The BEST Billboard: According to Seth Godin

A recent Blog entry from marketing expert Seth Godin about the key elements of what makes a great billboard has caused us here at EXiT Central Texas to feel a little swell of pride (beyond that which we always feel being a part of the EXiT System).

According to Seth, there are several things that make advertising via the outdoor poster medium more than an "act of faith"... but a good trust building exercise for your brand.

Here are a few key attributes from his list the billboard must have that we at EXiT Realty naturally accomplish every time one of our hundreds of billboards goes up throughout our international market:

1. "Next exit"

2. Take action now

3. Credible promise

EXiT Realty knew what they were doing when they chose the name "EXiT". Not only is it truly an exit from the way real estate has traditionally been done but it is the most recognized and used sign in the world.

So, why not take this EXiT from conventional real estate and into your future! Call Dion McCormick now to find out how! Call the regional owner, Dion McCormick, at 512-203-7801 or email to: dion@exittexas.com

Update on EXiT Realty New Braunfels: #1

EXiT Realty New Braunfels, headed up by Broker/owner Sherry Keeble, has seen a lot of activity surrounding their office lately. With the new office located in the prime growth area of New Braunfels that may be why.

However, we think it takes more than just an office move to establish yourself and create such a buzz. Sherry Keeble and her team at EXiT Realty New Braunfels have done just that. The numbers are in for their area and they are in "first place for number of Listings per Agent" according to area statistics.

To find out more about EXiT Realty and an exiting career with many rewards, contact Regional Owner, Dion McCormick at 512-203-7801 or email him @ dion@exittexas.com. For more pictures click here.

EXiT Realty Central Texas Goes Green

Exit Realty Central Texas continues to contribute to the community and the greater good of our planet with their latest move to a greener advertising medium.

That's right, EXiT Realty Central Texas goes green with their new ECO-Poster Billboards throughtout the state. The switch from the traditional paper billboard advertisement will help to keep 150 million pounds of waste from going to the landfill in just one year.

The company responsible for bringing such a green friendly advertising option to businesses in Central Texas is CG Cable System. Here is an excerpt from their product line listing some of the benefits and more environmentally sensitive points of using the new vinyl poster:

"ECO-posters are 100% recyclable and better for the environment - the previous 30-sheet posters contributed about 150 million pounds annually to the nation's landfills. ECO-posters also maintain their visible integrity longer, 90 days as opposed to 30 days with the previous posters. Other benefits include:·No flagging or peeling with these single-sheet executions·No more glue and paper - the new posters attach directly to the structure ·Visual quality is comparable to vinyl executions ·Unaffected by weather"

So, as EXiT Realty Central Texas goes green with their many moves to decrease their carbon foot-print, you too can help by working with one of EXiT Realty's many highly qualified professionals who go above an beyond to improve the home lives of those living in our communities.

Off The News Wire: EXiT Realty New Century Hosting Educational Event

EXIT New Century Hosts Educational Event
Going Back To The Basics
San Antonio, Texas (Grassroots Newswire) 04/25/2009 -- Benjamin Godina, Marketing Director/REALTOR® from EXIT New Century Realty and Business Partners in San Antonio hosted yet another Homebuyer Seminar on April 25, 2009 at Champions School of Real Estate. A special thanks to Kim Dydalewicz - Campus Manager, Christina Castillo - Career Counselor and Lori Rodriguez - Career Counselor for providing such a wonderful atmosphere setting and extending service above and beyond. Our presentation included Mortgage Lending/Refinancing, Homeowners/Life Insurance, City of San Antonio Home Buying Initiative Programs, Credit Restoration/Repair and Real Estate buying and selling in any market. Our audience understood after our positive presentation and education of our services that today's market is just a mere blur. "Education and training is vital to our buying process and this service was truly a benefit to my next step. They made me feel very comfortable with answers that made sense. I recommend them to any First Time Homebuyer," says Ramfis Monzon who is actively looking to buy his first dream home. Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work, says Benjamin Godina - Marketing Director/REALTOR® with EXIT New Century Realty.

A special thanks to Yvonne Godina with Castle & Cooke Mortgage (210) 451-7333, Jose Diaz with Farmers Insurance Group (210) 213-9974, Elsa Avitia with Mission Title (210) 734-3500, Corey Dukes with Elite Credit Restoration (210) 858-9282, Raul Ortiz with All Foundation Repair (210) 421-5316 and Penny Dawn with "A" Team Appraisal. We are ready to provide professional service and commitment to any business associate. Call Us. EXIT New Century Realty of San Antonio is a franchise member of Southwest Central Division. The EXIT Formula provides sales associates a chance to earn a combination of residual income over and above their own transactions and an enhanced retirement and beneficiary benefit; all of which have been unheard of in the real estate industry until now.
For more information about EXIT New Century Realty, please call 210-340-2060. EXIT New Century Realty is located at 5152 Fredericksburg Rd.,Suite 200, San Antonio, Texas 78229.

