Wilkins - BHGRE Enters Distinctive Homes Collection

Stroudsburg - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates is excited to announce that beginning January 2015, they are launching the Distinctive Collection by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.  The Distinctive Collection will feature luxury estate homes and properties throughout the Poconos and Northeast Pennsylvania.

Said Christine A. Wilkins, Exec V.P./General Manager, “Our Company has been selling high-end homes for a number of years, but beginning in 2015, it’s going to become a permanent part of our promotions and expected to be a big part of our business.”  The Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, a known household name, is a lifestyle brand that promotes a certain lifestyle and it’s all part of the home that a family lives in; that buyer is looking for a lake front home, a top shelf condo or townhome, a mountain view, log style home or that golf course community home in a private gated community.

Wilkins further stated, “Just go online and visit Better Homes and Gardens Magazine.  The site is filled with Holiday planning, recipes, decorating ideas, home improvements, gardening and so much more.  The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand has gone into the luxury home market by developing the Distinctive Collection.  The Distinctive Collection by BHG has its own rich logo, one-of-a-kind stationery, champagne color and so much more.”

In mid-December 2014, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates are launching a new website.  The website will be --The friendliest site in real estate featuring the friendliest search for real estate.  “That’s sums up the new website.  The site is simple, rich, easy-to-use and is expected to be a huge success.” Wilkins stated.

The new website will be located at www.BHGwilkins.com .

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate hosts the popular TV show, Home First Home and is now nationally promoting the luxury home market for buyers and sellers through the Distinctive Collection by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.  You can view luxury homes for sale all across the United States through the BHG Distinctive Collection.   “We want to be your only Broker for Pocono luxury homes.” said Wilkins.

The Distinctive Collection can be viewed online at www.BHGwilkins.com , www.bhgrealestate.com or stop by any of the BHG Wilkins offices located in Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, Bushkill or Milford, PA.  All offices are open 7 days a week.

Wilkins “Family” Accepts Applause

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Dennis Mooney, VP/Sales Manager, Marilyn R. Lesoine, Admin Assistant; Morgan Wilkins, Tommy Wilkins, Admin Assistant, Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO; Benny Wilkins, Christine Wilkins, General Manager; Lorie Lehman, Exec VP; Patricia Blank-Toombs, VP/Sales & Rental Manager; Rosemarie Lobe-Waller, CFO; Carrie A. Ridner, Director of Property Mgmt.

Swiftwater -  The Wilkins organization which includes Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates, Wilkins & Associates—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, NEPA Management Associates, Pennsylvania First Settlement Services and Wilkins & Associates Commercial Brokers celebrated at The Garden at Desaki on June 20, 2013.  The party was to commemorate 25 years in business—2013 of the real estate and management companies.  Pennsylvania First Settlement Services was an addition to the Wilkins organization approximately 12 years ago.

The gala was attended by not only the Wilkins family, but senior management, Realtors, staff, selected guests including Rosemary Brown, State Representative, Mario Scavello, State Representative, Board of Director members of the approximately 30 associations managed by the Wilkins organization and other select guests.  Total attendance exceeded 100 persons.

The party, hosted by Desaki, featured a 10 minute video produced by George Roberts Productions which accented the beginning roots of Wilkins where Tom Wilkins bought the company from family members, the transition of the company throughout two (2) downturns in the Pocono market place, to where they are today as a leader in the northeast Pennsylvania real estate industry that includes sales, rentals, property management, maintenance and handyman services and other professional courtesies for the real estate industry that they perform on a daily basis.

Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, was presented a plaque honoring the event given to him by Christine A. Wilkins, wife and General Manager.  In addition, Wilkins, with his family and Managers on stage, received applause from those in attendance acknowledging the celebration and being a part of it.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates are located at 404 Park Avenue in Stroudsburg.  They operate three offices, the other offices located in Bushkill and Mt. Pocono.  Wilkins & Associates—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT located at 404 Park Ave, services an array of customers and clients throughout northeast Pennsylvania.  Pennsylvania First owned by the Wilkins organization is also located at the Park Ave address and provides settlement and title services for real estate transactions to a variety of customers and clients.

