Mt. Pocono – Thomas R. Wilkins,
CEO, is pleased to announce the addition of Kathy Louis, Associate Broker, to
the Better Homes and Gardens Wilkins & Associates family. A lifelong
resident of Monroe County, Louis has been a licensed realtor since 1984 and as
a broker since 1994. With more than 30 years of experience to offer clients,
customers, buyers and sellers, Louis will definitely be an asset to Wilkins
& Associates. Louis founded Kathy
Louis Real Estate in 1997 and owned and operated the business until she
recently sold the business. “Kathy sold her business and was looking for a place
to call home. While Louis had an extremely successful business, the primary
focus was REO work, and that went with her business. Kathy wanted to get out of
the REO business, which is very demanding, and into regular and higher end home
sales. Kathy is a perfect match for us,” said Wilkins. “Kathy doesn’t want the headache of owning her
own business or management. Kathy simply
wanted to get back to what she does best – list and sell homes built on 30-plus
years of being in business.”
From
1977 through 1987, Louis ran family owned Naomi Cottages, a smaller upscale
resort catering to couples and families. Louis’ duties included; advertising, management
of the resort, reservations, bookkeeping, marketing, payroll, and all other
phases of resort operations. “Naomi
Cottages was a very prestigious cottage-style resort in the Cresco/Mountainhome
area,” said Wilkins. “In its day, Naomi
Cottages was the place to be, and she ran the whole complex.”
In
addition to Louis’ real estate sales and business experience, she has an
extensive background in real estate education, and has earned two prestigious
designations – GRI, which includes taking courses GR I, II, and III; and ABR,
which stands for Accredited Buyer Representative. She facilitated four training programs –
FastStart, tech skills, buyer and brokerage workshops - for Coldwell Banker
back in the 90s that is still in use today. “With her training courses and workshop skills,
we are going to utilize Kathy in that capacity because she has the patience of
a saint,” said Wilkins. “Kathy will do
some teaching for us, which as everyone knows, the Wilkins organization is
really big on.”
When
it came time to choose a new company to work with, the choice was easy for
Louis. “I’ve known Tom Wilkins my entire real estate career. He was my first manager when I started my
full time career at Coldwell Banker Phyllis Rubin Real Estate 30 years ago in
Mount Pocono. He was new too so we all learned our way together. About four
years ago when my husband passed away, Tom and Christine came to his funeral
and were so wonderful to me. It touched me that they came,” said Louis. “About a year ago when I was thinking about
selling my company, I went to Tom and he gave me such good guidance and ideas.
I sold my company to one of my agents in May 2016, but as months went on I knew
it was time for me to move on. Tom was my first and only call. He was so
excited about me joining Better Homes and Gardens Wilkins & Associates and
welcomed me with open arms.”
Once
Louis began meeting the other agents and staff and learning all about BHG, she
realized just how welcomed she was by all and how excited she was about all BHG
has to offer. “I cannot tell you how
welcomed I felt by everyone,” said Louis. “The marketing at BHG is beyond anything I
have ever seen in my real estate career, including Coldwell Banker. I can’t
wait to share all this with my customers and clients. Superior to most for sure and I love what I
do.”
Louis
plans to teach at BHG, and get into relocation side of real estate, as well. “I
love watching agents become more knowledgeable and confident when meeting with
sellers and buyers and giving them the tools to do so. The training I’ve developed offers them the
basic skills to conduct their real estate business with confidence. This training is not only about forms, but
about how agents present themselves and their company to customers in order to
secure the business,” Louis said. “I
have never been involved in the relocation part of my business career but very
excited to learn more about it. There is
always so much to learn if we are open and remain teachable, and I am willing
to learn.”
Better
Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates has four offices in the
Pocono Mountains – Stroudsburg, Bushkill, Milford and Mount Pocono – and
handles home sales and rentals in a six county region. Starting the business in 1988 with only three
people in Mount Pocono, Wilkins has remained a leader in the Pocono real estate
industry. All offices are open seven days
a week. To learn more about Better Homes
and Gardens Wilkins & Associates, visit the website at www.BHGWilkins.com.
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