Best Boot Camp Training So Far

Alex Szinegh and the Exit Realty Central Texas agents who attended his intensive three day Boot Camp Training in San Antonio agree. It was the best Boot Camp Training in our region so far.

Attendees were once again reinforced with the reasons why they are EXiT associates. Quality training programs with world-class educators experienced in a life-long successful real estate career like Alex Szinegh don't come to all agents at all brokerages.

EXiT Realty Central Texas is constantly offering and making available to their associates training and coaching opportunities on all levels. Our professionals here are truly able to further their careers by furthering their knowledge and skills.

For more information about training and coaching programs contact Dion McCormick at 512-203-7804 or dion@exittexas.com

Off The News Wire: EXiT Realty Homevets is Growing

Killeen, Texas (Grassroots Newswire) April 24, 2009 -- Exit Homevets Realty kicks off billboard campaign. In celebration of their continued growth in this real estate market, Exit Homevets Realty kicked off a local billboard campaign that simply states, EXIT Realty is Growing.
Despite the slow down in the housing market, Exit Homevets Realty has seen their business continue to grow. One of the biggest reasons that our company has grown over last year is that we have attracted more agents that understand real estate is a career and not a part time adventure said the broker and owner, Jose Segarra. People hiring a real estate professional to market their homes are demanding their agent to be trained and have an understanding of what is really happening in today’s market; they want a lot more than just someone who puts a For Sale sign in front of their home and enters it into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
The way we have been able to attract great agent is through the training programs that we put them through. It is a live interactive program that is taught be some of real estate's top trainers and they come to our office "Live" thorough video conferences.
To kick off what we expect to be a great year, we have started a billboard campaign with several billboards throughout the local area which simply says EXIT REALTY IS GROWING.
For more information about Exit Homevets Realty, please call 254-953-8387. Exit Homevets Realty is located at 2000 E Central Texas Expwy, Ste B, Killeen, TX 76541.

Real Estate Star Alex Szinegh in San Antonio for 3 Day Training

World Renowned top producing real estate guru and trainer, Alex Szinegh, is coming to Central Texas for three days of unprecedented training. This event hosted at Exit IH-10 Realty in San Antonio, TX promises to promote even the least experienced agents to greatness.

Alex has designed and perfected his training models to ensure that everyone who attends and actively applies his teachings will increase their revenue by at least 10% in the first three months following his boot camp style training.

Click this link to view a special video Alex Szinegh has created just for you. This is just a taste of the high calibre education and experience you will acquire via Alex's proven coaching. In fact, Alex has used what he teaches through-out his active real estate career and has continued to gross over half a million dollars in commissions every year with the techniques he will be passing on to you.

For more information or to sign up now click the link below. You can also contact Manuel Esparza @ 210-392-8483 or manuelesparza10@yahoo.com

Sign up for the Alex Szinegh Training

EXIT Regional Refresher Day 2

Day 2 for the EXIT Regional Refresher was a great day. Bob Mckinnon gave an excellent presentation to start the day. Then, he led a series of regional owners presentations to the overall group. It was fascinating to see the depth of the capabilities of the regional owners. The other aspect was the topic was the same, but the diversity of approaches was amazing.

Angel Tucker provided a training session on DISC personality analysis in the afternoon session. The only negative thing I have to say is that it was too short! Angel (playing with pain because of a broker foot) led the group in a focused discussion on the DISC attributes and the impact of them on the sales process. It was a fascinating discussion.

Christina Ireborg gave an update on Habitat For Humanity and the impact the money that EXIT Realty is pumping into that organization is having. As EXIT Realty grows, the number and frequency of the Habitat builds sponsored by EXIT is growing rapidly.

Steve and Christina Ireborg.

Tonight was a free night so Alan Dirks (EXIT Minnesota and EXIT Wisconsin) and I took a trip around the memorials in Washington. It has been a few years and I forgot how breathtaking the memorials are. The weight of history and the realization of the sacrifices of those that came before have an incredible impact. From the words of Abraham Lincoln to the Vietnam Memorial Wall.....you cannot visit here and not be affected.

I look forward to returning later this year for the convention to spend more time exploring Washington and soaking up the history of this incredible nation.

p.s. More pictures will be posted when I get back to Texas.