All offices are open 7 days per week.  Visit them online at www.wilkins1.com ;  www.nepamgmt.com ; http://www.facebook.com/WilkinsCommercialBrokers;    http://www.facebook.com/BHGWilkins

Wilkins & Associates Property Management adds new Lawn Mower

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Joseph Zaborowski (Zabo), Cramer’s Cashway, Inc.; Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, Wilkins & Associates; Scott Sebring, Cramer’s Powerhouse and Carrie Ridner, Director of Property Management, Wilkins & Associates

Stroudsburg - Wilkins & Associates—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, also known as NEPA Management Assoc, is shown here with their new Bob-Cat Walk-behind Hydro Z-Control mower purchased from Cramer’s Powerhouse.  Wilkins has expanded their Management services adding a variety of maintenance services as well.  Recently, WA-PROPERTY MANAGEMENT was retained by The Glen at Tamiment to provide lawn care, pool service, road maintenance and snow-plowing for the Association.

Under the direction of Carrie A. Ridner, Director of Property Management, the maintenance division of the company is expanding.  Said Ridner, “While we are certainly not going let Tom drive our new Bob Cat, it is a first step in the direction of providing maintenance services to not only the 30+ associations we represent but also allows us to get into the “handy-man” business with such items as painting, power-washing, lawn care and snowplowing.”

Ridner, new to the company, has 20+ years in the Property Management business as a community property manager.  Prior to joining Wilkins, she was Community Manager at Penn Estates as well as active in the Pocono Ranchlands community and formerly employed by the Village at Camelback and Wild Acres throughout her career.

The Wilkins organization, under the name NEPA Management Associates and Wilkins & Associates—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, provides management for short and long term rental properties, apartment complexes, condominium and townhome communities, property owners associations and commercial projects throughout the greater northeast Pennsylvania region.  What started over 20 years ago as one association, the Villas at Pine Hill in Mt. Pocono, today has grown into one of the largest Management companies in northeast Pennsylvania.  Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO stated, “We’re in the Property Management business to stay.  We see a tremendous opportunity in the Lehigh Valley, although it’s more competitive there (which we welcome), as well as expansion into the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Lake Wallenpaupack regions.  By adding in-house maintenance services to our menu, it opens more doors for us and we feel has a tremendous upside.”

Approximately, two years ago, Wilkins & Associates—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT offered a Bookkeeping and Fiscal Management Agreement to small and very large community associations which went over extremely well.  It’s a bookkeeping service that is very affordable and in their capacity, the Wilkins company bills and deposits the dues, accounts for the dues, pays the necessary bills for the association and reports on that activity monthly or quarterly to the Association’s Board of Directors.

Under the supervisions of Rosemarie Lobe-Waller, CFO, the program has been taking a very strong foothold in small associations.  Says Waller, “Now that same product has been redefined as a cost savings idea for the largest of associations where they can outsource the financial running of the community to a third party at a lesser cost than it may be to keep that particular part of their staff.”

The Management office at 404 Park Avenue, Stroudsburg is open 7 days a week.  They can be visited online at www.nepamgmt.com; or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WilkinsCommercialBrokers

National Recognition awarded to the Carl Maurer Team

Parsippany, NJ - The Carl Maurer Team, under the direction of Carl Maurer, Assoc Broker with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates, was awarded the Emerald Elite Award by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, LLC for having the highest level of Gross Commission Income earned and for handling the most Unit Volume of any other BHG team.  Both categories are based brand-wide, meaning all of the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate offices were included.

Joan Barton, Client Services Manager for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, LLC made the announcement at the 2013 Fusion Convention held in Las Vegas on February 5^th at the Aria Resort & Casino.  Although The Carl Maurer Team was not in attendance, the announcement was made in front of the 400+ Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brokers, managers and agents.

Said Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, “These are two very distinguished awards that The Carl Maurer Team received.  The Emerald Elite designation in units, Carl Maurer came in #1 out of all of the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchises.  His team alone had more units than any other broker.  Maurer was one of 12 teams that won Emerald Elite status in Gross Commissions Earned.”

The Carl Maurer Team is comprised of Carl Maurer, Assoc Broker, and leader of the Team; Dennis Farrelly, Realtor, the team member who locks up and secures the hundreds of foreclosures the Team handles all throughout Northeast Pennsylvania; and Caryn Centini, Realtor who acts as the buying agent for the Team and processes the hundreds of buyer inquiries the team receives on a monthly basis.

