Kathy Schowe's Amazingly Fun Business Model

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Real Estate Agent with California Lifestyle Realty DRE# 1780607

I was fortunate to be featured by Patricia Kennedy today on ActiveRain!  She is right... it is incredible to be able to take your passion for a sport and carry it forward into a real estate career!  I look forward to reading more of Pat's posts about other ActiveRain members!

Original content by Patricia Kennedy AB95346

There are a whole lot of ways to make money in real estate, and reading a lot of blogs here on Active Rain, we can learn about a lot of them.  And I decided to write a series of posts about some of my favorites, beginning with Kathy Schowe.  

Kathy and I do have something in common.  Both of us hold real estate licenses.  But I have to say that her business model is so different than my own, and her's inspires more than a twinge of jealousy!

Kathy really loves golf.  OK, did I say really?  And it sounds like she plays a good game.  So she has found a way to combine golf and real estate with her selection of a niche market - golf course communities.

First of all, she lives in La Quinta, California, home to some of the country's finest golf courses.  And if you check out her Active Rain profile page, there is as much information about golf as there is about real estate.  So someone moving to this golf Mecca would immediately figure out that Kathy is the local expert on the golf communities in the area. 

So, this is what I admire about the way Kathy has structured her real estate practice.  

  • She incorporates her passion for golf into a passion for real estate.
  • Kathy has a huge amount of expertise when it comes to her market niche.
  • She knows how to sell both the sizzle and the steak.
  • It sounds like she really has fun with her real estate career.  

So what are your passions?  And how can you incorporate them into your business model?  

 

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Comments (8)

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Kathy, What a wonderful tribute to you and your business. Congratulations on being the first to highlighted in Pat's series.

Sep 12, 2013 01:54 PM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

Never thought much about overlapping the business model with another passion Kathy, food for thought. 

Sep 12, 2013 02:02 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, Keller Williams Fox Cities - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Congratulations on a wonderful tribute Kathy, it is great to be a golf and real estate expert in this wonderful community.

Sep 12, 2013 03:06 PM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

I remember reading your "failure" post -- the one for that contest this summer and I remember how that got you swinging into real estate!  I do love how you turned that one around!!

Sep 12, 2013 03:09 PM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216,www.JeremiahNewman.com - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Hi Kathy, I think it's just wonderful that Pat picked you for her new series of posts in the Rain. I know you certainly have a passion for golf, real estate and La Quinta, CA.

Sep 12, 2013 03:09 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Wow Kathy how cool, Congrats on being Featured! well deserved!, Endre

Sep 12, 2013 04:45 PM
Larry Lawfer
YourStories Realty Group powered by Castles Unlimited® - Newton, MA
"I listen for a living." It's all about you.

This is such an awesome post. I was speaking with a new agent in our office, one deal done and looking for more and not knowing the process he is frustrated.  He loves golf. I will share this with him and it will help him get from month 3 to month 4 of his career. Thanks for the post.

Sep 13, 2013 06:30 AM
Laura Allen, Lake Tahoe - Truckee Real Estate for Sale TahoeLauraRealEstate.com
Coldwell Banker, Tahoe City, CA (530) 414-1260 - Tahoe City, CA
Tahoe Real Estate Agent Helping Buyers and Sellers

Kathy - I have to agree with every word that was written about you!  Congrats on being a model on how to have fun and still sell a lot of real estate!

Sep 13, 2013 01:23 PM

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