Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk

Laugh or Cry take your pick... and your prayers too please.

Laugh or Cry take your pick...  and your prayers too please.  


My Mom who is this wonderful, strong, supportive, positive thinker, loving woman was driving with her husband yesterday after a long day at the doctor's.  My step dad who is pretty wonderful himself had a tumor removed recently, and it appears that there may be other areas affected.  I wish I didn't have  to mention that they are malignant and that we are worried about his life.
I don't want to say the word of his illness as it may come to fruition.  We just want to think that this time will pass and that he is a healthy man who will live for many years to come.  
After a very difficult day yesterday, Eduardo was driving for the first time since his operation.  They are not  sure what happened but a very angry man started cussing at them and cutting them off.  If you have ever had this happened to you, you know that it is very upsetting.  They initially ignored the man, but he continued cutting them off and showing them the finger.  My Mom opened the window and yelled "we are Sorry" several
Tere, Marina, Eduardo and Valerie during Valerie's sweet 16th times.  Once she opened the window she could hear the actual cussing from the guy.  F&*&^, wet back  sob&*% you get the picture.  My Mom continued to mouth "I am sorry" and the angry man got even angrier and called her %#*@* "Democrat" *&%#*@*&, sob&*%.
They finally just slowed down and let the man move on.  She called me and was laughing so hard that she couldn't understand why would this guy think that she was a democrat.  I won't say what party she belongs to, as the point is how can someone can be so angry that because half the country doesn't agree with his thoughts that "Democrat" becomes an insult.
This is just one more life lesson from my Mom, who in a very difficult time chooses to laugh at such absurdity rather than letting her bring her down.
I tell this story because I want you to think and pray for Eduardo's health and wealth.  This situation has affected them in so many ways, that today I ask for your positive thoughts and prayers.  Many people have been cured miraculously, and I believe it is due to people praying and thinking of them.

I thank you in advance...


6 commentsTere Rottink • October 20 2010 09:08AM

City of Suffolk Virginia -VA Real Estate Market Report: September 2010 - City of Suffolk -VA Homes for Sale

City of  Suffolk Virginia -VA   Real Estate Market Report: September 2010 - City of Suffolk -VA Homes for Sale

 

City of  Suffolk Virginia -VA   Real Estate Market Report: September 2010 - City of Suffolk -VA  Homes for Sale - Neighborhood Information

 

 

 To take a look at any of  these Homes, condos  or for more information, call me at 757-502-5324 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              757-502-5324      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              757-502-5324      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              757-502-5324 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              757-502-5324      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

LP = Listing Price    SqFt = Square Feet    SP = Sales Price     SP/LP = Sales Price  to Listing Price     LP/SqFt = Listing price per Sqare Feet
SP/SqFt = Sales price per Square Feet     DOM = Days on the market
* Days on the market does not take in to account prior listing attempts.
* Sales Price to Listing Price does not take in to account prior price reduction.  Only the last price offered.
Information Deemed Reliable but not guaranteed.
Information courtesy of REIN Real  Estate Information Network
**Statistics are based on REIN member listings and may not represent the total number of units in this area

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2 commentsTere Rottink • October 04 2010 05:50AM

I FINISHED!!!! Will I make the 30 blogs in 30 day challenge? Do I share it with the world? Will I make the same mistakes of the past?

 I FINISHED!!!!   Will I make the 30 blogs in 30 day challenge?  Do I share it with the world? Will I make the same mistakes of the past?    

