Stroudsburg –
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates hired two Salespersons
for their Bushkill and Stroudsburg offices respectively.
Christian Diaz joined the Bushkill sales team and will work
from that office. Diaz, an August 2014
graduate of the Pocono Real Estate Academy took all the required courses, passed
the State exam and has been issued a Pennsylvania Salespersons’ license.
Diaz lives in East Stroudsburg with his wife, Jesenia, who
is currently attending real estate school and after completing the required
course and passing the exam and both will work together as a team. The Diaz’s are bilingual with their second language
being Spanish. Diaz is originally from
Queens, New York, where he was successfully employed as a rental agent for an
independent broker. Earlier in his
career, Diaz owned and managed delicatessens and small supermarkets prior to
his working in the real estate industry.
In the past, Diaz has volunteered as a Cub Scout Leader. Said Diaz, “I very much look forward to being
part of our Pocono Community and was very much drawn to the Wilkins team
because of their commitment to their neighborhoods.”
Said Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, “Christian is definitely the
kind of Realtor that we want. When a
gentleman dresses up in a suit and tie for a 7:00 p.m. interview, along with
his wife who will work as his administrative assistant, you’ve got to know that
we want those type persons representing us with buyers and sellers and that
they’re serious about being successful.”
Diaz was recruited by Lynn Wilklow, Sales Manager of the Bushkill
office.
Kelley Vincelli, Salesperson, has joined the company and
will work as a fulltime Realtor in their Stroudsburg office. Prior to joining Better Homes and Gardens,
Vincelli was employed by Keller Williams.
Said Christine A. Wilkins, Exec V.P./GM, who recruited Vincelli, “This
young lady wants a strong and dedicated management team to offer support, which
the Better Homes and Gardens brand does.
Furthermore, Kelley is eager to form her career in an office environment
that’s very conducive to offering one-on-one and online training and insight to
move her up to the next level of service.” The Wilkins organization prides themselves on
offering in-depth training to new and seasoned Realtors and coaching to new
recruits.
Prior to real estate, Vincelli worked six years at Staples
where she dealt with the general public on a daily basis. While always enjoying real estate, Kelley
completed the required courses online in 2013-2014 and after passing the
required examination, received her real estate license in early September 2014. Kelley is a 2007 graduate of Freedom High
School. Vincelli then attended
Northampton County Community College completing courses in General Studies,
Criminal Justice, Journalism and Psychology.
Said Vincelli, “I love the Better Homes and Gardens’ Mission
Statement where they say, ‘we love what
we do and do what we love’; that’s me.
I love real estate and now can do what I love.”
Both Realtors will shadow and be mentored by other fulltime
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates agents. Both Realtors will also be invited to attend
the free of charge online classes offered by Better Homes and Gardens Real
Estate Corporate in the Greenhouse.
Said Thomas R. Wilkins, “You couldn’t pick a better time to
get into the Real Estate business. The
market has definitely picked up. Sales
(rentals and sales) have no place to go but up.
The banks are beginning to loosen their credit requirements, the rental
market remains extremely strong—and I must make note that today’s tenant will
be tomorrow’s buyer—in my mind, there’s no better place to learn real estate
than with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.
The number of sales tools that we offer for buyers and sellers, and the
support we give to agents to educate themselves in the latest technology, how
to proactively list and sell real estate in this type of the market and to be
young enough to make real estate your career for the next 20 years, just simply
cannot be any better than with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins
& Associates. Today is the perfect
time to mold your future.”
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins &
Associates employs over 50 Realtors and expect that number to grow to 90+
Realtors and Assoc Brokers over the next 18 - 24 months. With 4 offices now in the Pocono Mountains
including Milford, Bushkill, Stroudsburg and Mt. Pocono, the Wilkins
organization is looking to further expand their offices to include upper Lehigh
Valley, Wayne County area, Lake Wallenpaupack and Scranton areas.
