Exploring the Perks of Active Adult Communities - A Vibrant Retirement Lifestyle! Welcome back to our page! I'm Gary Carpenter from MRG Realty Group, and today, we're diving deep into the world of active adult communities, where the retirement experience comes alive for individuals aged 55 and older. Let's jump right in! Active adult communities are tailor-made to cater to the needs and preferences of seniors seeking an active and engaging lifestyle. These vibrant communities boast an impressive range of amenities and social activities to make retirement truly fulfilling. One of the most alluring features of these communities is the diverse array of amenities at your fingertips. From state-of-the-art fitness centers to inviting swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts, and serene walking trails – you'll have everything you need to lead a healthy and dynamic lifestyle. But it's not just about physical activities! These communities prioritize a strong sense of community and social connection. You'll discover a plethora of clubs, interest groups, and fun-filled social events that cater to a wide range of hobbies and interests. Whether you love books, arts, or outings, there's always something exciting to do and amazing people to meet. Now, let's talk housing! Active adult communities offer a wide range of housing options to fit different preferences and budgets. Whether you're looking for a cozy condo or a spacious single-family home, you'll find the perfect dwelling to suit your needs. Plus, many communities provide maintenance services, taking care of exterior upkeep and chores like lawn care and snow removal – leaving you with more time to savor your retirement. So, what are the benefits of living in an active adult community? Firstly, you'll be surrounded by like-minded individuals who share similar life experiences and interests. This built-in social network can lead to meaningful friendships and a true sense of belonging. Secondly, these communities often boast a secure and gated environment, offering residents peace of mind. With safety measures such as 24/7 security and emergency response systems in place, you can rest easy and focus on living your best life. Lastly, active adult communities grant you a maintenance-free lifestyle, freeing up more time for the things you love. Say farewell to lawn mowing and snow shoveling, and instead, embrace more time for hobbies, travel, or simply relaxing! In conclusion, active adult communities offer an abundance of benefits for seniors aged 55 and older. From the incredible amenities to the lively social atmosphere, these communities truly provide an exceptional retirement living experience. Thank you for tuning in to today's video! If you enjoyed the content and found it helpful, give us a thumbs up and hit that subscribe button for more on
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The 5 Things You Won't Learn In Real Estate School
The 5 Things You Won't Learn In Real Estate School
Welcome, aspiring realtors! Today, we're diving into a crucial topic: the five things they don't teach you in real estate school. These invaluable insights will help you lay the foundation for a thriving real estate business. Let's explore these essential aspects together!
Point 1: Mindset: The first key element is your mindset. It's not just about acquiring knowledge or skills; it's about cultivating a strong mental foundation. Did you know that approximately 85% of real estate agents fail due to mindset struggles? To build a successful business, you need a warrior-like mindset. Consistent execution and resilience during challenging times are paramount. Invest in continuous learning and self-improvement. Treat your mind as a temple by seeking education from various sources such as books, webinars, and seminars. Developing a strong mindset will set you apart from other agents.
Point 2: Acquisition: The second vital aspect is acquisition, which encompasses personal branding, marketing, and advertising. These skills are often overlooked in real estate school. Remember, your personal brand is everything. It's not solely about the brokerage brand but rather about you as an agent. Focus on your unique value proposition, why you're the go-to agent. This distinction will greatly influence client acquisition. Marketing is a free strategy, while advertising incurs costs. Building a successful business doesn't necessarily require hefty ad spends, but effective marketing is crucial. Educate your target market, position yourself as an authority, and provide value. Select a primary lead generation source—whether it's door knocking, cold calling, or leveraging social media—and concentrate on mastering one strategy at a time. Developing skills and seeing results takes time.
Point 3: Fulfillment: Ah, this point cannot be stressed enough! In my 14 years of training and coaching agents, I've observed that failure in this business often stems from overlooking fulfillment. Fulfillment entails how you serve and nurture your clients once you acquire them. Utilize a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system to effectively manage your clients. Consistent follow-up and nurturing are vital for establishing long-term relationships. Top producers focus on repeat and referral clients. Nurturing each client can lead to multiple transactions throughout your career. Stay in touch, provide ongoing value, and never underestimate the power of a satisfied client.
