The SIX FACES OF LIZ...vs the three faces of Eve :)

On a dive boat geared up and ready to jump into the tropical waters of Bali!  An avid scuba diver since 1978, I've been to most of the premiere dive spots world wide. From Galapagos Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia,Thailand, Palau, Costa Rico, British Virgin Islands, Cozumel, Cayman, Belize, and just about everywhere else in the Caribbean.  Diving is my passion, and it is one of the only times I totally am "IN THE MOMENT"! I don't think about selling REAL ESTATE, whats going on with my sellers and buyers, or anything else for that matter except the total experience I am having underwater, it's an incredible feeling.

 What I am in search of...and bingo, got the shot, a pair of  Nudie's  mating :)  I don't show my fist attempts of underwater  photography...it's kinda like a first biog...only much worse!  Like everything in life, with lots of practice, your skills improve.             

                       A school of fish with a sunlight halo, Bali

A picture of me with my REAL ESTATE SOLD by LIZ CARTER sign taken 20 years ago in Roatan, off the cost of Honduras.  For some reason I decided it would be kinda cool to take this shoot.  Then when I got back I came up with the tag line I've used for 20+ years in all my ads.  "Before you dive into buying or selling a home...talk to someone who knows the waters."  People call from KATY, HOUSTON, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS and other areas i SELL REAL ESTATE IN and ask to talk to that REALTOR underwater, or, that lady with the goggles.              

That's me with the gun (for snakes only) at my lake house on Lake Limestone Texas, with some of my friends from Katy Texas.  It's about a 21/2 hour dive from door to door, and the blood pressure starts going down real quickly.  A great get away, and a heck of a lot closer to home that the picture on the right.  This one was taken in Africa on a photographic safari.  I think my friend Sandy and I were the only two people that our guide Craig had ever know that spend so much time and shoots of DUNG BEETLES!  We were fascinated by these little industious creatures.  The lions, elephants, leopards, giraffes, zebra, gazelles, rhinos, were pretty cool too :)   

 I'm the one in the middle :)...this was on a trip to Papua New Guinea on a combination dive trip and land trip.  We were gone for three weeks and it has to be my all time favorite trip in the world, totally fascinating place and people.  The really cool thing about this trip was while I was gone the team stepped up to the plate and even with me gone did 44 transactions in one month!  Our best month ever, FORTY FOUR HOMES SOLD IN ONE MONTH by LIZ CARTER & TEAM REALTY!  It still is our record month.

Back to reality, yes this is me too, and I am indeed fortunate since I still love what I do!  Helping people buy and sell REAL ESTATE after 32 years.  As much as I look forward to a well deserved trip, I look forward just as much to coming home.  What brought the ideal of this blog to mind was when I first started on Active Rain, I had this picture of me (bottom) on my profile and then I switched it to my underwater photo, I did'nt want anyone on ACTIVE RAIN CONFUSED...not that anyone here is :).  Justin Smith the famous tomato man savvy web guru when I ask his opinion, Justin said, "By all means use the underwater photo, it's different and gets peoples attention."  Which it has for me for many years.  Some people have told me, "it's not professional", "it has nothing to do with SELLING REAL ESTATE", "Liz no one knows it's you"  Well they all might be true statements, but it gets the phone to ring, and people remember it.  Which was the other point to this blog, BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR ADVERTIZING It PAY OFF.

 Hears to happy traveling wherever your wonder lust takes you and heres to a GREAT 08 !!!    Filled with lots of Happy BUYERS AND SELLERS, BY HAVING LOTS OF HOMES SOLD FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS ON ACTIVE RAIN!  Liz Carter.  WWW.lizcarter.com, 281-391-SOLD (7653), Liz carter & Team Realty, Katy Texas.

Liz Carter