Tony Hawkins, ABR
Real Estate Broker / Instructor
Office: (919) 491-7254
tony@tonyhawkinsre.com
Tony Hawkins, ABR
North Carolina Real Estate Broker / Instructor
Tony Hawkins' Service Offerings
From The Hawk's Cry - January 2002
Happy New Year. This can be a time of new beginnings or a continuation of the past. A time to look forward or a time to re-evaluate. It’s all truly the present; now. In writing about resolution, Ben Franklin stated that we should resolve to perform what we ought and perform without fail what we resolve. Therefore, if you’ve made any New Year’s resolutions, to see them come to fruition, act on them.
If the time has come for you to take better care of your property, be it real or personal, do it. Schedule the time and execute the activity. My ‘do-it list’ has been helpful over the last few months. Of course when we are busy, we have a tendency to accomplish more than when we’re not busy. Ironic isn’t it?
Speaking of busy, many unforeseen market niches are busily emerging in the real estate industry, expanding the customer base. Niche markets are available for Seniors (those citizens over age 65), military personnel (one that is growing), first-time home buyers (with above-average salaries), the Spanish language market, resort properties, new homes, and farm & ranch properties. Interesting how many of our friends and/or family can be categorized into one of these niches.
Another level of service I can offer is being a buyer’s representative. I am now a designated Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), and a Licensed State of North Carolina Real Estate Instructor. Having my ABR designation means that my knowledge and skill of Buyer representation is amplified.
My seller representation skills have also been enhanced. In taking the ABR classes, I was taught as much about representing the seller, as the buyer, in the conveyance of real property.
As a Real Estate Instructor, I was pleased to learn that over 80% of my Real Estate Fundamentals Class students passed their school exam. My wife, Lori, passed her school exam and is studying to take the state exam. She placed in the top three scores for the school exam.
If there are any questions that you have regarding real estate, please ask. I invite you to ask me, by post or e-mail, any real property issues and I will respond not only personally, but also with your permission, reprint your question here in the Hawk’s Cry. We can learn from each other. (We have a page where you can request more information.)
It is my sincere desire to assist and serve as many clients as possible in the coming year. I am asking you to refer to me your friends, family, and colleagues that you know who want to sell, buy, lease, rent or invest in residential or commercial property here in the Triangle or in North Carolina in general. I look forward to a fabulous New Year by serving those you send to me as referrals.
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Tony Hawkins, ABR
Real Estate Broker / Instructor
Office Direct: (919) 491-7254
tony@tonyhawkinsre.com
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