SuccesVery few times in my life, I have finished a challenge that lasted longer than 10 - 15 days.  Hence my weight problems....  But I am so happy to tell the world that I have completed this challenge.
When I started this 30 blogs in 30 days challenge, I figured, if nothing else, I would end up with a few extra blogs to my name.  On my initial post I wrote the reasons why I thought that I had not been able to blog consistently.    During these past 30 days, I have been able to accomplish several things that I thought were hindering my blogging.  I still have to remind my self that pictures don't have to be perfect,  and I have been quick to just jump to Iclipart.com and grab a photo or clip that matches somewhat what I am writing about.
I still don't wake up one hour earlier to write blogs.  I did the first week, but by the second, writing and coming up with ideas became easier. I also missed my sleep.  I turn in to a witch past 8pm.  No kidding....
I still haven't totally identified the audience that I am writing for, and although I am using my keywords I am not making it to page one in Google on all my posts.  Some of the areas that I want to conquer in Google are very competitive, so I am aware that it will take time.
What I have accomplished is that I am accumulating good local content.  I was featured once!! oh Yeah, oh Yeah !!.  
I feel that I am finding my voice in blogging and real estate, and that I am ok with not writing these great smart posts like the serial featured bloggers that we have in Activerain!
I have commented on 10 posts per day, but I have not overstayed my half hour reading and commenting on blogs.  I read more than 10 blogs per day, but some of them, I rather watch from the sidelines.  What I would comment has already been said, or I disagree with the writer and if the time is over, I walk away.
I figured out my signature thanks to Bob Haywood have read lots of blogs from Brad Andersohn found new people to follow.  I am trying to be selective on who I follow, as there is where I keep spending more time than my day allows for.  Bob Stewart got married, Brad Anderohn is going to give us a surprise soon, Patricia Kennedy keeps on finding awesome blogs that we missed every weekLenn  Harley keeps on amazing me by her solid content and gorgeous art, she has an opinion and she is not afraid to use it.  
You must be good looking to work for Activerain
BobKerrieBradJonathan


Claude Ross is just good looking, but he also writes a good blog.  J Phillip Faranda consistently writes good stuff... to bad he doesn't read mine.  Cindy Jones writes my blog.  ( I wish her blog was mine)  Jason Crouch lost my weight while getting just about every blog he writes featured, Sheldon Neal  always entertaining,  Jo Soss writes a good military blog along with Cindy Jones.  Katerina Gasset is still taking people to the top.  And finally, as this is getting so long, I am still waiting for Matt Stigliano to put a happy face on his profile.

Next..........365!!!!!

6 commentsTere Rottink • September 26 2010 09:37AM

City of Norfolk Virginia Real Estate Market Report 2010

City of Norfolk Virginia Real Estate Market Report 2010

 

City of Norfolk Virginia   Real Estate Marke Report

To take a look at any of  these homes or for more information,
call me at 757-502-5324


LP = Listing Price    SqFt = Square Feet    SP = Sales Price     SP/LP = Sales Price  to Listing Price     LP/SqFt = Listing price per Sqare Feet
SP/SqFt = Sales price per Square Feet     DOM = Days on the market
* Days on the market does not take in to account prior listing attempts.
* Sales Price to Listing Price does not take in to account prior price reduction.  Only the last price offered.
Information Deemed Reliable but not guaranteed.
Information courtesy of REIN Real  Estate Information Network
**Statistics are based on REIN member listings and may not represent the total number of units in this area

To SELL or BUY  Real Estate in Virginia Beach, or Hampton Roads visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/  visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice.com 

Call me at: 757-502-5324

City of Norfolk Virginia Real Estate Market Report 2010    was first published on Hampton Roads Real Estate VoiceCopyright © 2010 By Tere Rottink, All Rights Reserved.

 

3 commentsTere Rottink • September 16 2010 01:43PM

City of Virginia Beach Virginia Real Estate Market Report 2010

City of Virginia Beach Virginia Real Estate Market Report 2010

virginia beach market report, homes for sale condos virginia beach, real estate virginia beach

To take a look at any of  these homes or for more information,
call me at 757-502-5324


LP = Listing Price    SqFt = Square Feet    SP = Sales Price     SP/LP = Sales Price  to Listing Price     LP/SqFt = Listing price per Sqare Feet
SP/SqFt = Sales price per Square Feet     DOM = Days on the market
* Days on the market does not take in to account prior listing attempts.
* Sales Price to Listing Price does not take in to account prior price reduction.  Only the last price offered.
Information Deemed Reliable but not guaranteed.
Information courtesy of REIN Real  Estate Information Network
**Statistics are based on REIN member listings and may not represent the total number of units in this area

To SELL or BUY  Real Estate in Virginia Beach, or Hampton Roads visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/  visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice.com 

Call me at: 757-502-5324

City of Norfolk Virginia Real Estate Market Report 2010    was first published on Hampton Roads Real Estate VoiceCopyright © 2010 By Tere Rottink, All Rights Reserved.

