The BCK Real Estate family welcomes Broker Cliff R. Gross. Cliff resides in Bradford and works in a wide area covering all of eastern Vermont along the Conneticut River.

Barre Office (802) 479-3366

Email : cgrossre@yahoo.com

www.cliftongrossrealestate.com

bckrealestate.com

A career in real estate can be very exciting and rewarding. It offers freedom and unlimited earning potential. There are many steps to starting a career in real estate. The most important is the broker you choose. We encourage you to investigate us further, and if we can answer any additional questions, please feel free to contact us.

Text me @ 802.272.8504 or email: broker@bckrealestate.com

Choosing a Broker

The road to success begins with the first step. When choosing a career in real estate, the most important decision you make is choosing the right broker. For any independent business person, success depends on what you contribute. In real estate, your contributions and investments are combined with what the real estate broker invests in you to help bring about that success.

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Better systems for making sales

There’s a right way and a wrong way to do just about anything. And if you want to do something the right way—consistently—you are going to need a system.

At BCK, we have developed proven systems for doing the three things that are most important to real estate agents:

• Generating leads
• Marketing homes
• Switching to a better, more helpful real estate company

How BCK helps you generate more leads

No real estate company does more than BCK to provide our agents with leads. In the past 12 months, BCK has delivered an average of 96 leads per agent.

How do we do it?

Our web site not only shows all BCK properties, it also shows most properties that are listed with our competitors. Since our web site is the most popular real estate web site in the region, we attract the most inquiries—both for properties listed by BCK and ones listed by someone else.

Those leads go directly to our agents. And with our LeadsNow system, leads can be easily displayed, organized and tracked.

Our 4-SALE LINE® is another source of leads for our agents. When home buyers call, they are transferred directly to a BCK Agent after hearing the property description.

The best support in real estate

Nothing happens in real estate until you are face to face with a buyer or seller. The trouble is, there are so many other things that demand your time.

BCK helps take care of those “other things.” In fact, no other real estate company does a better job giving agents the support they need.

So you will have more time to do what you do best—working with buyers and sellers. And you will have more time to enjoy life, too.

Earn a good living while enjoying a balanced life! It takes a lot more than the MLS, newspaper ads and a website to get listings. BCK is the firm of choice in Vermont real estate…built one agent and one office at a time.

Be part of something bigger by joining with the leaders in Vermont real estate to help you grow your business. We have the tools, the expertise, and the processes to empower you as an agent.

The BCK name is well recognized and appreciated by consumers and agents as evidenced by our dominant position in the local markets we serve.

This presence is fueled not only by carefully crafted image advertising but also by selective property advertising of listings and other proactive prospecting & promotional efforts.

Curious? Respond in confidence to recruiting@BCKRealEstate.com

Our mission to bring the best in professional development to the BCK Family of Companies – for the dreams of our customers, the success of our Associates and Employees, and the growth of our company.

Whether you are changing careers or a seasoned agent, BCK Real Estate
offers the support and cutting edge tools to assist you in achieving
your goals. You can benefit from our innovative marketing programs, lead
generation tools, the best available education programs, and an
entrepreneurial environment conducive to personal growth. By partnering
with the leading real estate company in central Vermont, you can put our
decades of success to work for you.

Looking for a New Broker?
We are committed to the success of our agents. See what BCK has to
offer! For a confidential conversation please Contact John Biondolillo
at (802) 479-3366 ext. 301 or John@BCKrealestate.com.

 (Killington/Rutland VT) –Louise Harrison Real Estate is pleased to announce that it has merged with Stowe Realty and the BCK Real Estate family of companies.

The office will remain at 1360 US Route 4 in Mendon, allowing BCK Real Estate to offer 9 real estate office locations conveniently located throughout Central & Northern Vermont.

 Louise Harrison Real Estate has a long and proud history in Mendon, Killington and Rutland County. Louise Harrison, Broker/Owner said, “This is the right time for our company to align with the best real estate company in the state.”

“Louise Harrison has a proven track record of delivering top-quality service to clients for many years in all kinds of market conditions. The experience and knowledge of the agents, coupled with the BCK’s tools and technology, will be a great asset to buyers and sellers in the area,” said John Biondolillo, President and CEO of BCK Real Estate.

“What appeals to the brokers we partner with is the fact that they can maintain their independence while tapping into our successful infrastructure.” said Biondolillo “When you combine the wealth of knowledge and experience that Louise Harrison brings to the table, combined with BCK’s cutting edge systems, it is a win-win for everyone – the broker, agents and their customers and clients. We are thrilled to be associated with her.”

 Marcia Biondolillo, native Vermonter and company CFO, adds, “From a business standpoint, we are able to combine budgets, marketing and advertising in a more strategic and cost-effective manner. Real estate is cyclical, and as in past mergers of this type, the local real estate market has consolidated to create new alliances with great success.”

