What is Your Favorite Nickname for Calgary?

We are wondering what you think is the best nickname, slang term, motto, label, catch phrase, slogan… for Calgary Alberta?

We are in the process of creating some new marketing and want your input. Once we have a number of great suggestions (which I know you have in you), if you give us a suggestion or comment on our Facebook group page we’ll do a draw for a $30 gift card to Catch Restaurant and Oyster Bar.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

In order to have your name entered into this draw that will happen at the end of this week, leave your suggestion on our Facebook Group page.

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

We Made A BIG Change

Jared Chamberlain talks about how they have made a big change in their business and shows off their new signage. The Chamberlain Group has made the change and is now working with Royal LePage Foothills. They are excited about the change and believe it will be in better interest for everyone involved.

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Hey, this is Jared Chamberlain with ChamberlainGroup.ca in the CalgaryRealEstateBlog.com.

So  I wanted to let you know that we have actually changed brokerages. As of this week, we are now with Royal LePage Foothills. There’s a couple of reasons why we did it and I just want you to show us our new signage.

So we’re actually really implementing some great stuff here. We’re using some texting, mobile marketing, all that kind of stuff. So we’re excited to be with Royal LePage Foothills and if you want to talk about why we made the switch from ReMax to Royal LePage Foothills, we’ll be glad to chat with you about that. But, you know what, we’re excited and let’s rock and roll and sell some houses. So check out our mobile pages. You can go to mpage.info/tcg. T as in tango, C as in Charlie and G as in Goat, I don’t know. Anyways, you can go there and that’s kind of our mobile page and you can kinda check us out and see where we’re at. So make it a great day guys and we’ll see you later.

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

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This is a beautiful home in Arbour Lake that you are going to fall in love with.  This home boasts an oversized heated garage, fully finished basement with 2 extra bedrooms and a well designed and laid out main and upper floor.  The main floor has a beautiful main living space with a corner gas fireplace, along with a bright and open kitchen with large windows to the backyard.  Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms with a cheater 4 piece ensuite bathroom.  The basement is fully finished with a 4 piece bathroom, open living space and two bedrooms. This home is minutes from all amenities in Crowfoot and even closer to some quality schools.

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Being a REALTOR ® Sucks!

A couple of nights ago on a late Sunday evening, I showed up at my clients house at 10:30 pm after spending the evening negotiating a deal for them. When I showed up at the door the first words from my clients mouth are “Your job SUCKS!”. Now yes, being out at 10:30 pm on a Sunday night isn’t the most exciting or ‘fun’ time to be out and about and some could say that it ’sucks’. Sometimes their are articles written about your industry that labels it as ‘rigged’ and calls clients like mine ‘ignorant’. Now I’m not saying that the industry is perfect, it’s not and there are many things that have to change for it to get better… but I digress.

Being a REALTOR ® isn’t for everyone in fact I choose to work very hard for my clients, thus I’m out driving around this beautiful city of mine at 10:30 pm on a Sunday night getting signatures.

If you have read this far, your probably waiting to read a long list of why being a REALTOR ® sucks… well, your not going to find that here.  Truth be told, Rebecca and I enjoy what we do and love meeting the people we do because of our profession.  I’ve attempted to put together a few reasons why we truly enjoy doing what we do.  This isn’t everything, but it’s a start.

1. Technology
   Now for some this may not be a legitimate reason to love something, but I truly enjoy the new gadgets and toys that we get to use and implement into our business that helps out the bottom dollar for our clients.  I was with some clients last night and we were signing a contract on my iPad and they said… and I quote… “This makes one of the most boring things about selling our house actually really fun and enjoyable”… Now I was shocked to hear that, but it’s true.  As soon as I pull out the iPad to use for signing most clients are impressed and excited to use it.

   The other part of the technology is all the online marketing and mediums that I get to use and experiment with.  This blog for example and being able to be creative with it is something I love and enjoy.  Creating videos while teaching and educating through them is a powerful tool that I truly enjoy and I hope you as a reader of this blog enjoy watching them.

