Always working hard for you, Leolinda Bowers of Ken Meade Realty, conducts open houses almost every day of the week.
Leolinda Bowers
Ken Meade Realty
602-403-6865 or
623-937-5701
www.leolinda.com
September/October 2007
Grand Season Business Profile
Want a Realtor That Works as Hard as You? Call Ken Meade's Leolinda Bowers
Ken Meade Realty's Leolinda Bowers
You hear it all the time, on the TV news, on the radio, in the papers — the real estate market is slowing down; home sales are flat; it’s a buyer’s market; homes are sitting on the market too long and sellers are having to lower their asking price. Well, according to Leolinda Bowers, of Ken Meade Realty, her sales have remained consistent and business is good.
Since January, Leolinda has successfully closed over 20 sales representing over $6 million in real estate. So, what’s her secret? Leolinda admits that it takes dedication and hard work. But it’s her job, and she enjoys doing it.
A native of the Hilo area on the “Big Island” of Hawaii, Leolinda moved her family to Phoenix knowing her three children would have a great experience growing up on the mainland. Leolinda graduated from the University of Hawaii, but after moving to Arizona, wanted to continue her education. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University and later obtained a master’s degree in Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management. She also holds a professional certification in Project Management which she believes helps her in the real estate business.
Leolinda uses her project planning and management skills to successfully handle her many daily tasks as a Realtor. Although she has been licensed for only three years in Arizona, each year Leolinda has been in the top 10 revenue producers out of over 300 agents company-wide. This dedication to her job has earned her quite a few honors. Leolinda recently earned the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) certification, which is an honor held by only about 4 percent of Realtors worldwide!
Leolinda also credits part of her success to growing up in Hawaii, with its laid-back lifestyle. She says, “You will never get a high pressure feeling from me.” But, just because you don’t feel “pressured,” don’t think she isn’t hard at work! Leolinda holds open houses almost every day of the week! She sits at listings in Sun City West on weekdays and then in Sun City Grand on weekends.
So what do you get when you list your property with Leolinda? First, you get to work with a friendly, low-key, organized real estate professional who is familiar with the Sun Cities (she and her husband, Woody, own properties in both Sun City West and Sun City Grand).
Since she lives in Sun City Grand, she is easily accessible and is dedicated to getting your home sold. Leolinda is extremely knowledgeable in both markets since she tries to preview a minimum of two homes each day, in each community. Her market knowledge provides clients invaluable information about potential competition.
Next, she professionally markets each of her listings. And all of her listings can be viewed on her website: www.leolinda.com. Each listing has multiple photographs taken by a professional photographer, and they all have virtual tours — a great tool in marketing a home properly. CDs of the virtual tours are given to her clients and prospective buyers. Each listing also gets full color brochures to help with the marketing. Leolinda provides weekly reports to her clients, detailing activity on their listings. The report also shows how many times a listing was viewed on-line and where the visitors came from!
Additionally, Leolinda uses Prestige Staging & Design to assist sellers in removing clutter and repositioning furniture for the optimal use of space. And, we all know how important the proper staging of a home is — there are at least three cable television shows dedicated to properly staging homes for sale. Once listings are staged, photographed and ready to show, Leolinda advertises them on six different websites, in addition to the featured property section on her own website. She uses the enhanced version of Realtor.com, which exposes each listing to four times more potential buyers.
Probably one of the best compliments a business can get is a referral from a satisfied client. Check out the testimonial section on Leolinda’s website. Much of her business comes from referrals. She sells a great deal of her own listings and receives numerous buyer/seller inquiries from her website and past clientele. In addition to information about herself and her listings, Leolinda’s website contains valuable information for prospective buyers and sellers about retirement communities, the local area, shopping, medical facilities, places to visit, activities around the state, weather, relocation resources and lots more.
The final reason Leolinda is so successful? She is accessible. Call Leolinda at 602-403-6865 or 623-937-5701; or reach her by email at leolinda@sprynet.com. You can even text message or email her through her website: www.leolinda.com. Contact her today. She’s ready to work for you!