Point 4: Discipline: Discipline is the fourth key factor that many new agents struggle with. It's about honoring the commitments you make to yourself. Adopt the core value of doing what you say you will do, sometimes even more, but never less. To be successful, create a structured schedule and routine that align with your goals. Treat your schedule as sacred and learn to say "no" to distractions. Your schedule reflects your priorities. Whether it's prospecting, creating content, or following up with clients, discipline is vital. Stick to your commitments and avoid treating everything as negotiable. Discipline will set you apart.
Point 5: Consistency: Finally, consistency is the secret sauce to real estate success. It surpasses mere intensity. Regardless of the strategies you choose, consistency is the key ingredient. You can achieve success through various methods like door knocking, cold calling, or leveraging social media. However, remember that consistency is what drives results. Commit to regular and persistent efforts in your chosen strategies. Maintain consistency in your marketing, prospecting, and client service. It's not about working hard once; it's about consistently working over time.
So there you have it—the five things they don't teach you in real estate school: mindset, acquisition, fulfillment, discipline, and consistency. These elements are essential for your success as a new realtor. To build a thriving real estate business and avoid becoming a statistic, focus on these key aspects. This industry can be overwhelming, and sometimes real estate school or your current team/brokerage might not adequately prepare you. If you find yourself in such a situation, feel free to reach out and schedule a FREE 45-minute coaching call with me. Sometimes, all you need is someone to tie a knot at the end of the rope.
Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube page, where I'll be sharing more valuable videos on becoming successful in real estate. Thank you for taking the time to watch, and I wish you great success in your real estate journey!
Omaha Keystone History
Keystone remains one of Omaha's most unique areas
Check out a city map to visualize what turned into Omaha’s Keystone neighborhood.
See the route between Marian High School and Adams Elementary School, mostly along Keystone Drive and 79th Street?
It was the tree-lined, winding driveway to the Keystone Stock Farm, which the Paxton family turned into Keystone Park as one of Omaha’s first acreage subdivisions.
Adams School, 1954 photo
See the rough oval formed by 81st and 82nd Streets, Evans and Emmet Streets, west of Adams School? Those streets were laid out on what had been the training track for the Paxton stable of harness-racing horses.
What the map can’t show anymore, since the city annexed much of Keystone in 1964, are the avenue names that matched the trees that lined them — Elm (now 78th and 79th Streets), Sycamore (80th Street), Poplar (83rd Street turning into Keystone Drive), Linden (Keystone Drive) and Maple (Boyd Street).
Keystone has become the name applied to the five-sided area bounded by 72nd and 90th Streets, Maple Street, Military Avenue and Fort Street. Those boundaries have expanded since Keystone Park was platted in 1907.
Perhaps Omaha business tycoon William A. Paxton saw the land 50 years earlier as he was the foreman for the crew that built the bridges on the Military Road — using timber from the area that became Hanscom Park — across the North Omaha, Saddle, Cole and Papillion Creeks and the Elkhorn River in Douglas County.
Paxton assembled his land parcels southwest of the Military Road in 1883 and deeded them to his only son, Billy, in 1884. Soon, the younger Paxton was operating the Keystone Stock Farm to develop sulky horses. Harness racing hall of fame driver Henry Thomas grew up on the farm while his father was managing the stable.
A 1970-vintage history of Keystone, by Carol Peters, said Billy Paxton had a large two-story home on the south side of the 79th and Evans Streets intersection. The center of the track had a spring-fed lake that also retained water from the surrounding hills.
The Paxtons had their 553 acres, which were between 78th and 90th Streets north of Maple Street, platted in 1907 for Keystone Park. The 90 lots were between two and 20 acres.
A promotional advertisement touted that Keystone Park included “five miles of fine boulevards and two rows of trees along the roads that wind over the high ground. For automobiles, driving or speeding there is nothing in Douglas County equal to it.”
“Our aim is to make this the finest suburban residence tract ever laid out around Omaha, as it has the possibilities.”