2. Flexibility
   Now what do I mean by flexibility… I’m not talking that I can do stretches like Kipper or would ever attempt to do so, I’m talking about the flexibility that being in business for myself gives us the greatest flexibility as a family with a new little one.  I am a huge promotor of being an entrepreneur and love to help others find their own inner entrepreneurial spirit.  Because I know of and experience the power of being an entrepreneur every day, it’s something that if I see someone who could have it, I want to help stretch that person to become their own boss.  Being in business for ourselves allows us to set our own schedules, unless it is 10:30 pm on a Sunday night =-) … but to be frank, we can schedule holidays when we want to as we have built a solid team around us to ensure that our clients and business still runs smoothly while we are away.
3. The People
   And lastly… The People… This to me is the single biggest reason why we love what we do.  What other profession allows you to find and search out people like ourselves, who you will get along with well and become close friends with over time.  We have been sooo blessed by the clients (many are now considered good friends) that we have been given the privilege to work with.  We have been invited to countless number of weddings, Christmas parties and birthday parties and have had the honor of being invited to some of our clients most memorable experiences in their lives… and we got to be there to experience them.  Rebecca was even in a wedding of one of our clients.  We have held day old babies, helped out those that were going through tough times and have even been argued about by a couple that was getting married about who should sell their house until they realized that she knew Rebecca and he new Me… Crazy!

   “The people” is why we do this.  We get to meet someone new each week and help them find a new home where they will have some of the best times and memories of their lives.  

We are truly blessed in our business and want to thank you for that.  Every year our business grows and we receive more referrals and are able to help more and more people buy their perfect homes and sell what was their home and help them find a new place.

Like in any business their are trade off’s, and if I need to be out at 10:30 pm on a Sunday as a trade off for what we get in return for what we do… I think I can manage that!

Thank YOU!  Because of you, this is why we do what we do!

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Email Me @ Jared @ tcgroup dot ca

Jared & Rebecca

Being a REALTOR ® Sucks!

A couple of nights ago on a late Sunday evening, I showed up at my clients house at 10:30 pm after spending the evening negotiating a deal for them. When I showed up at the door the first words from my clients mouth are “Your job SUCKS!”. Now yes, being out at 10:30 pm on a Sunday night isn’t the most exciting or ‘fun’ time to be out and about and some could say that it ’sucks’. Sometimes their are articles written about your industry that labels it as ‘rigged’ and calls clients like mine ‘ignorant’. Now I’m not saying that the industry is perfect, it’s not and there are many things that have to change for it to get better… but I digress.

Being a REALTOR ® isn’t for everyone in fact I choose to work very hard for my clients, thus I’m out driving around this beautiful city of mine at 10:30 pm on a Sunday night getting signatures.

If you have read this far, your probably waiting to read a long list of why being a REALTOR ® sucks… well, your not going to find that here.  Truth be told, Rebecca and I enjoy what we do and love meeting the people we do because of our profession.  I’ve attempted to put together a few reasons why we truly enjoy doing what we do.  This isn’t everything, but it’s a start.

1. Technology
   Now for some this may not be a legitimate reason to love something, but I truly enjoy the new gadgets and toys that we get to use and implement into our business that helps out the bottom dollar for our clients.  I was with some clients last night and we were signing a contract on my iPad and they said… and I quote… “This makes one of the most boring things about selling our house actually really fun and enjoyable”… Now I was shocked to hear that, but it’s true.  As soon as I pull out the iPad to use for signing most clients are impressed and excited to use it.

   The other part of the technology is all the online marketing and mediums that I get to use and experiment with.  This blog for example and being able to be creative with it is something I love and enjoy.  Creating videos while teaching and educating through them is a powerful tool that I truly enjoy and I hope you as a reader of this blog enjoy watching them.

2. Flexibility
   Now what do I mean by flexibility… I’m not talking that I can do stretches like Kipper or would ever attempt to do so, I’m talking about the flexibility that being in business for myself gives us the greatest flexibility as a family with a new little one.  I am a huge promotor of being an entrepreneur and love to help others find their own inner entrepreneurial spirit.  Because I know of and experience the power of being an entrepreneur every day, it’s something that if I see someone who could have it, I want to help stretch that person to become their own boss.  Being in business for ourselves allows us to set our own schedules, unless it is 10:30 pm on a Sunday night =-) … but to be frank, we can schedule holidays when we want to as we have built a solid team around us to ensure that our clients and business still runs smoothly while we are away.
3. The People
   And lastly… The People… This to me is the single biggest reason why we love what we do.  What other profession allows you to find and search out people like ourselves, who you will get along with well and become close friends with over time.  We have been sooo blessed by the clients (many are now considered good friends) that we have been given the privilege to work with.  We have been invited to countless number of weddings, Christmas parties and birthday parties and have had the honor of being invited to some of our clients most memorable experiences in their lives… and we got to be there to experience them.  Rebecca was even in a wedding of one of our clients.  We have held day old babies, helped out those that were going through tough times and have even been argued about by a couple that was getting married about who should sell their house until they realized that she knew Rebecca and he new Me… Crazy!

