Thinking of Selling? Call me… I need listings!

Leolinda Bowers
Associate Broker
Ken Meade Realty
19509 North Sunrise Boulevard
Surprise, AZ 85374

Cell 602-403-6865
Business 623-937-5701
www.LEOLINDA.com

Buying or Selling a Home
or Investment Property?
You Want Experience On Your Side

By Carisa Frisby©

When it comes to buying or selling a home, you want an experienced professional who is familiar with your area and the market; you want a multi-faceted agent who takes pride in what they are listing and showing as well as someone who is dedicated to their clients.

Leolinda Bowers is a year-round Arizona resident who works at the Sun City Grand office of Ken Meade Realty. In addition, she lives in Sun City Grand and owns investment properties in Sun City West. “I have been a full-time agent since December 2004 and an associate broker since December 2008,” Leolinda says. “I’m on top of the market and familiar with the area.”

Dedication to her clients, industry experience and a commitment to excellence are what sets real estate agent Leolinda Bowers apart from her competition. In 2011, Leolinda closed nearly 65 transactions from her office at Ken Meade Realty in Sun City Grand.

In 2011, Leolinda closed nearly 65 transactions — many in Sun City Grand and Sun City West, but also in Surprise, Phoenix, Glendale and Peoria. “I’ve expanded my business from the retirement communities to better service my clients who are purchasing investment properties and homes for their children,” she explains.

Leolinda has attained a Certified Real Estate Specialist (CRS) certification — a prestigious accomplishment that less than four percent of Realtors® nationwide has acquired. She also is a Certified Negotiation Expert. Her major accomplishments include:

• 2009 and 2010 Top Individual Sales Volume Producing Realtor for Ken Meade Realty

• 2007 and 2009 Ken Meade Realty Top Individual Producer in Buyers sales

• 2005 through 2010 Ken Meade Realty Top Ten Realtors

• 2005 through 2011 Multi-Million Dollar Producer

• 2006 through 2008 Recipient of President’s Round Table Award for Sales Excellence

• 2009 President’s Round Table Lifetime Membership Award for Sales Excellence

• 2010 President’s Round Table Silver Award for Sales Excellence

Leolinda is one of the leading real estate agents in her industry because of her innovative ideas brought forth by seminars, training and continual education. “The closeness and satisfaction that I receive from my customers makes all of this a worthwhile endeavor.” Another facet that Leolinda provides is professional staging and photography for MLS pictures and virtual tours which are easily accessible on her website that receives over 50,000 visits a year. She also writes several blogs to maximize her sellers’ exposure.

Utmost client satisfaction is accomplished by Leolinda’s dedication to excellence. As an Arizona Governor’s Award examiner based on the Malcolm Baldridge Award, Leolinda is extremely familiar with customer satisfaction.

Much of her business comes from referrals. “I believe my clients value me for my honesty and integrity. That gives them confidence to recommend me to others. It’s all about hard work and the joy of seeing the buyers happy when we find the right home, or the sellers financial goals attained. It’s also about not being afraid of working long hours on the clients’ behalf and doing it all over again the next day.”

Leolinda received a Bachelor’s of Science in biology and chemistry from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix in 1991. She also earned her Master’s in Business Administration with a focus on project management from Keller Graduate School of Management in 2000. Leolinda has managed some large projects with Phelps Dodge Copper Products. Hailing from Hilo, Hawaii, she is married with three grown children, two of whom reside in Arizona and her youngest in Chicago. Her husband, Woody, is a long-time Arizona resident.

Leolinda Bowers of Ken Meade Realty can be reached by phone at 602-403-6865. Her website is www.leolinda.com. Come see the virtual tours of her listings and call if you have questions about buying or listing with her. Check out her ad on the back cover to see recent home sales in the area.

With her knowledge of the West Valley and dedication to her clients, Leolinda is a great choice when you need to buy or sell a home.

