales market. Because our owners and tenants already know and trust us, it makes it easier on everyone. It is very fulfilling to be able to handle all aspects of our homeowners’ real estate needs.

For kicks about 20 years ago I used the “Complete Guide to Astrology” to chart my astrological forecast and it said that I would do well in real estate and travel a lot. Well now, that sure did come true. Little did I know, I’d be able to do both at the same time. A true multitasker! Feeling very fortunate right now as we travel through the Rioja Vineyards. Gotta go…time for another wine tour and tasting adventure. Hasta luego, Que pasa un buen dia!

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