 

0 commentsTere Rottink • September 16 2010 01:25PM

Zip Realty careers: How to become a successful Realtor and increase your Realtors salary. Part 3

Zip Realty careers:  How to become a successful Realtor and increase your Realtors salary.  Part 3 

The Training part for the  ZipRealty careers:  How to become a successful Realtor and increase your Realtors salary  has to be one of the most important.  I started my real estate career in one of the largest real estate companies in the world.   How I wish that I could have started here at Zip.   There were Pen ZipRealtytwo things that I wanted to get starting my career as a Realtor/ Real Estate Agent.  Training and leads.  None of these materialized.  On my first year I closed 8 transactions.  They were all my sphere of influence.  The leads and training were non-existent.   I loved my team leader, the people in the office were nice, but give up most of my commission for this was absolutely not worth it.  After 8 months I moved on to company # 2 where I got decent training, but there were no leads either.  Eventually I navigated to a company that had a high commission split, which gave me contract support, but for every thing else I was on my own.  I enjoyed working there, but as I said on blog 1 of this series after the market changed in October  2008 my business disappeared and   100% of  0 = 0.
For
ZipRealty careers:  How to become a successful Realtor and increase your Realtors salary  part 3, I will talk about the training at ZipRealty.  Before you get one lead when you start working at ZipRealty you have to sit for one full week of training.  They teach you how to use the platform, call and selling techniques.  Every thing they teach you is very basic, but as I said before, I have seen some brand new agents move on to closed deals within the next 60 days from the leads they received from Zip.   I have been in sales for most of my adult life, and I have learned more about it in the past 90 days that in most of my  sales career.  There is a local broker, and you are assigned a team leader.  The broker does training about twice a week on local subjects like contracts, or she brings in some one else to cover other subjects.  One of my favorites was given by another agent on communications.  
The team leader works one on one with you on a weekly basis or more often if necessary.  My team leader is very patient and is very successful within the company.  She is in the trenches every day, so you are getting one on one training from a top producer.
Web conference
ZipRealty has a training department that has training on different subjects twice a week.  These are all live sessions via the Internet where at the end, you can ask questions.  Most of these training classes are done by the top producers in the company.  Some of the previous training sessions include:  First time home buyers, how to use Home warranties in your sales, how to take advantage of your leads, which is a more advanced class on the platform and so many more that you will have to join the company to get the full training.
One of my favorite training systems on ZipRealty careers:  How to become a successful Realtor and increase your Realtors salary is done a couple of times a week when agents from all over the country connect to take a training on sales and then each makes their calls for the next two hours and report their results at the end of the Session.  Talk about support, encouragement and accountability..  Remember these are not cold calls, these are people who have raised their hands and joined the ZipRealty website.

Next office culture.

If you ar interested in a career with ZipRealty call Danice Vaughn at 757-641-0711.  Remember to mention my name because it means $$$ to me.  If you want to call me directly, call me at   757-502-5324

Read Part 1 of this Series.

Read Part 2 of this Series

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2 commentsTere Rottink • August 31 2010 02:27PM

Rain Camp Washington D.C. Information overload... Almost!

Rain Camp Washington D.C.  Information overload... Almost!

Having read so many blogs about going to Rain Camps did not prepare me for so much information.  I have been blogging for over a year now, and I thought I knew a lot, but once again Activerain over delivered and under promised on their advertising. I also got to meet some of the people that I follow, admire and inspire what I do.  Lenn Harley, (congrats on your AR million points!) Cindy Jones, Patt Kennedy, Bob Stewart, Brad Anderson...


These are a "few" of the things I remember,   I learned so much more that I will have to go back and read my notes.
 - Ben Kinney is a great speaker.  ( Can't believe he is under 30 )
 - Create a remarkable brand and how to protect it
 - Facebook Page or Facebook Group and how to use it
 - How to grow your Facebook Page or Group
 - Must know websites
 - Team Management
 - How to follow up on your leads
 - How to successfully use Activerain
I wish I had taken better notes, as I already see that I missed tons of information.  ( Bring a tape recorder ) It was wonderful meeting the Activereain Staff, it felt like I was meeting family I haven't seen for a while.
The networking opportunity was great, there were people from Connecticut to  North Carolina to Washington State.  Bring lots of business cards.
I bow to all the agents who live in the D.C area, as it took us 2 hours of traffic to get there.  Our 4 hour trip turned in to a 6 hour drive.   I can't wait for the next one!!

