Kara Stager Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, Pa, Us

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Mechanicsburg, Pa

Mechanicsburg, Pa

Marketing and sales of wide format printing equipment.

As the dedicated Inside Sales Account Manager for the North Texas territory duties include proactively calling out to existing customers within the portfolio to build rapport and grow sales, prospecting new accounts to add to the territory, setting discount structures or freight plans as needed to increase business and remain competitive, researching competition to discover how to gain MSC market share. This position has also involved computer skills in AS400, Microsoft Word, Excel and various in house tracking systems and sales reporting programs. Success in this position has been shown by meeting these company productivity and sales goals.

Completed loan officer education and obtained licensure April of 2010 after joining the Home National Mortgage / Select Funding team. Select Funding left Home National for Equity Loans LLC in May 2010 and then changed to E Mortgage Management September of 2010. The position and employers stayed the same throughout these transitions – only the parent company changed. Duties include building relationships with Realtors and other business professionals to solicit referral business, marketing and promotion through phone calls, visits, mailers and other forms of advertising, preparing financial flyers, originating loans, collecting conditions, attending settlements, and after closing customer follow up. Duties also involved helping in our processing department to open, process, and clear loans for closing. These tasks involved calls, working direct with loan officers and clients, uploading conditions to underwriters and creating spread sheets and follow up reports.

This position was set up as an in home sales manager with a Builder Owner real estate license. Oakwood builds mainly scattered sites and small subdivisions with an emphasis on spec style construction. Sales are done primarily with phone driven leads. Responsibilities include answering sales calls, handling showings, buyer education with relation to financing and purchase details, buyer follow up, CMA research, selecting options and home features, all advertising, as well as multi-list inputting and updates. The position was also quickly expanded into land acquisition including researching property through tax maps, letters, calls, and multi list searches, in addition to all due diligence research, market studies, shopping any potential competition, permitting, and handling various land related issues such as variances and title defects. Other duties have also included decorating of model homes, handling the selection and purchase of model home furniture. Over the last year or two there has been an increasing emphasis on financing in this position including pulling credit, evaluating potential buyers loan eligibility and option, completing loan applications, submitting loan packages, dealing direct with USDA on loan approvals as well as some credit counseling and constant follow up.

Dillsburg, Pa

Holly HillsA single family home community in the Northern York School District. Took over management of this community April 2006 through February 2007. Sold 27 homes in 11 months.Real estate License was converted to Builder Owner Status. New home sales responsibilities involved covering all open house hours, maintaining the model, preparing all promotional material, meeting and greeting potential buyers, following up and continuing communication with all guest and customers, tracking the success of our marketing, preparing quarterly market studies and setting the sales pace. Other duties involved educating buyers on financing, handling initial pre-qualification and introduction to our lending company, preparing all purchase agreements, handling all structural option selection, reviewing blue prints with buyers, continued weekly follow up, handling all buyer concerns through settlement and attending closing on behalf of the builder for Berks and attending the New Home Orientations for Lennar. Also handled the planning and hosting of community events and was responsible for pursuing cooperating Brokers and agents through in office sales presentations, emails and flyers. Meeting schedules involved weekly community reviews with the site superintendent and with management.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

Attended schooling and obtained a Real Estate License November 2003. Joined Realty Select January of 2002. Responsibilities as a resale agent included pursuing, representing, and educating Buyers and Sellers. Self promotion and community outreach in order to establish a strong client base. Prepared Comparative Market Analysis’ in order to determine the value for each listing. Handled all paper work, marketing, negotiating and closing details throughout the selling process. Worked with Buyers to qualify them financially and then worked to find them a home which best met their needs. Buyer responsibilities also included the preparation and presentation of all contracts, negotiating all terms, handling of objections, setting inspections and gently leading them through to settlement. Computer literate with knowledge of the Flex Multilist system as well as the Central Penn Multi list and RAYAC, Microsoft Word and Excel. Experienced in the real estate markets of Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, and York County. Joined the Realty Select new construction team in March of 2003 and began working onsite for the affiliated builder, Berks Homes:Newport Square A single family home Community in the Warwick School District. Came in as a secondary agent to this site and quickly took over. Cleaned up several problem transactions and single handedly sold out the community. Sold 30 homes within an 8 month time period. The Crossings at Rocky Springs A condominium community in the Lampeter Strasburg School District. Brought in to turn around a sales slump. Set a fast moving sales pace with 32 personal sales in 6 months.Arbor Greene A single family home community in the Palmyra School District. Both Realty Select and Berks Homes were new to this area. Opened the community November 2004 and personally managed through the end of May 2006. Sold 41 homes.