Regional Refresher Update

Welcome from Washington DC! I am here for the EXIT Realty April Regional Refresher. This annual event allows the regional owners to tour the facility that will be used for the EXIT annual convention later this year. This years convention will be held at the Gaylord National. This brand new facility will be perfect for our broker/owners and associates.

You should see this place. The Gaylord National is an amazing hotel. Here is a couple of shots of the lobby!

The convention is going to be a fantastic event. We also got a preview of a featured speaker. Mr. John Miller (Not our John Miller!), the author of QBQ! "The Question Behind the Question". Mr. Miller gave a fantastic presentation to the regional owners and will be at the annual convention to share his thoughts with the complete EXIT family. (Picture at top of post is Mr. Miller and yours truly!) You will not want to miss it.


Last shot of Mr. Miller, Tami and Steve. That's it for now. Day 2 tomorrow!

EXiT Realty of Lubbock: Good at House Hunting and Egg Hunting

EXIT Realty of Lubbock helped the city celebrate the Easter holiday with an egg hunt and general good time. How appropriate of an event to put on for a company whose associates are usually out doing the hunting. For houses that is.

Owner and real estate agent, Russell McGuire, commented that everyone had a great time at the egg hunt. He also remarked that their real estate market hadn't seen much of a slow down and was even in an upswing.

So, yes, even in the extremely busy world of real estate where time truly is of the essence, these agents managed to take a break while giving back more to the community than just their unprecedented real estate counsel.

You can view pictures by clicking here. Pictures provided by Ken Harlan of EXiT Realty of Lubbock.

To find out how you can become an active member in your community with your real estate career contact regional owner Dion McCormick @ dion@exittexas.com or give him a call: 512-472-3948.

EXIT New Braunfels New Office - Making Market Share Known

EXIT New Braunfels New Office - Making Market Share Known: http://www.flickr.com/photos/95292729@N00/sets/72157615591077548/

Sherry Keeble, Broker/Owner of EXiT Realty New Braunfels has known for years that her central Texas hill country location combined with the overwhelming predictions of long term growth for the area meant continued real estate momentum.

With the opening of her state of the art office in the prime growth spot of New Braunfels, TX she is making it known to all that EXiT Realty New Braunfels is best prepared to help facilitate the certain growth and long term potential this area is already seeing.

Regional Owner and CEO of EXiT Realty Central Texas, Dion McCormick commented earlier this month: “Sherry and her team have had a powerful impact on the New Braunfels market. With this new facility, they are well positioned to handle the incredible growth their team is experiencing.”

Mr. McCormick is already seeing his words ring true as Sherry has made EXiT's ability to best aide the area in future real estate fluctuations known with this move from her previous location on Castell Avenue; all the while adding agents to her team mid-move.

Likewise, the new facility is next door to one of the larger area ReMax offices. This is a bold move for obvious reasons. Considering this move for Sherry Keeble and the EXiT New Braunfels agents is a result of growth while their new neighbors are witnessing downsizing it's easy to see how this leaves EXiT Realty New Braunfels positioned to take most of the market share in the coming years.

For more information about how you can join Sherry Keeble and EXiT Realty New Braunfels or be a part of the fastest growing real estate franchise ever contact Dion McCormick at: 512-203-7801 or dion@xittexas.com

EXiT Central Texas Broker Day 2009

How do you come off a year that some are already terming as one of the worst economical years our industry has seen? That depends.

If you are with a typical old fashioned real estate company who has antiquated business models and archaic income streams then you are probably still nursing the bad feelings or scrambling to figure out what to do now. (we can help!)

If, however, you are with EXiT Realty, then your story is much different. And, if you are one of the best who happens to be an EXiT Broker/Owner in the great Central Texas Region then your story is really different.

More than 40 Broker/Owners from the EXiT Central Texas Region came together for the annual EXiT Broker Day. Regional owner and CEO, Dion McCormick brought the broker/owners from his 30+ offices together in San Marcos at the newly opened Embassy Suites Conference Center for annual awards (winners coming soon), great business brainstorming, and a chance to share in their experiences over the past year that have made them not only stay afloat in these tough times but do better!

Key Note Speaker, longtime real estate great, and general powerhouse Bob McKinnon gave a passionate and enriching presentation. He let those attending know they really are the best of the best with the most OUTSTANDING real estate company behind them and gave priceless advice that our offices will be using for years to come.

So, how do you come off one of the "worst years" ever for real estate and not be worried? Join EXiT Realty Central Texas! We promise: You'll Do Better Here! Ask us W.H.Y. (We Help You)!

Hear What They Are Saying...

