 Barbara Korabel, the new Broker/Owner of EXIT To Green Realty in Saugerties, NY was recently awarded "2009 REALTOR® of the Year" from the Ulster County Board of REALTORS®. Here, Barbara remembers the journey that brought her to EXIT Realty and to this prestigious award.
After about 6 months in the business I called John Farrell, Regional Owner of EXIT Realty Upstate NY and it was then I knew I wanted to be a part of the team. That was two and a half years ago.
[Before coming to EXIT Realty] I needed to get my feet wet a little more so I continued to work for [a franchise location of a different local company] where I sat for two months waiting to be shown the ropes. I knew I was not going to get any help there and I needed to catch up with the agents who had a huge [sphere of influence] and twenty years in the business. I soon introduced myself to every business owner in the town where I have lived for over twenty-two years; but that didn’t teach me what to say when I got a listing appointment.
So, treading water, I went on my first listing appointment and I didn’t get it. No one else did either because they were just not ready to sell and I didn’t know the signs. The moment came when I went to the top producer in the county and asked if she would teach me. Politely she refused and that started me thinking about educational classes.
I soon became an educational junkie racking up at least seven designations within two years and two more this year. I felt sorry for all the new agents in the same position so I decided to volunteer my services with the educational committee. The following year I was nominated to chair the committee and that’s when I proposed to allow $99.00 from each board member’s dues to be given to an educational budget. Of course members had to vote on it and I thought it was a lost cause. I got up spoke about the advantages and savings of almost $3,000 per person and lo and behold it passed.
At the REALTOR® of the Year award luncheon, I connected with Cindy Welch, Franchisee of EXIT Welsh Realty in Kerhonkson who convinced me to come and show support for EXIT Realty. Good things happen when you join EXIT and I’ve found my home thanks to John Farrell who never gave up on me.
For more information on joining EXIT To Green Realty in Saugerties, NY, please contact:
Barbara Korabel, Broker/Owner
EXIT To Green Realty
bkorabel@earthlink.net
845.255.0019
For more information on EXIT real estate franchise opportunities in Upstate New York, please contact: John Farrell, Regional Owner
EXIT Realty Upstate NY
john@exitnys.com
607.760.5000 | 
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