Said Carl Maurer, Leader, “The real asset of our Team is Donna Sorrentino who is Personal Assistant to The Carl Maurer Team and me personally.”  “Donna handles finances for The Carl Maurer Team which includes payments to vendors, who fix up the properties, utility companies while the property is being marketed, handling all the homeowner associations and keeping an eye on us.” Maurer chuckled.

In addition to Maurer’s awards won at the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate national level, for 2012 Maurer has consistently been a #1 producer in the Pocono Mountains Association of REALTORS as well.  Maurer, with a sales volume of $16+ million also closed 199 units in 2012.  Said Wilkins, “You have to imagine the pipeline that Carl has at any one given time; he typically has more going at one time than the top 3 Realtors have simply because of the volume that his team handles.” 

The Carl Maurer Team sells foreclosures on behalf of a number of lenders including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two best known.  The Team which was started approximately 8 years ago has grown to the point that they now one of the top producing teams in Northeast Pennsylvania when it comes to selling foreclosed properties.  The Team handles homeowner sales as well.

The Carl Maurer Team can be found on www.wilkins1.com and work from the Bushkill office.  The Bushkill office is open 7 days a week.  If you would like to receive their free HotSheet which emails you all of the foreclosures in realtime, please email Maurer at cmaurer@wilkins1.com .

For 10th Year Straight, Maurer Wins Top Gun Award

Bushkill – Carl Maurer, Associate Broker was presented with the Top Salesperson Award at the annual 2012 Awards Brunch held at Skytop Lodge. 

Maurer, leader and founder of “The Carl Maurer Team” has won this award for the past 10 years.  Members of the Maurer team include Dennis Farrelly, Realtor; Donna Sorrentino, Personal  Assistant to Carl Maurer; and Caryn Centini, Realtor.  Between them, “The Carl Maurer Team” is one of the most highly respected and successful REO teams in northeast Pennsylvania.

Said Christine A. Scrofano-Wilkins, Gen Mgr, “Carl’s team is set up like a well oiled machine.  Their listings are well taken care of and their contact with the buyers, sellers and potential investors is second to none.”

Centini, the newest member of the team, also was awarded “Rookie of the Year—2012”.

From Left to Right: Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO; Carl Maurer AB; Debbie Maurer; Christine Scrofano-Wilkins, EVP.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates operate 3 offices throughout the Pocono Mountains.  All offices are open 7 days a week and you can visit them online at www.wilkins1.com or please "Like" their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BHGWilkins.

Tom Wilkins scheduled to teach Accredited Property Management Course

Scranton - Vintage Real Estate Academy announced that Thomas R. Wilkins will teach Non-Residential Property Management, an accredited Property Management course beginning January 22^nd, 2013.  This 4 day, 30 hour accredited course will run for 4 consecutive Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The classes will be held at the Clarion Hotel, 300 Meadow Street, Scranton, PA. 

Wilkins, who is owner of Wilkins & Associates-PROPERTY MANAGEMENT and NEPA Management Associates, has been involved in the property management business for the past 20 years.  From the ground up, Wilkins successfully developed an all inclusive and diversified property management company that interfaces with his primary company Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates.

Starting in Mt. Pocono in 1989, Wilkins began his property management team with a small condominium complex in Mt. Pocono.  From that one account, he has grown the company into one of the largest and most respected management companies in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Wilkins is an accredited teacher licensed by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission as a Real Estate instructor.  This course will expose the student to the basic concepts of non-residential property management, Management Ethics, Management Agreements and income collection.  Wilkins has extensive knowledge and expertise in that field.  His blog and writings can be found in such real estate publications as RIS Media, the Pocono Record, Northeast Business Journal, Lehigh Valley Business Journal and other periodicals both on a regional and national level.  Online, Wilkins’ articles can be found on the following sites:

http://poconorealestatehappenings.blogspot.com; https://www.realtown.com/PoconoRealEstate/blog; http://www.biggerpockets.com/users/thomasrwilkins

For more information on the course, please call Robert Walker at Vintage Real Estate Academy at (888) 712-719.