Johnny Loewy was here for three blow-out days of training in Central Texas! From the multiple rallies, jet-setting schedules, and information packed sessions Central Texas Real Estate agents are not only left with tons of techniques proven to catapult their careers, they're also left wondering how he does it!

Hundreds of agents throughout our Region were able to get out and get in front of one of the TOP 50 Realtors in the NATION (out of 1.4 MILLION!) to hear not just what has made him the best of the best but how they can use this down market to make MORE money!

Thanks to Johnny Loewy, his partner Amber, and all the hard work they put into traveling the continent with the desire to teach Realtors and other industry professionals simple, sensible, career saving steps and secrets to enrich their lives and the lives of those they encounter. Click here for pictures!

Franchise Spotlight: Exit New Century Realty, San Antonio TX

As our Region has grown, with over 60 franchises sold since the inception of Exit Realty Central Texas in 2005, we have been most grateful for the individual people who make up some of the best real estate brokerages in Texas.

We will be highlighting our different successful franchises throughout the year; giving you spotlights on the best of the best in real estate. Our first Spotlight Feature is on Exit New Century Realty in San Antonio, TX.

Managing owners and partners Renee Martinez, Aaron Guzman, Chiaki Brown, and Johnny Morrow each know their speciality; which aides in the office running as a well oiled machine.

With this office surpassing their initial goals of production and staffed agents, they are setting their sights even higher. Recently recognized by the NAHREP with two agents appointed to the board of directors it's clear Exit New Century Realty is achieving that which they set out to conquer.

We are honored to work with the highly professional group at Exit New Century Realty. Stay tuned for the next spotlight on one of our top producing franchises.

How to Succeed in this Down Market: Read Here

EXIT Realty Central Texas is sponsoring 5 sales rallies throughout the Central Texas Region so real estate professionals can learn how to not only survive this down market but to thrive because of it!

ALL real estate professionals can come hear Johnny Loewy for FREE at one of the MANY Rallies. Then, sign up for his BLOWOUT TRAINING DAY and learn how to SUCCEED IN THIS DOWN MARKET.

click on HERE or HERE for a printable flyer:

In Austin Monday, February 9th:
EXIT One Realty 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CST: @ 8133 Mesa Drive, Suite 100 Austin TX 78759.
EXIT SW Jackson Properties 12:30 – 2:30: @ 7103 Oak Meadow Drive, Austin TX 78736.

In San Antonio Tuesday, February 10th:
EXIT Slater Realtors 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CST: @ 14603 Huebner Road #38, San Antonio TX 78230.
Champions School of Real Estate 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST: @ 10000 San Pedro #100, San Antonio TX 78216.
EXIT IH10 Realty 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CST: @ 9973 IH 10 W, San Antonio TX 78230.

National Trainer and Top Producer Johnny Loewy is Coming!

Central Texas is buzzing with excitement since announced that National Trainer and Top Producer Johnny Loewy is schedule to be here for three amazing days in February!

Johnny Loewy is ranked #46 out of 1.4 MILLION Realtors nationwide… part of what makes his trainings so captivating and valuable. Even as Johnny is out teaching what has propelled him to the very top of the top, he’s still out there selling and running his three active real estate offices in Florida.

EXIT Realty Central Texas in coordination with Johnny Loewy Training is sponsoring sales rallies throughout the Central Texas Region where any real estate professional can come and hear Johnny Loewy for FREE and sign up for his BLOWOUT TRAINING DAY!

Once announced we will post the details for the rallies and training day. For more details on Johnny Loewy and his trainings go to: http://www.trainwithjohnny.com/

Think Globally... Act Locally

Defining the word success is different for everyone. We all have an idea of what success means to us. When it comes to giving back to and being successful at helping add value and character to our communities, EXIT Realty has no problem defining the successes they've had so far.

On a local level, we have just participated in our first Habitat for Humanity Build in New Braunfels, TX. Sherry Keeble (Broker/Owner of Exit Realty New Braunfels) along with other Exit Realty Agents (pictured above) lead the way in getting involved. Exit Realty Central Texas is proud to be a part of the more than 10 houses Exit Realty Corp has helped build. Now, our own people are building the house instead of just selling it.

On a national company wide level, EXIT Realty has pledged over $1.5 Million to Habitat for Humanity. To participate in any charity or good cause is a success. To participate on this type of level is epic. And what better a charity for a real estate company to support than one that gives housing to those who need it the most.

For more information on how you can get involved with your local Habitat For Humanity go to: http://www.habitat.org/cd/local/

For more information on Exit Realty please contact: Dion McCormick, Regional Owner and CEO @ 512-472-3948 or go to: http://www.exittexas.com/