Your Key to a Successful Real Estate Experience
Saturday, May 4th, 2013 | Uncategorized | No Comments
What do you get when you mix together a hometown girl with a true passion for real estate, lots of positive energy, enthusiasm, and hometown knowledge? Karen Packett, a professional, full-time real estate broker!
Karen is thrilled to be part of ReMax at the Lakes! She’s looking forward to working with all those wanting to sell, relocate, or purchase in any of the Loudon, Knox, Monroe, and Roane county areas. As part of the ReMax worldwide team, Karen can also assist in finding a ReMax agent for those wanting to relocate to other areas within the United States and internationally!
Karen graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, then obtained her Masters from Tennessee Tech University. For almost 20 years, she taught high school mathematics and coached cheerleading in the area before going into real estate. She began her real estate career with Coldwell Banker, then moved to the Greg Norman golf community, Tennessee National, located in Loudon. She achieved a very successful career selling lots and homes while working at Tennessee National, wearing many hats during the start-up phase, including participation in marketing development, home shows throughout the U.S., presentations to groups of potential customers, and recruitment of several of Knoxville’s finest home builders to Tennessee National. After a successful run at Tennessee National, she left to join one of Knoxville’s Premier Developers, Schaad Companies. Her success continued within the Schaad communities as well as other Knoxville and Maryville neighborhoods. As the market turned, Karen became a Production Trainer at the B&W Y12 Nuclear Facility for almost three years while maintaining her real estate career part-time with Keller Williams. Realizing her true passion is and always has been real estate, Karen has returned full force and completely energized the real estate profession!
Karen currently lives in Lenoir City on Fort Loudon Lake where she enjoys boating, motorcycling, and hiking. She believes in utilizing current technologies, social media, and some “old school” ways to better market your home and assist buyers in making their dream home a reality. She knows that a good agent listens first and then works diligently to bring sellers and buyers together for a perfect fit. Karen is looking forward to meeting and working with you to make selling or purchasing your home a reality! Karen is confident that once you talk to her or visit her website, you’ll see all she offers to assure a successful experience, whether selling or purchasing, and want her to be your agent!
What Karen will do to make selling or finding your home a reality!
Karen knows that good communication with sellers and buyers is the key to putting people together for a successful experience, and this is her number one priority! Having lived in this area all her life, she knows all the cities, towns, communities, and builders located in and around the area.
More than 80% of buyers use the Internet to search from homes in today’s market. Internet marketing is vital in getting your property exposure and being able to reach out to a larger audience of potential buyers. Karen has an online marketing plan for all of her listings, along with traditional marketing.
Her online marketing plan for her listings always includes:
• Placement on her website – Featured on a detailed page with photo gallery and all information about your property.
• Exclusive single property website – A separate website that is completely dedicated to the online marketing of YOUR property. The site includes a tour and photo gallery of your listing along with all your property information, including map, schools, Walk Score, and weather.
• Placement on her social media networking sites – Social networking gives the ability to connect and communicate with others in a fast and efficient manner.
• Listing flyers – Designed to promote your property and entice buyers to schedule showings.
• Showing Feedback System – State-of-the-art system obtains and compiles feedback from your property showings for easy instant analysis.
• Lead Capture Management System – All leads generated from the online marketing are captured to track and maintain communication with prospective buyers.
Most listings are placed in East Tennessee’s Mountain Views and Homes and Land magazine, which offer a unique marketing addition for your property. She also makes use of virtual tours, Craigslist ads, and ActiveRain blogs for some of her listings.
Let your real estate experience be easy and less stressful. Contact Karen now for an appointment!
ReMax at the Lakes – Karen Packett
208 Lakeside Plaza
Tellico Village, TN 37774
(865) 850-2518
www.TellicoLakeAndGolfHomes.com
