Pagosa Springs, CO (Grassroots Newswire) — Very seldom are young students taught how to manage money. Brittany Hathorn, Associate Broker with EXIT Realty Home & Ranch in Pagosa Springs, believes that building strong financial principles early in life makes a positive impact on youth that continues as they grow into adulthood. To further this belief, Hathorn joined forces with Dave Ramsey, one of America’s most well-known financial experts, to offer his industry-leading personal finance curricul...

Holding Ladders

By exitrealty / December 11, 2020

 

A commentary by Susan Hamblen, Broker/Owner, EXIT Realty Achieve, NY

Ladders come in all shapes and sizes. Last week a box truck arrived in our parking lot at EXIT Realty Achieve. The kind, young, driver threw open the door and unloaded 26 of them. 26 ladders. Some short, some tall, some medium. But nevertheless all ladders and all, surprisingly, labeled with the word “EPIC”on the side.

It all started with a thought I was sharing at an offsit...

Heart and Soul

By exitrealty / December 14, 2020

 

by Tami Bonnell, CEO, EXIT Realty Corp. International

I am an information junkie and one of the many newsletters I receive is from The Motley Fool, which is all about investing.  I was interested to learn about their Ownership Portfolio which focuses on the stocks of companies where the founder is still in control.  The return on this portfolio has been a whopping 650%.

There’s a lot to be said for the success of companies where the visionary...

No one can disrupt talent

By exitrealty / December 10, 2020

 

by Tami Bonnell, CEO, EXIT Realty Corp. International

Technology disruption came about in the real estate industry because the consumer was craving it.  Now they’re flooded with information on-demand from multiple sources.  What they don’t understand, however, is how that information impacts them. If I’m a first time home buyer and money is so tight that I’m a broken water heater away from being able to pay my mortgage, I need to kn...

Succeed By Example: Part Two of a Series on Mentorship

By exitrealty / December 9, 2020

 

by Melanie Robitaille, Sr. Staff Writer & Graphic Designer

The saying may go, “Out with the old; in with new,” but the real ramifications of the retirement exodus are just starting to be felt as one hands-on, people-oriented generation gives way to the next highly technological one.

This recent demographic shift has disrupted the real estate industry in some fascinating ways, bringing exciting technologie...

Succeed by Example: A Two-Part Series on Mentorship

By exitrealty / December 3, 2020

 

by Melanie Robitaille, Sr. Staff Writer & Graphic Designer

One of the greatest assets the next generation has is an intrinsic want to make their mark and to matter. A real estate career, especially at EXIT, is a good choice for these entrepreneurial-minded individuals. However, where some may perceive real estate as a simple, get rich quick job, Mike McCarron knows all too well that it’s a career that takes...

Be the Solution in 2021

By exitrealty / December 8, 2020

 

by Tami Bonnell, CEO, EXIT Realty Corp. International

Agents move from one real estate brokerage to another because of their circumstances and the same is true of people who move from one home to another. The physical distancing that came about because of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lot of people working from home, and early reports indicate that over 40% of them will be able to continue to telecommute even after physical dista...