FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

My friend and mentor,Richard Flint sends me daily mind joggers.
I'm passing this on to you.
I have a poster in the office that has been an inspiration for me
for at least 20 years. (I originally hung it in the bathroom at home and brought it to the office when I started Gateway Title).
This is Richard's message on dreams......
Be thankful for dreams; they keep your
world filled with possibilities.
I’m a dreamer! Are you? Do you have a continuous
sketch pad inside you, you are constantly drawing
pictures about what you want to do with your life?
Dreams are what keep your imagination alive with
energy. Dreams create our inner spring of inspiration
that results in the momentum necessary to keep
your life moving forward with a clear direction and
the strength of sight to see beyond the turmoil that
will come. Be thankful for your dreams and use your
inner sketch pad every day.
Remember, Being thankful requires a spirit of
thankfulness.
I hope you found this inspiring.....
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!-Rachel

Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner at the Torchia Home

This has become a November ritual...
My Three daughters and I start talking about who is doing what for Thanksgiving Dinner. As usual, it will be held at our house this year. The menu is predictable, as are the assigned cooking responsibilities.
I roast the very large fresh turkey that my daughter Michelle’s neighbor raises. I fill it with my secret, made up bread and sausage stuffing recipe. This year, we drafted Renee to make the Italian wedding soup. Michelle is an ace with mashed and sweet potatoes. Although I think she and I are the only ones who eat the sweet potatoes. Suzanne is the perennial Green bean casserole queen. Doesn’t everyone serve green bean casserole with turkey?
I like to make pies from “scratch” and over the years there are the favorites. For example, Robby and Bryan and Bobby, Joel want chocolate. Joe wants Pecan and Michael goes for the pumpkin. Ashley and Alison want banana, Renee prefers coconut and Michelle and Suzanne like banana/ coconut cream mixed together! I’m the Mom so I’ll make them all with my own special flavor of LOVE baked in each one.
Every year we ask each person to say for what they are Thankful. This year, they will moan and groan like this is silly before we start as usual but as they express Thankfulness for “love of family, surviving a faltering economy, a negative biopsy report, a positive pregnancy report, a 50th anniversary, healthy babies, there is not a dry eye around the table as this brings us close and renews our Faith in the strength of family.
From our Family to Yours: Have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving
PS Does anyone want any left over pie?

Toys For Tots Box At Gateway Title

We're collecting again this year.
Please support the US MARINE'S efforts to provide Christmas for kids in our area.
New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the GATEWAY BUILDING 8748 Brecksville Rd.Brecksville, Ohio or any drop off location near you.
There is also a box at WESTERN RESERVE BANK - Brecksville, Ohio

Open your heart and buy a toy.
Thanks,
Rachel Torchia

Friday The 13th Is A Great Day!

It's not quite noon and we've had back to back closings all morning. We are so lucky to be the best part of real estate process - the closing! The buyer gets a house and the seller gets the money!
We treat them as the VIPs that they are. We love to surprise them from the "WELCOME" sign to the "lovely parting gifts"!
This morning, a REALTOR from Russell Realty came to the closing, and at another, the loan officer from Key Bank was here. I think they were pleasantly surprise when they saw how we treated them and their customers.
Aaron from Key Bank, said the closing experience at Gateway Title is legendary.
LEGENDARY! WOW!
We are confident there is no one else out there who appreciates the consumer and respects others in the real estate industry as we do at GATEWAY TITLE.
Who ever said Friday the 13th is bad luck?It certainly was'nt at GATEWAY TITLE today.

How's The Real Estate Market?

It seems I am asked that question from just about everyone, everywhere I go.
The second most asked question is: "How's your business doing"?
I don't mind those questions...
1. I'm happy to see interest in the real estate market and it is getting better!
2. It is very encouraging to find folks asking and cheering us on!
These have been a tough couple of years. Many former competitors have given up and closed their doors. Others were closed down by underwriters for lack of title insurance premium payment. I think, we in the industry never envisioned all of this would happen.
It's looking up and coming back! YEA!
I'm asked how we survived.
That answer is easy.
We have wonderful, loyal customers and community that chose us and refer others to use us for title work.
THANKS FOR ASKING... YOU'RE FANTASTIC! :)

Real Estate Booth at GO Show

We are geting ready for the Brecksville Chamber Business Expo (otherwise known as the Go Show).
It is at a new location this year which  is Saturday Oct.24th at the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center on Brecksville Rd. across from Wallings Rd. intersection. 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Halloween Goodies for the kids along with a Halloween costume parade and prizes around 1:30PM
Lots of freebies and candy for all.
We will be giving out Shelley's Delicious COOKIES and have a  FREE drawing for the book
 "OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO"
Stop by and say "HI" to Debbie -the world's best greeter and phone answerer!
 See you  there,
 Rachel ,Mike and Renee Torchia

Gotta Put the T BIRD Away


I am that crazy, silver haired lady in the “Thunderbird Blue” 2002 TBird who has the top down and the R&R music blasting every morning if the temp is over fifty degrees.

I love starting out my day feeling free and if it feels cold, I blast the heater!

I have so much fun with my TBird. As a kid I always wanted an original TBird. Like a “56 or “57. I knew that was never going to happen. I know zip about restoring cars!

Back in the year 2000, I went to the auto show and saw the proto-type of the retro TBird and fell in love with the TBird again.

I waited for it and so did a lot of other people, they were very limited in the Midwest but we found one in California (they had a lot of them- wonder why?).

It was cheaper to ship it here than pay the premium local dealers wanted so I FINALLY GOT MY TURQUOISE TBird!

I call it “my baby”. It has never seen snow and very little rain. I turned 10,000 miles last week. My office is only two miles from home so I average around 1400 a year. I wish I didn’t have to rack up any mileage so it will always be new!

I am totally irrational when it comes to my TBird. I even wash it and I’ve never washed a car before this. I like to shine it up!

Fall is here with winter right around the corner. We’ve been enjoying a brief Indian Summer. I am squeezing out as many sunny days as I can before I will be put it away to hibernate until next spring.

I’ll miss the “thumbs up” from other drivers and “Love your car” in the parking lots.

Until then, I’ll have fun - fun -fun ‘til the weather makes me put the TBird away!