Hard Work, Customer Commitment
Make the Difference
for Realtor® Leolinda Bowers
of Ken Meade Realty

By Bill Lescure©

With all the different real estate companies, and the thousands of agents working here in the West Valley, how do you select the one person to help you sell or purchase a home? People skills, like the ability to listen to and understand clients’ needs, matters. That’s for sure. Knowledge of the market matters, as do negotiating skills. Having a great network of contacts for everything from staging to mortgages to home repairs matters, too. So too does having the marketing muscle of a strong real estate organization behind you. But ultimately, whether you’re a buyer of a seller, it comes down to one crucial ingredient: Results. And that, as the saying goes, comes about from hard work — 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

It’s the work, the true joy of laboring in the real estate business, which really separates the professionals from all the rest in residential real estate. And if results matter, then I strongly suggest you consider hiring Leolinda Bowers, of Ken Meade Realty, for your next real estate transaction. In less than five years since obtaining her initial real estate license, here are just a few of Leolinda’s accomplishments, all of which are measured by results:

• 2007 Ken Meade Realty Top Individual Producer in Buyer Sales.
• 2005, 2006 and 2007 Ken Meade Realty Top Ten Realtors®.
• 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Multi-Million Dollar Producer.
• 2006, 2007 and 2008 Recipient of President’s Round Table Award for Sales Excellence.
• January 2009 Top Sales Associate for Ken Meade Realty.

This past March 19, Leolinda received a Lifetime Membership award in the President’s Round Table from the West Maricopa County Regional Association of REALTORS® (WeMAR). Her Lifetime Membership is the result of her sales volume over the past three consecutive years. It’s an accomplishment achieved by less than 1 percent of all real estate agents. After the ceremony, I asked Leolinda how she became so successful so fast.

“It’s really about hard work, and the joy I get from seeing buyers happy when I find them the right house, or sellers who get a quick and satisfying transaction at the best possible price,” she replied. “It’s about not being afraid to work 10 hours a day on behalf of my clients, then waking up to do it all over again the next day.”

When it comes to real estate transactions, results matter, and Leolinda Bowers, of Ken Meade Realty, is one Real Estate Agent who works harder to produce results.

A naturally gregarious person with a hearty laugh, Leolinda was born and raised on the Big Island in Hilo, Hawaii. She lives with her husband, Woody, in Sun City Grand, and she’s also a property owner in Sun City West. A former chemical engineer for Phelps Dodge Copper Products, Leolinda has a nose for the research it takes to know the “right price” on transactions. “I love to see what each home model is selling for, and to help clients gauge the value of location, upgrades, and other positive and negative aspects,” she says.

Leolinda works out of Ken Meade Realty’s Sun City Grand office, but she is knowledgeable about the residential market throughout the Northwest Valley. Much of her business in recent years has come from the referrals of satisfied buyers and sellers. “I couldn’t have achieved the success I’ve reached without them,” says Leolinda. “I believe they value me for my honesty, and that gives them the confidence to recommend me to others,” she notes.

In addition to her background in the sciences, Leolinda also has an MBA with a concentration in project management. This organizational skill, along with a talented team of specialists, helps her in making transactions smooth for her clients. “Project management is about processes,” notes Leolinda. “I’ve developed processes for all scenarios. I have checklists galore.”

One of her three grown children helped her develop her web site, leolinda.com, that each month receives thousands of visits. “It’s not only a great marketing assistant for my listings, but it’s also a source of news, information and community events throughout the West Valley,” she says. “Check it out, especially the virtual tours.” Leolinda is constantly striving to learn more to help her clients. An inveterate blogger, Leolinda uses the Internet to keep up with the latest news and ideas with other residential real estate professionals, here in Arizona and throughout the nation.

In 2007, she became a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), a designation achieved by less than 4 percent of all Realtors®. In 2008, she became an Associate Broker with Ken Meade Realty. “You can never know too much,” she adds. If you’re planning to buy or sell real estate soon, plan to put Leolinda Bowers of Ken Meade Realty on your list of prospective agents. Because results matter.

You can reach Leolinda in many ways. Her direct cell phone number is (602) 403-6865. Her office number is (623) 937-5701. You can also reach her via email: REALTOR@leolinda.com. See the back cover of this issue of the Grand Season for more information on her featured homes and recent home sales data.