The Company is a member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate and achieves additional international exposure through membership in such exclusive real estate networks as Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (www.LeadingRE.com) the largest network of independent residential real estate firms, with 600 members representing 5,000 offices and 150,000 associates across the U.S. and in more than 35 countries.

When it comes to home sales, the firms affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® are the best of the best. In 2011, the LeadingRE network ranked #1 in units sold and sales volume among the top 500 companies in the country, with about 75,000 more transaction sides than the closest competitor. None of the national franchises were even close, proving that you can have the best of all worlds with and Independent company like BCK.

 “We’re small enough to ensure local knowledge, local control and continued community involvement, yet large enough to provide the range of services and technologies typically associated with national companies that today’s consumer demands,” added Biondolillo.

In addition to residential home sales, BCK has a commercial division specializing in commercial & investment sales and leasing. Louise Harrison Real Estate currently offers short & long term quality rentals. One area that the company plans to emphasize is vacation rentals. BCK, through its Stowe Realty office, currently leases over 300 vacation properties in Stowe. “We enjoy matching vacationers with high quality rentals. We feel like there is a good opportunity to help Killington vacationers much like we are already doing in Stowe,” said Biondolillo.

Louise Harrison is the newest member of the BCK family which includes Stowe Realty and Quatrini Real Estate and currently offers locations in Barre, Montpelier, Morrisville, Northfield, Rochester, St. Johnsbury, Stowe, and Waterbury as well as Mendon.

BCK can trace its origin to Berg, Carmolli & Kent Real Estate Company in Barre starting in 1981. Even in today’s economic climate BCK Real Estate continues to expand and prosper. BCK opened offices in Northfield and Rochester in 2008. In 2009 it acquired Potvin Real Estate in Barre and Stowe Realty. Last year BCK acquired Quatrini Real Estate (St. Johnsbury) and All Seasons Rentals (Stowe).

 To contact Louise Harrison Real Estate, call (802) 775-9999. January 31, 2012

Deb Gradwohl

Stowe Realty continues to go above and beyond to meet the needs of agents and Consumers in today’s changing market

In keeping with its mission to develop the most valuable resources and services to assist its agents,central Vermont’s leading independent real estate brokerage, Stowe Realty (a BCK Real Estate Company) recently announced the hire of Deb Gradwohl to a new position titled Client Care Manager.  Stowe Realty provides its agents with the necessary tool so they can spend more time focusing on their clients’ needs and less time worrying about the details. By hiring Gradwohl, the company has further dedicated itself to the well-being and success of its agents in a challenging market.

From the paperwork and follow-up required in the management of listings and transactions to the coordination of personal promotion and marketing materials, Gradwohl will assist agents in the company’s Stowe and Waterbury offices in managing everything they deal with in their daily lives.  President and owner of Stowe Realty, John Biondolillo, believes that by serving the company’s agents’ needs first and foremost, the service in turn translates into the best benefit to their clients. This strategy has helped the company earn its reputation throughout the region as the model of integrity, professionalism and exceptional service.

“By hiring Deb we are doing a great service to our agents as well as our clients,” says Biondolillo.

“By associating with a quality company like Stowe Realty, agents are able to focus on marketing homes, working with buyers to find a home, negotiating contracts and making new contacts in the communities we serve.  The high level of support we offer our agents enables them to provide the finest service to our clients.”

About Stowe Realty | a BCK Real Estate Company

Beginning in 1981 with 3 agents based in Barre, VT., BCK Real Estate Company today is central Vermont’s largest independent real estate brokerage with nearly 30 real estate agents in six branches throughout the central Vermont region. BCK acquired Stowe Realty in 2009.

BCK Real Estate has a new BCK Android Application. BCK Real Estate Mobile allows you to search for MLS listings in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Northern Massachusetts.  This is just another way that BCK give both consumers and agents what they want while keeping pace with an ever changing world.

The App includes an  image gallery, detailed information, nearby listings, GPS turn by turn directions, satellite overview of the property or neighborhood, and easy contact with an agent ensure a premium experience while searching for a home.

To get the app simply click on:

http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.bckrealestate/BCK-Real-Estate-Mobile

Once again, John & Marcia Biondolillo, will be teaching brokers advanced marketing techniques and brokerage management at the 2011 Star Power National conference.  The 2011 conference will be held in San Diego next July.

Last year in Nashville, John & Marcia presented “Extreme Makeover – Brokerage Edition.”  In the presentation, they outlined how they successfully rebranded Stowe Realty and BCK Real Estate.

The only other Vermont Realtors to ever be selected as Star Power “Stars” are Nancy Jenkins & Bryan Jackson.

Download the Star Power Presentation (PDF) 1.9MB

Print advertising is still very much effective, but why should only those who are holding the publication be able to see what you are advertising? At BCK Real Estate our weekly print ads are not only posted online, but emailed out to hundreds of clients and top brokers with a little piece we like to call Tomorrow’s Ads… Today!

See for yourself.