   “The people” is why we do this.  We get to meet someone new each week and help them find a new home where they will have some of the best times and memories of their lives.  

We are truly blessed in our business and want to thank you for that.  Every year our business grows and we receive more referrals and are able to help more and more people buy their perfect homes and sell what was their home and help them find a new place.

Like in any business their are trade off’s, and if I need to be out at 10:30 pm on a Sunday as a trade off for what we get in return for what we do… I think I can manage that!

Thank YOU!  Because of you, this is why we do what we do!

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

The 4 L’s of Buying a House in Calgary

Jared Chamberlain talks about the 4 L’s of buying a house in Calgary. The four L’s are Layout, Location, Limit and ????? You’ll have to watch to find out the last one. Any comments or questions you can email Jared at Jared@tcgroup.ca.

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Hey, this is Jared Chamberlain with ChamberlainGroup.ca in the CalgaryRealEstateBlog.com.

So I want to talk to you today about the four L’s of buying a house. So we got four L’s we wanted to go through. Well I want to show you some buyers last week. we were talking about this and they came up with some great ideas. As well as for these four L’s so thank you Chad and Jaime for that.

The first L is Layout. Layout is very very very very important when you’re looking at a house. You can change your cosmetic items. For example, your carpet, your flooring, your paint, even your cabinet tree. Those things you can change but the layout of the house is very important. Do you want it open, do you want it close like a four level split. Do you want it very very separate? Do you want a bi-level, a bungalow? You know, how do you want it look. Do you want vaulted ceilings? Do you want it 8-foot or 9-foot or 10-foot ceilings? Really depends on what you’re looking for. Do you want it very modern, older that you can reno? So layout is very very important.

The second L is Location. With location, what exactly do where is it located. Is it on a boulevard? Is it on a main street? Is it on a culdesac? Is it quiet, is it noisy? Do you have planes overtop? Do you have parks around you? Do you have schools, shopping? What is around you? That is very important for just your simple living in a home. I mean there’s a livability but anyways just the livability of the home and the location of it. You want to make sure that the location is good.

The third one is Limit. What is your price limit? So if your mortgage broker approvers you for six hundred thousand, do you want to spend your whole six hundred thousand dollars or do you have a price in mind? So be very conscious of that too because you don’t want to become house poor. Where everything you put in your house is just, you just don’t have any money for anything else. If your doing your budget and you’re looking at it and you go “wow I only got three hundred dollars left after I pay my mortgage per month” to pay for food, for clothing, for everything, for utilities. Probably not gonna work. So you want to figure out what your limit is.

And the cast one is Lovability. You know, simply, do you love the house? When you walk into the house, that it have what it called a wow factor? When you walk in you go “Wow I can live here, I love it.” Is it something you can work with? something you could live within, again it’s just live and love. So the lovability of the house is very very very important as well.

So if you have questions about this, email me at jared@tcgroup.ca or you could always give us a call, 403-366-3130. That’s what I got and make it a wonderful day!

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

Save Time at the Bank

Jared Chamberlain talks about how to save time when getting a pre-approval at the bank. There are some tips that you must know… For any comments or feedback please leave them below or email Jared at jared@tcgroup.ca.

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

The Purple Train Rolls Along!

Here’s how it all ended up… The Purple Train rolls through the city of Calgary…

Naheed Nenshi is Mayor of Calgary… Congrats!

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

Buying a House in Calgary vs. Selling a Home in Calgary

Jared Chamberlain uncovers some interesting findings regarding Buying a house in Calgary versus Selling a home in Calgary. For any thoughts or feedback please leave a comment below or email Jared at Jared@tcgroup.ca

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

Cranston & Mckenzie Traffic Nightmare

Jared & Rebecca

About The Chamberlain Group:
Jared and Rebecca Chamberlain are Calgary REALTORS® who are changing how real estate is done in Calgary by utilizing online marketing and advanced tools to sell your house in Calgary faster and for far more money. They would be honored to have the chance to work with you and earn your business. ____________________________________________________

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