50 Days of Leaders: For the Community

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RISMEDIA, Oct. 5, 2007-As a real estate agent, who better to help build a community, than someone who works with its residents on a daily basis? Meet Shelley Watkins, today’s Realtor on the Rise. Here, learn how she is experiencing not only great sales volume but also great satisfaction by helping her community.

Shelley Watkins
RE/MAX Affiliates
Menomonie, Wisconsin

In real estate since: 2001 Great sales: Watkins is now showing a 381% increase in volume, compared with last year. For the community: Watkins and her husband are building a full-size hockey rink with locker room facilities on their own property to provide ice time to local youth.

Shelley Watkins is devoted to her children and supports their development in sports and social activities. There is rarely a day where Watkins isn’t attending a game or event with one or both of the children, and often this requires long drives, but she still meets the demands of the real estate customer, including showings at night and early in the morning.

This year’s Realtors on the Rise winners reflect a sizeable showing of quality agents who have distinguished themselves in the real estate market.

From their impressive sales figures, to their innovative marketing strategies, to their community involvement, Real Estate magazine’s editors have chosen 50 Realtors on the Rise, selected from hundreds of candidates. We congratulate this year’s winners on stepping up, pushing forward and committing to the real estate marketplace.

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