Posts made by author 'Mr. Patrick Burgan, Broker'

Every day is an opportunity to experience something new, and strive to get better. The wise author and philosopher George Santayana once said, "The wisest mind has something yet to learn". This quote is a tool that should be applied every day in your life. Whether you apply it to your work life or your personal life, is completely up to you. When you are gifted another day on this planet, there are countless opportunities within those sole twenty-four hours that all contain opportunities to learn from.  Late to work today? Tomorrow, get up a earlier, start your day on a better foot and get to work early.  Already your day is headed in the right direction and you know you learned from yesterday's mistake.  This isn't to say that you won't experience bad days or miss...

Owning your own business is like taking a leap of faith for yourself and those around you. It's risky, but you take the chance because you believe in yourself and know that the outcome will be worth it. Many people view owning your own business as such a daunting and overwhelming journey. A study by Bloomberg states that 8 out of 10 businesses fail within the first year of their existence. For us at Burgan, even more than 40 years after opening our doors, we still operate with a mentality that we need to be better.  

We believe doing things right.  We believe in being transparent in everything we do and that learning from experience is the best educator.  If you are trying to start up a business or figure out a way to make your business better, this week's...

Burgan Real Estate has completed a 6-month project with the launch of their new, custom designed website for buyers and sellers in the Mahoning Valley and across the world at BurganRealEstate.com.  The new website, designed by Delta Media Group and under the consultation of their marketing firm, 898 Marketing, combines the latest technology for real estate agencies with unique social and digital content, imagery and valuable resources, all designed to deliver the same "Better with Burgan" brand experience customers have come to expect with their purchase/selling process with Burgan Real Estate.   The launch of the new online home for Burgan Real Estate comes after the company's best performing month by volume in June, as well as posting the 6^thconsecutive q...

Planning a trip is very similar to finding the right house.  Before you commit, you want to make sure you find the right place and have as much information about where you are going because, let's face it, you're going to have to live with the decision you make for you and your family.  It requires research and, while you can do it on your own, having the guidance of someone who is an expert makes the entire process better for everyone involved. Yep, choosing your home is a lot like planning a vacation and the team at Burgan is happy to have the newest member of the Burgan Bunch, Kim Sauerwein, a proven expert at both of them.  

For more than a decade, Kim Sauerwein has been a successful real estate agent in the Mahoning Valley.  A native of Columbiana and al...

Burgan Real Estate has been winning in straight sets this year when it comes to landing new agents for their Burgan Bunch. The addition of Canfield real estate agent, Jill Herock, has the area's largest independently owned real estate agency serving up aces to their clients.

A graduate of Youngstown State University, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and put it to good use immediately. Through her career, she found success in sales positions at both Hammer Corp. and with Superior Beverage Group, both in Cleveland. It wasn't until 2015 that she realized her game was better suited in a different game – real estate. She decided to acquire her P.P.S. designation and enter into real estate, landing here now, at the top of her game,...