Super Saleswoman She Sold Her Husband A House in 10 Minutes

Itv Jarcib S< hitad Jr AVALON She's a million dollar saleswoman, so it figures lhal Carole Yar Imrough would sell a beach front house to her husband and herself in just 10 minutes • Two years ago. while she'was selling houses prohfirally in .a tough real estate market. Mis Yarborough, her husband. Krnest and their two children, were residing in a five bedroom, three bath house on the .inlet In the course of her work, Mrs YarboroughVame'ocrnss a six month old ocean front house on the nbr them fbciof Avalon Drive that was up for sale She coaxed her husband to take a look at the nine room, two and one hajf bath house i fell in love with it right away. " she said, 'but my husband said he wasn't sure In Hr minutes I changed his mind and we bought tin- house " 111K TWOSTOKY IIOI'SK. which offers a panoramic view of the South Jersey coastline and from which at night can be

seen the Goldeh Nugget hotel c asino in Atlantic City, consists of living and dining rooms, a kitcheh. a family room, a powder room, utility room, a deck and one car garage and upstairs three- bedrooms, a study.’ two baths and another deck The furnishings are traditional and there are two fin-places . VVc like ‘it . because the house is delightful in the summer and cozy' in the winter.'' said Mrs Yarborough The house is so designed that imthe sum rher it can easily woo the- ocean breezes into its spacious rooms' Sliding glass doors separate two decks on the upper and lower levels and.windows are in abundance around the house So. tno, is the house easily adaptable to winter living The two fireplaces add to the warmth of the gas heated home and the orange- carpeting in the living room and dining room provides a cheerful contrast to the cold grayness of the winter months ACQUISITION OK THE house parallels

the personal success stories of Mr and Mrs Yarborough He is a native of Linwood and his wife of Wynnewood, Pa Like many seashore romances, theirs started in the summer in Ocean City where fhey met while she was working as a waitress and he as a short order cook. They were married in 1964 and lived in Pennsylvania until 1975 when Yarborough's feet itched for the sand-and they moved to Avalon Yarborough had been "an insurance broker in Pennsylvania and his wife a history teacher lie is a graduate of Moravian College and she earned her bachelor's degree at East Stroudsburg and her master's at West Chester College When he couldn't resist the magnetism of the seashore. Yarborough obtained employent as a salesman for the Cape Insuralha- Center of North Wildwood Two monthsl ago he became president of the impany ife'scise was just as meteoric Two ago she began selling real estate for ifudanich Realty, Inc of Avalon In the ’ first year the former high school history teacher sold a million dollars worth of real estate (13 transactions of which several

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were small ranch houses) and this year she already has sold $750,000 in properties She hopes to reach her second million by the end of September WHAT IS THE secret of her success? For one thing, her father was an insurance broker and she inherited some off his salemabship qualities Some of hernrospective buyers are from the Philadelphia Main Line, where Mrs Yarborough ha4 her roots, and she is able to relate to them ' ' And I enjoy what I'm doing.'' she adds "I don't pressure people either ‘ , - In addition to selling real estate and rais- . ing a family. Mrs Yarborough spends her spare time on the tennis Tourt She is a skilled player and won the women's competition at the New Jersey Agents Convention at (Jrossinger's in the Catskills. "My husband's very good. too. but'he didn't win a prize. ' she said with a smile Mr. and Mrs Yarbprough have a son. Krnip. III. who is nine, and a daughter. Tracey. 14. who is an accomplished equestrian The walls of’her bedroom are coverd with ribbons she has won in horse shows She owns a Seven-year-old pony. “Pebbles."

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