Author: nataliet931

On our last day Tommy and I arrived at 10:30 and had a meeting with Kristi. We went over all the things we had done for the past week including, our meetings with Ed, Sarah, Kandyce, and Dona, our revamping of their Instagram and Twitter, our visits to the model homes, our articles on the model homes we visited, and our calendar. Kristi was very impressed by the work we had completed and appreciated our time and effort that we put into the work and we thanked for the wonderful opportunity that she had given us. Kristi then gave us a review on how her team runs and examples of situations their might of been. Tommy and I are very grateful for this experience and thankful for Kristi taking us in as interns and showing us, very in depth, of how the real estate business works.

Tommy and I started our day off by driving all over Cary and Durham trying to find some model homes that were either open or in existed. We eventually found one beautiful site where we looked at 3 extravagant model homes. They were beautifully designed and featured and they all had views of a lake. After that Tommy and I rode back to the Keller Williams office and finished our work on revamping 919 realty’s Instagram, writing articles on the model homes, and creating a calendar for the office. Tommy wrote the articles for the model homes and we both created the fun calendar filled with pictures and recipes. I found articles and created previews of model homes for 919 realty’s twitter and Instagram.

Today Tommy and I started off the morning with meetings. First was a tech tip meeting led by Precious, where we learned how to use Keller Williams’ form of MLS. Specifically Tommy and I learned how to add contacts to keep your sphere of influence up to date. We also learned how important it is to keep your leads and clients up to date on your business so they have you on their mind. Agents can do this through thee Keller Williams’ MLS site with welcome or listing emails automatically formed for you to send to your client or lead. After the tech tip meeting we had an office meeting where we discussed mortgage, law, and coworkers successes and challenges.  Tommy and I then got lunch and headed out to another model home where we took lots of pictures and spoke to some agents about the communities.

On this glorious Monday Tommy and I started our day off with doing some work on 919 realty’s Instagram, calendar, and twitter. After a cup of coffee and some work completed we had a meeting with a land development agent, Ed. We had a discussion about confidence in speaking and planning. After our interesting meeting with Ed we moved on over to Dona where she told us more about listing. Dona showed us how the competition is on the market now and the presentation of a home. At the end of the meeting we also showed Dona some work that Tommy and I had been working on earlier to get her approval of it. Since Tommy and I loved visiting the model homes and writing reviews on them, Kristi sent us some more locations to visit. Tommy and I visited two sites and were awed by there extravagant presentation. At the end of the day Tommy and I were exhausted going through the magnificent homes.

Ah Friday! The best day of the week in my opinion and one of the best days of this internship by far. Tommy and I started our day of by driving around to the model homes that we couldn’t see yesterday. We got to tour 3 model homes, take pictures, and talk with the agents responsible for those model homes. Tommy and I had lots of fun as we looked at every nook and cranny of these model homes just like we were buying the homes ourselves. At the end of the morning we got tons of pictures, a list of pros and cons of each model homes, and an experience that I will never forget. After our exiting review of these model homes, Tommy and I stopped for lunch while on our way to a mock open house with Mrs. Burkett. We met Mrs. Burkett at an open house where she pretended like we were her client and she showed us the house. It was very interesting to see what characteristics of the house she would point out and what things she couldn’t talk to us about. So far this week has been great and Tommy and I have learned so much about every type of real estate.

Today Tommy and I arrived at Keller Williams’ office at 9:30am starting our day a little earlier than yesterday. We first worked on some tasks like revamping 919 realty’s social media. After that Tommy and I met with the office’s team leader, Ms. Sarah. Sarah explained exactly what she does: paperwork, recruiting, and keeping the employees and teams happy in her office. Something very important and interesting that Sarah explained to Tommy and I was that you can never work alone. For example, Sarah works closely with their financial advisor to make sure that she stays on track and approve paperwork and such. After our meeting with Sarah we met with the office’s coach, Kandyce. Kayndce taught us some very important financial skills, like learning how interest rates work, and how to use our skills to build a business of our own or even a side business for some extra cash. Time flew by talking to Sarah and Kandyce and it was time for lunch. Again Tommy and I chose the classic Chick-fil-a for a quick meal so we could view some model homes in new construction areas. Sadly two of the place we went in Durham were busy and the other site closed all of its sales. But we are going to try again soon!