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Beautiful Indian Summer Autumn Weather in Western MA

Autumn Foliage in Westfield, MA
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Today is another in a series of beautiful days in Western Massachusetts.  Here in Westfield, MA the foliage is starting to become really colorful.  I took this picture on East Mountain Road in Westfield, MA today.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Columbus Day weekend.  I know I did!  The weather here in Western Massachusetts was absolutely stunning and HOT!

Morriss and I took a quick jaunt down to the Connecticut shoreline and celebrated the weather with a trip to a vineyard on the CT Wine Trail, a cruise of the Thimble Islands and a walk on the beach.  We were not expecting the beach to be so crowded…there were a ton of people there in their bathing suits and swimming.  That is unheard of for October in New England!

Here is a slide show of some pictures I took over the weekend:

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The Real Estate Wrapup: The TREW Show

I announced before that I was excited to be co-hosting the TREW Show on the Businews Channel.  Now I am excited to announce that the first episode is LIVE and ready for you to watch!

WATCH THE TREW SHOW HERE

TREW will be a 15-20 minute webisode each week with several segments such as: Fix it or Forget It, Current Events, Stressed and Distressed, Spotlight Home and many more!

My co-host, Nick Gelfand, and I are looking for questions from our views that we can address on our show.  If you have a real estate related question that you would like me to answer on the TREW Show, you can either leave it as a comment on this post, or click the green “contact me” button to email me.

I hope you have a minute to watch and share the show with anyone you know who might be interested in good real estate information!

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Why Am I a REALTOR?

WHY ARE YOU A REALTOR?

This was a question posed by my friend Debbie Kirkland of Armor Realty in Tallahassee, Florida recently on Twitter.

She was looking for video responses that have a story about why they are a REALTOR. She is calling it her REALTOR project.

I told her I would make a video to answer that question and I didn’t have to think long to know exactly what I would tell her.

I am a REALTOR because of my mother. I am a REALTOR because of my daughters.

I joke with people that I am a real estate BRAT. While I do have my bratty moments, I am referencing the fact that I was raised in a real estate saturated household. My mother started real estate in Western Massachusetts when I was about 10 and my parents owned investment property and flipped houses the rest of my youth.

I was my mom’s real estate assistant from the moment she began. With my sister by my side, we would fold newsletters, lick envelopes, stick stamps and help with whatever task was needed.

When I was 18, I got my real estate license and started my training in Western Massachusetts real estate. I sold one (small) house, made more money than I would have made all summer at a part time job and took the rest of the summer off.

That time off was short lived, as Mom and I had to pay for my college education. I was getting an English degree from Westfield State College (now University) and we had books to buy and fees to pay. Mom and I worked together to make it happen.

I wasn’t going to be a career REALTOR, I was going to work in public relations…real estate was supposed to be temporary, but here I am 23 years later and am proud to be a career real estate professional in Western Ma.

My time has included real estate sales, management, investment, training, speaking and writing. This career is ever changing and there is always something to learn and explore. It allows me to help so many people through essential phases of their life and gives me the flexibility to be there for my daughters.

Now it is my girls who come with me on a last minute showing appointment, or to take pictures of a new listings. It is my girls who are putting stamps on postcards and being hushed when the phone rings.

I got my 20 year pin a couple of years ago and I was so proud to have been trained by the best real estate broker in the business: my mom!

Here is a little video I created for Debbie, I hope you enjoy it!

The TREW Show: The Real Estate Wrapup

Today I shot the first episode of the TREW show: The Real Estate Wrapup. My co-host, Nick Gelfand, and I will be shooting a new show each week for a web based channel of programming called The Businews Channel.

While Nick and I are both REALTORS in Western Massachusetts, this program is not geographically specific and will be a great resource for anyone thinking of buying or selling their home.

Each week we will discuss segments such as: Spotlight Property, Current Events, Set the Stage, Property Phases and many more. Our discussion is meant to be a quick way for people considering making a real estate decision to get great information and resources that will ease the home buying and home selling process.

We are interested in knowing what you would like us to highlight on the show and hope that we can be interactive with our audience. You can reach us on Twitter @TREWshow or email trew@businewschannel.com.

The first episode isn’t up, yet, but I shot this video for my Abouthom.es vlog….we can call it a sneak peek!