Dee Dee Jones Real Estate Blog: February 2008

This week I had a slam dunk referral.  A friend of mind emailed my info to a friend of hers.  The client contacted me a month ago and said he was flying in from Japan on the 18th and wants to look at new construction.  After getting his search criteria and contact info I sent him a few homes from the MLS and explained that when he arrives I will take him on a new construction Home Tour.

He arrived like he promised and we looked at 5 developments in 3days.  He picked one and put his earnest money down.  NOW THATS WHAT I CALL A SLAM DUNK REFERRAL!. No drama, quick and painless.  Now the hard part will be trying to coordinate picking colors and upgrades, light fixtures, etc... while hes back in JAPAN...........

Now I need to figure out an impressive referral thank you for the friend who sent me the lead.  She is in a position where she comes in contact with people moving to my area daily.  How would you thank her? 

The other day, I was in the Baby section in Target - checking out potty chairs, diapers, and baby food.Now granted it was 11am and I had my kid so I probably looked like a stay at home mom, but some guy walks up to me and starts giving me a spill about coming to work for CitiGroup.  Now if he is trying to recruit me in a department store, while I look a mess and have a fussy toddler, he is stretching for employees to interview. This is a first- face to face telemarketing.  I walked down another isle and hes still following me jabbering when I finally grabbed the diapers to the right of him, and said no thank you I have a job!

I hope real estate agents and loan officers will not ever be reduced to walking up to people in stores and engaging in face to face telemarketing!  I mean seriously hunting people down in public, not striking up casual conversation.  I found this to be real annoying and it made him look desperate, unprofessional, and pushy........  Probably cause I couldnt hang up on him....

Deandrea "Dee Dee" Jones
VA/FHA Home Buyer's Specialist
Wainwright Real Estate
4098 Foxwood Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
http://www.DJonesSellsHomes.com
ddjones35@gmail.com or
djoneshomes@gmail.com 

For all of you North and East in cold weather.  Is your city as warm as mine?  Im not talking to you Californians or the Florida crew, or the Southern group. 

Im proud to announce it was a nice 63 degrees in Hampton Roads and Chesapeake, Virginia Today!. 

We had a few days of needed rain but we are back to the mellow weather.  We are luckier than Richmond on North the snow has yet to really fall. However we dont know how to act when we get it.  A few days ago we got a super thin layer of snow and school was on delay and the news casters were talking like we were having a serious winter storm.  I lived in Illinois so this is nothing.  Im originally from California.  Hampton Roads is not as warm as Cali but we have a few better Beaches!!!!!!!

Come Visit this summer you'll love it and the cost of living is not as expensive!

Deandrea "Dee Dee" Jones
VA/FHA Home Buyer's Specialist
Wainwright Real Estate
4098 Foxwood Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757-831-8294 ph
866-721-3135 fax
http://www.DJonesSellsHomes.com
ddjones35@gmail.com or
djoneshomes@gmail.com

Wainwright Real Estate is a Virginia Real Estate Broker.

Many builders in the state and in Hampton Roads have great deals on their standing inventory.

I recently checked out a few builders in Hampton Roads and found they have dropped prices drastically since last year.  For a list of current inventory check out the links below:

 http://www.ashdonbuilders.com/

 http://www.becohomes.com/home.htm

http://www.centexhomes.com/Hampton-Roads/

http://www.cheshomes.com/index.html

http://www.dragas.com/communities

http://www.franciscushomes.com/index.cfm?method=OurCommunities.CommunityDetail&CommunityID=6

http://lifestylehomesva.com/communities/woods_edge/index.html

http://www.stephenalexanderbuilder.com/neighborhoods/index.html

http://www.terrypeterson.com/kingsfork.php

http://www.newhome.tv/newhometour/video.php?vidid=4

If you know of more add the link when you comment!!!! 

"I can dream alone, build alone and strive alone, but true success always requires the help and support of others. Please send me your referrals."

Visit my website today,

Deandrea "Dee Dee" Jones
VA/FHA Home Buyer's Specialist
Wainwright Real Estate
4098 Foxwood Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757-831-8294 ph
866-721-3135 fax
http://www.DJonesSellsHomes.com
ddjones35@gmail.com or
djoneshomes@gmail.com

Wainwright Real Estate is a Virginia Real Estate Broker.

Go Vote today! If you live in Virginia, MD, DC. Go vote between 6am to 7pm.  For all americans this is the peoples election year in which the people will decide who they want as our President.  It does not matter who your voting for as long as you let your opinion be heard. Get your coworkers off their bums and make it a group thing.  Remember power is in numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!     GO VOTE!!!!

Deandrea "Dee Dee" Jones
VA/FHA Home Buyer's Specialist
Wainwright Real Estate
4098 Foxwood Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757-831-8294 ph
866-721-3135 fax
http://www.DJonesSellsHomes.com
ddjones35@gmail.com or
djoneshomes@gmail.com