Keystone Park wasn’t intended for mansions, like Fairacres that followed it in 1908. Among those owning homes in 1910, according to the U.S. census, were farmers, landscape gardeners, a repairman, a print shop compositor, a railroad machinist and a carpenter. The first buyer was Henry Thomas’ father. A.L. Thomas naturally went for the tract that included the 12-room Paxton house and the track to continue as a trotting horse trainer and breeder.
Marie Boisseree, her daughter Betty Dascher and her grandchildren had one of the first homes, built-in 1908 at 78th Street and Keystone Drive. She celebrated her 100th birthday at her home in 1952.
The Paxton house lasted until the early 1950s when the Omaha Public Schools bought it for use by Adams School (it opened as a four-room country school in 1925) as kindergarten classrooms until a new wing was built. The land is now part of the school playground.
Why was Adams not named for the area? At the time, the Omaha school board policy was to name all new schools after a U.S. president.
One of the first non-agricultural businesses in the district was dubbed Keystone City. The World-Herald in 1930 wrote that on the northwest corner of 83rd and Maple Streets were “one residence, one filling station, one garage, one auto valet services, one barbershop, one dance hall and one soda foundation, confectionary and sandwich shop combined” with William Darland “the mayor.”
Another distinctive personality was James Espey Foster. His showplace home at 7841 Keystone Drive became the first park in Keystone.
Foster, president of the National American Fire Insurance Co., was a horseman and pigeon fancier. He had a stable and a quarter-mile track for his show horses. He died in 1951. His widow stayed in the home until her death in 1967 at age 90. The house fell into disrepair and the newly formed Keystone Community Task Force asked the city in 1969 to buy the property for a park. It was completed in 1974.
Keystone Park spawned Benson Acres to the northeast and Richland Acres and Hargleroads Military Addition to the northwest. Some of the acreages were subdivided, notably for Keystone Meadows in the early 1960s. Boyd School opened in 1961 to ease overcrowding at Adams.
While Keystone’s oldest areas have fewer trees than a couple of weeks ago, because of the July 10 2021 windstorm, its rustic nature is intact and it remains one of Omaha’s most unique neighborhoods.
Nov. 2016 "Market Snap Shot" by School District
So this is the first time that we have segmented the areas of the market by school district. The main reasoning behind this was that most of our clients that we work with typically want to live in a specific school district. So we broke the market up into 7 specific areas.
The 3 main numbers that Linda and I concentrate on in regards to the real estate market are
Days On Market / Average Sale Price / and Months Of Inventory. When we look at the Months of Inventory that will typically tell us weather or not we are in a sellers market or buyers market. So if the Months of Inventory are 0 to 3 months we are in a sellers market… If the Months of Inventory are 3+ we are in a buyers market. If we are in a sellers market typically homes are selling quickly. Buyers market you tend to see longer market times. So lets get started.
Each area is a little different and sometimes each subdivision is different. So if you ever would like to know what your specific area is doing just let us know and we would be happy to pull that info for you.
Also since we pretty much work our business by referral only we would love. And We mean love anyone you might know who is thinking about selling anytime now or in the near future. Thanks again for watching.
Below are the market stats of each school district.