To SELL or BUY  Real Estate in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth or Chesapeake VA visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/  visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice.com 

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12 commentsTere Rottink • June 11 2010 08:17AM

5613 Del Park Court - Homes for Sale in Virginia Beach - Wesleyan Pines - Cypress Point

5613 Del Park Court - Homes for Sale in Virginia Beach - Wesleyan Pines - Cypress Point

                                            5613 Del Park court - Virginia Beach - Exterior Front

This beautiful home for sale in Wesleyan Pines - Virginia Beach has been loved and meticulously maintained by it's owners. Honey Oak Hard Wood floors, crown molding, kitchen back splash, wireless security system and t 2 - inch blinds are a few of the many features that this Wesleyan Pines - Cypress Point home has to offer.
5613 Del Park Court has 2,053 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage and is hidden in a cul-de-sac. The property fence in the back yard is behind the trees behind the fence.
The school system is Bayside. The neighborhood has an active homeowners association. Campus East Community Association. The Homeowner fees are aprox. $165 per year. This includes used of the community swimming pool and tennis courts. Wesleyan Pines - Cypress Point is a well established neighborhood where homeowners have been there since the start. There is a yearly yard sale and the neighborhood kids are respectful and friendly. House lots are plentiful which is hard to find in new developments, yet the neighborhood is new enough for underground power. Whenever there is a major storm and the city is without power
Wesleyan Pines - Cypress Point has it's power, as it is located on a secure grid close to the transmissions lines.
There is a city neighborhood park a few blocks away and within five minutes there are golf clubs, restaurants and major shopping centers. Cypress Point Golf Course and Clubhouse is a minute down the road and you can ride your bike on the scenic road that surrounds the golf course.

To SELL or BUY Real Estate in Virginia Beach, or Hampton Roads visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/ visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice.com

Call me at: 757-502-5324


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1 commentTere Rottink • April 25 2010 10:46AM

Happy April Fool's Day

I really wanted to post this yesterday, but even a day late this is a true story I want to share. This happened maybe 25 years ago.

I am sure you all know Ricky Martin, if not, click on the link and you remember his most popular song. Menudo, groupLiving La Vida Loca"

As a pre-teen Ricky Martin was a member of "Menudo"a group that reminded me of the "Menudo" a Hispanic version of the Jonas brothers of today.

They were very successful in all of South America. Mind you in Colombia menudo means tripe, usually goat, or cow. It is cooked as part of a regular barbecue.

Getting back to my story. So on April's fool day, which is actually December 28th in and is called "Innocent's day", Same as here people play pranks on each other.

At the time there were only two TV channels, ( it's been a long time, can't remember that far) and in the daily news the very serious TV announcer told the audience that "Menudo" was arriving that after noon at the airport.  It was a surprise visit

Within hours there was a huge crowd of screming girls at the airport waiting for the arrival of the "Menudo" group. Of course, with all the exitement girsl fainted, and as this was not a planned event the airport was not prepared for the situation. Thousands of girls and their mothers waited excitedly for the famous cute boys.

After hours of waiting, out of the Airport came out five young men carrying this:

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tripas

No kidding. Happy April fool's day.

PS. I think the newspaper man lost his job, or was suspended. It was a huge deal, but I can't remember that far.

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3 commentsTere Rottink • April 01 2010 05:11PM

Open House at 605 Pinewood Dr, Virginia Beach VA- Saturday Nov-19th 1-4 PM

Open House at 605 Pinewood Dr, Virginia Beach VA- Saturday Nov-19th  1-4 PM

Open House at 605 Pinewood Dr, Virginia Beach VA

 

Listing 6896829Front 2
Open and Airy; Very close to the beach

 

• 2,027 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm 3 story - MLS® $340,000

 -  Beautiful twin home just blocks from the beach. You will have a top notch school system in a charming neighborhood. You will love this 3 bedroom and 2.5 baths where you can enjoy barbecues in the back yard or sit on the porch and watch the sun set. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, upgraded wood cabinets, open and airy feel, crown molding, surround sound in the living room, 2 Zone A/C, 9ft ceiling are some of the many amenities that you will enjoy in your new home. Map of Lakewood neighborhood in Virginia Beach
Great 5 minute scenic walk to the beach! So close to all of the local hot spots at the boardwalk like Mahi Mahi's. Conveniently located right across the street from a little market and a sensational deli (Tads Deli)! Very quiet, peaceful neighborhood around polite, friendly, fun neighbors! Love bike riding up to the ocean!

Property information

Check out the Virtual Tour of this home for sale by the oceanfront in Virginia Beach,  605 Pinewood Dr Virtual tour

 

To buy or sell Real Estate in Virginia Beach, or Hampton Roads visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/  visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice 

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6 commentsTere Rottink • November 20 2009 12:11PM