• 👷‍♂️ “I Can’t Get The Roofer to Call Me Back!”

• 🏈 My Friend is the New Head Football Coach!

• 🎉 Let’s Celebrate! Our Annual Client Event!

• 🏠 Check Out This Home in the Heartlands!

• 😭 This Is So Inhumane - Please Don’t

• 🐄 New Farm Store in Whitesville!

• ⬇️ Price Reduced - Adorable Cape Cod Home

• 🤯 Has AI Gone Too Far?

• 💭 Final Thoughts

• 📝 Survey Time!

👷‍♂️ “I Can’t Get The Roofer to Call Me Back!”

I’ve received a lot of calls, texts and facebook messages over the last few weeks regarding the damage that the recent hailstorm caused in our area. And my goodness…it’s a lot of damage.

I have some advice and it’s 2-part.

Part 1: Your insurance company will give you a period of time to make a claim on damage to your property from a storm. If you think you may have damage (if you see any of your neighbors getting a new roof, if your car sustained any hail damage and it was parked at your home, etc.), reach out to your insurance company to get an adjuster out to inspect for damage.

If you do NOT contact your insurance company within that window of time they give you, they will no longer cover any damages caused by that storm should you find out later that you actually did sustain damage. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

Part 2: Patience is a virtue. And patience, in this case, could save you LOTS of money and headache. If you have damage to your home and you’ve received the check from your insurance company to cover the repairs, call the contractor(s) you trust and get on their list. Let them know you’ve been paid by your insurance company (they’ll likely put you ahead of others who have not yet been paid) and then wait.

If you have damage to your roof (or any other part of your home) and it’s causing further damage to your home, let your contractor know and they’ll be happy to come out and tarp (or secure in another way) the damaged area to stop the damage from worsening.

Unless you experienced the devastation from ill-willed, ill-skilled or out-of-town contractors who knew they’d never have to see you again from the 2016 storm that caused a lot of damage to homes, you just won’t understand. I was in real estate at that time as well…and there were A LOT of homeowners who didn’t have the patience to wait for the trusted contractor. They paid an out-of-town contractor to do the work and ended up having big problems later. Many times, they weren’t aware that the work was done in a poor fashion UNTIL it was time for them to sell their home. Their buyer got a home inspection done and THAT is when the poor workmanship was found. And by then, it was too late for the homeowner to do anything about. They had no way to remedy it other than forking over the money themselves to make it right so they could sell.

Please don’t let this be you. Be patient with the contractor you trust. There’s no way that our local contractors can handle all of the work. They just can’t. There’s too much. BUT, do your due diligence. Make sure your “contractor” has a reputation of doing great work. I’ve seen some LOCAL people slap a roofing magnet on their truck and get some cheap yard signs printed up to make themselves look like professional roofers. They ARE local people, but they are NOT pros at roofing.

Get opinions from people you trust. Don’t get taken advantage of. 💙

(There are local contractors that I highly recommend. If you want my opinion, never hesitate to reach out. You can reply to this email and it’ll come to me directly.)

🏈 My Friend is the New Head Football Coach!

Do you know my friend, Quadarius (Q) Wallace?! If you don’t, you are missing OUT! He’s such a cool guy. But even more than that, he has the sweetest wife (my friend Hannah) and son who happens to be one of the cutest kids I ever did see! 😍

Q has been named Daviess County High School’s Head Football Coach! He’s so perfect for this role! Those kids are lucky to have someone with so much heart.

Congratulations, my friend! I’m so dang proud of you! 🥳

🎉 Let’s Celebrate! Our Annual Client Event!

The invitations have been mailed!

THE event of the year is just over a month away! If you are a past client of mine, you already know we do this every year & how fun it is! 🤸🏻🤸🏼‍♀️

👉🏼 In May 2015, I got into this fun industry and have met some of my most favorite people through this career choice. 🫶🏼 So every year in May, I throw a party to celebrate my anniversary with the very people who have put their trust in me & have allowed me the privilege to walk alongside them in one of their largest financial decisions of their lives. 💝

TEN YEARS!? How in the world has it been 10 years already?! Man oh man!

Each year, I rent out Elite Air for a private event so my clients and their families can have ALL the fun. The place is all ours that evening. 🙌🏼 And it’s one of my favorite things ever!!!

Past/Current clients…and anyone else who has supported me in this career…if you did NOT receive the invitation in the mail, let me know by replying to this email. 💌

There will be…

✔️ pizza
✔️ brownies (they’re SOOO good!)
✔️ drinks
✔️ fun prize giveaways
✔️ and more fun than you can handle!

If you have not yet, RSVP here to let me know if you can make it!

L O C A L B U S I N E S S O W N E R S… 👇🏼

We will be packing the building with some of the BEST, most fun people. If you’d love for me to promote your business at our Client Appreciation Event, put together a giveaway 🎁 for your business (it doesn't have to be big!) and email me at [email protected] to let me know that you want me to promote you! These prizes are displayed at the front of the building by the food for the entirety of the event. 💝 I’d love to help fellow business owners. 🫶🏼

Clients/Friends…get to stretching! It’s almost time! 😉

🏠 Check Out This Home in the Heartlands!

