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Starting a New
Chapter in Life? Mary
Ellis of the New Century Group
can help smooth the way and meet your goals.
Whether it's a new marriage, divorce, retirement or expanding your
family, Mary can help you with all your real estate needs.
Interviewer: Hi I am Kathy
Soltero with metrobrokerstv.com,
and today we're in the studio with Mary
Ellis, she is with the New Century Group. Mary, thank you so much for coming in today.
Mary: Thanks for having me.
Interviewer: Tell me a little bit about your business, how
did you get started?
Mary: Well, you know I started doing property management when my children
were babies as a more flexible career
and then it was just kind of an organic transition into real estate sales.
Interviewer: What do you enjoy most about it?
Mary: Well you know real estate involves me and the most intimate details of people's lives,
their homes, their money, their families and being involved with people while
they are trying to make, meet some goals and make a new chapter their lives is
very fulfilling.
Interviewer: Now you have told me about some recent
transaction that you had or experience you've had...
Mary: Yeah.
Interviewer: How much that impacted you?
Mary: You know I
really love to help people move on, for example I was just working with
this lady and she was moving down to a smaller house, retiring after losing her
husband and so she had told me her and her son's goal was to maximize profits while having an easy
transaction. So they listened to my
advice, they priced the home competitively, they cleaned it, they staged it,
they went under contract in two weeks.
Interviewer: Wow!
Mary: It closed within six, without any issues.
Interviewer: It still can happen, can't it?
Mary: Right. Indeed.
Interviewer: What do you see are the trends in the business
right now, what do you think is happening?
Mary: Well I really see that we're seeing problems
in the higher-priced homes with short sales and foreclosures, so that has kind
of moved up to a greater than $500,000 market.
And also because of the issues with tight credit, we're not seeing as
much new construction. So there is
really is more resale business going on.
Interviewer: What are the types of customers that you kind
of focus on in your business?
Mary: Well I like to say that I'm in the business
of change. So typically I'm working with people who are starting a new chapter
perhaps they're getting married or they're getting a divorce. They're having babies or their children are
grown and moving out. Perhaps they have
gotten a promotion or they are being transferred, they might be having
financial difficulties or a windfall. So
you know it's a fun time to work with people while they're in transition.
Interviewer: There are all kinds out there.
Mary: Yes.
Interviewer: And every reason to sell or buy a home.
Mary: That's right.
Interviewer: How can people contact you now Mary, most
importantly?
Mary: Well my website is www.maryellis.com, that's M-A-R-Y-E-L-L-I-S or my phone number is 303-661-9999.
Interviewer: Mary, it's such a pleasure talking with you
today, thank you so much for coming in.
Mary: You bet.
Interviewer: And for more real estate related videos like
this one be sure to tune into Metro Brokers
TV online.
Posted on July 06, 2011 10:20:16 by  Scott.Shields
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