End of Year... Not So Bad

It's hard to believe we are already at the end of another year! With 2008 being filled with historical, monumental, and action packed happenings it's easy to see how it all flew by so fast.

What's a little more difficult to see these days is the good side of our current economic state. Especially when it comes to the real estate industry.

We, however, at EXIT Texas have lots of good news to spread around and lots of memories worth celebrating from 2008.

Here are some of my favorite things for EXIT Realty from 2008:

• Tons of central Texas EXIT Agents given top industry awards.
• Lots of Industry Trade Shows where EXIT Realty dominated the event.
• Austin consistently named one of the top places to live by tons of different publications and polls. Something those of us living here already knew.
• Central Texas identified as one of the fastest growing regions in our country for all kinds of traditionally tracked sectors.
• Texas being named the "Lone star" of our countries economy... holding strong and even growing in areas other places are falling quickly behind.

... and my favorite thing from 2008 for EXIT Texas was...

* Pierre Kennel of EXIT Exceptional Properties winning the $100,000.00 Giveaway from the EXIT National Convention in Nashville, TN!

Cheers, Ciao, and Celebrate!

Another Award Winning EXIT Realty Agent

Linda Rasmussen, who is part owner and full time top producer at Exit Realty TC Austin, was named 2008 Realtor Salesperson of the year. From serving on the San Antonio Board of Realtors, Board of Directors, and numerous other committees while running her business to sharing a life on the move with husband Thomas W. Carter, Lt Col USAF Retired, Linda has continued to be a forerunner in the Central Texas market.

I often wonder, when hearing of such successes in this turbulent industry, how they have done it. What fabric of human nature have they managed to either be born with, learned over time, or recently discovered that has propelled them into the arms of success?

With Linda Rasmussen, maybe it was all those years spent moving on short notice or overseas with her then active serviceman that made her so naturally good at real estate. Or maybe it is her strong sense of basic good business and a tenacious willpower to succeed. Or, maybe it's her ability to connect with people she has known for a few moments or a few years.

Either way, Linda has certainly proven time after time her ability to lock down success and ride it through the waves in a career of a lifetime with a commitment to always reach just a little bit higher and try a little bit harder... no matter how many successes she has already achieved.