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BELLEVUE
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
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Days On Market |
25
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27
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- 7.4
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Average. Sale Price |
191k
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185k
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+3.2
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|
Months of Inv. |
1.5
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1.9
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- 20.8
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BENNINGTON
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
|
Days On Market |
19
|
39
|
- 51
|
|
Average. Sale Price |
275k
|
218k
|
+ 26
|
|
Months of Inv. |
4.6
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3.6
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+ 21
|
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ELKHORN
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
|
Days On Market |
28
|
31
|
- 9.7
|
|
Average. Sale Price |
296k
|
276k
|
+ 7.2
|
|
Months of Inv. |
3.1
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2.9
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+ 6.8
|
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GRETNA
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
|
Days On Market |
41
|
44
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- 6.8
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|
Average. Sale Price |
297k
|
296k
|
+ .03
|
|
Months of Inv. |
3.7
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3.3
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+ 1.2
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MILLARD
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
|
Days On Market |
20
|
24
|
- 16.7
|
|
Average. Sale Price |
224k
|
242k
|
- 7.4
|
|
Months of Inv. |
1.6
|
1.9
|
- 15.6
|
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PAPILLION
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
|
Days On Market |
24
|
28
|
- 14.3
|
|
Average. Sale Price |
228k
|
225k
|
+ 1.3
|
|
Months of Inv. |
1.7
|
2.2
|
- 23.1
|
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WEST OMAHA
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7/16 to 10/16 |
7/15 to 10/15 |
% Up or Down |
|
Days On Market |
16
|
23
|
- 30.4
|
|
Average. Sale Price |
191k
|
174k
|
+ 6.7
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|
Months of Inv. |
1.5
|
1.6
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- 6.3
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MRG Realty Group: Everything You Need To Know About an Appraisal With Gregg Mitchell
There's a lot of things that affect value in an appraisal, location being a primary determinate. It's location, not only within the city, but location within the neighborhood. You have site factors that will affect value.
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You've done all the work to get your house on the market and you're ready to go. What next? Well, I have 5 steps that should be coming next.
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4 Reasons Why You Should Hire the MRG Realty Group
You may be wondering what sets the MRG Realty Group apart from the competition here in Omaha and beyond, and we have four specific reasons for you why the MRG Realty Group will provide you with a better Experience.
1. Knowledge: We are lifelong resident of the Omaha area, and we have a deep knowledge of the Omaha and surrounding areas. We know the pros and cons of each neighborhood, and we have a firm grip on our local market.
2. Experience: As a team we have over 26 years experience a, and we have helped thousands of buyers and sellers. Through the years we've refined our negotiation skills.
3. Systems: We have proven and repeatable systems that we use with our seller clients in order to net them more money for their homes while also being on the market for the shortest period possible.
4. Teamwork: Whether you're buying or selling, you need a team of professionals to help you. When you work with us, you get an entire team dedicated to your success, and you pay the same amount as you would for one real estate agent. We work cohesively to make your dreams come true!
If you're interested in buying or selling homes in the Omaha or Surrounding areas, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team would be very happy to assist you!
Gary & Linda Carpenter 402-680-7000 Gary@MRGOmaha.com
What Our Happy Clients Have To Say
"We were first-time home buyers with busy schedules, and inventory was moving into and out of the market quickly. Linda worked with us whenever we were available, sometimes on the fly. We once asked her in between two houses, "Hey, you know, we really liked that one house from last week. Can we arrange to see it again sometime?" And she said, "It's on our way. Let's head over there now. I'll call the agent." We were looking at it again 10 minutes later.
We didn't know exactly what we wanted at first, but she never pressured us to make a decision. When it came time to offer, she provided professional advice and walked us through every step of the process. But it didn't end there. Linda was there with us through closing and after, even helping us with an emergency plumbing problem we encountered shortly after moving in. I'm sure we weren't the biggest clients on her list, but she made us feel like we were."
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"After my father passed away I was asked by my family to sell the home we had all grown up in. I knew it would not be an easy task with so many memories and quite honestly so many repairs and upgrades that would be needed. I met Gary quite by accident but none the less he provided me with suggestions, guidance and honest opinions about what it would take to make the home ready and appealing to the buying public. His knowledge of the area gives him a edge that other relators will not have. His compassion in understanding what selling this home meant to us made me feel comfortable in dealing with him. Before the repairs and upgrades were finished Gary brought a buyer through the home and an offer was presented and accepted before the home could even be listed. I was completely relieved that everything had gone so smoothly and I was able to sell the property at the price we wanted. Gary even personally delivered the final check to my mother! I cannot thank Gary enough and I would recommend his services to anyone!!"
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"Gary and Linda do an amazing job! They were so helpful when I had to buy a new house during a difficult time in my life. Linda showed me several places and eventually found me the perfect spot to call home. I'm grateful for their patience, insight, expertise, and accountability that they display during a long and sometimes challenging process that operates on it's own time schedule! I highly recommend the Carpenters and I send EVERYONE looking for a realtor their way!"
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