My newest listing in the Heartlands is a unique offering! If you’re looking for a large home in a neighborhood, but still want a good amount of privacy, this may be what you’ve been looking for!

💙 4 Bedrooms
💙 2.5 Baths
💙 XL driveway
💙 HEATED & COOLED garage
💙 Heated porcelain tile flooring
💙 2100+ sq ft
💙 Backyard with nature view

Check out the full walk-thru video on my YouTube channel! 👇 If you know anyone who may be interested, do them a favor and send this video to them. (Thank you!)

#VegaGroup #RealBroker

😭 This Is So Inhumane - Please Don’t

Isn’t that little GIF of the possum so cute?!

I know that many of you think I’m crazy with my obsession of possums. And that’s okay! 😉 I remember when I was terrified of them…and if I would’ve seen someone this obsessed with them, I would’ve thought they were crazy too!

This is more than just possums though. It’s about how we treat all animals. 👇

Last month, and with no plans of doing so when I woke up that morning, I drove an hour & 15 mins one way to take this possum to Irvington to a wildlife rehabber in hopes that her life can be saved.

There were 2 traps set out to catch a fox. This “wildlife trapper” was hired (yes paid) to trap it. He promised that his traps are HUMANE and wouldn’t harm an animal. “It would only trap them so they can be released elsewhere.” Well…a possum and a coon were trapped. The coon was released with no medical care. 😭 

We no longer have any wildlife rehabbers locally. So Steve and I tried to help this sweet girl. Once we saw infection, I knew I had to make the drive.

This sweet girl’s arm was 3 times the size of her other arm once the trap was removed. 🥺 The swelling had gone down, but her fingers stayed curled. She walks on her “fist”. 😔 She can’t defend herself or climb a tree like that.

A volunteer at the sanctuary thought her arm may need amputated. Ugh.

Do not EVER allow anyone to use any kind of trap except one where the animal gets trapped in a cage. That’s the only humane way!!!!!

I have more words for this “trapper”, but I’ll choose not to use them. 👊🏼

🐄 New Farm Store in Whitesville!

Our friends Rob & Jenny Lampkin have opened up Royal-Lampkin Feed & Farm Supply in Whitesville!

And they are having a GRAND OPENING celebration on Saturday, May 3rd beginning at 7am. They will have…

✔️ FREE hot dogs

✔️ FREE feed samples

✔️ GIVEAWAYS

And so much more!

They are located at 9950 Main Street in Whitesville. Be sure to follow their facebook page here.

I would love to see the entire community show up to support this very sweet family who is bringing something to our community that we definitely need!

⬇️ Price Reduced - Adorable Cape Cod Home

My sellers’ home located at 3150 St Ann Street has just had a price reduction! This is a 3 bedroom/1 bathroom home that’s had some recent renovations including a complete tear-out of the bathroom (walls, flooring, floor beams, etc.) some updates to the kitchen as well.

It’s over 1400 sq ft and is priced at $174,900. Has a great detached garage and sits on a nice-sized lot with tons of parking.

🎥 You can watch the video tour here.

If you know anyone who may be interested, be sure to forward this email to them!

🤯 Has AI Gone Too Far?

I’m sure you’ve used AI at some point by now, for something. Even if it was something minor or “meaningless”, chances are…you’ve at least played around with it to see what the fuss was all about.

Admittedly, I don’t use it much at all yet. I’ve played with it. It’s given me some ideas for work-related stuff. But A LOT of real estate agents use it for their descriptions for the homes they sell, etc. I don’t because I truly enjoy writing. It’s one of my favorite things!

But 👇

Did you know that AI will soon be taking your drive-thru orders at 500 Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut locations?!

It drives me crazy already when I call a place of business and it takes forever to talk to a human. And honestly, sometimes you don’t get an option to talk to a human. It’s wild to me that, in some instances, you literally have to communicate with AI the entire way. Many of us have been doing that for awhile now through the “chat windows” when trying to get help online with issues with software.

It’s kinda wild to think about how far this can and likely will go.

I’d love to know…how are you using AI in your life?

💭 Final Thoughts

It’s been a great start to the 2nd quarter! In life and in business. I’m sure blessed to have my sweet husband in the real estate business.

I hope that you had a great Easter celebration with your family. Time with loved ones is something that we will never regret. The older I get, the more I think about what regrets I will have in the future…and I try to make sure I do something about it while I can.

If you’re currently reading a good book or have visited a new place that you loved, I’d love to hear about it!

Talk soon!

❤️ Sam

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We know that it can be fun to tour homes even if you’re not ready to make a move. So we’ve put together a list of the upcoming Open Houses just in case you’d like to tour them. 👇

** This is a “live” link which means it’ll update as Open Houses are added or removed. Be sure to check back closer to the weekend!

📝 Survey Time!