Tara Carroll of Compass

Get up. Work hard. Fail. Stand back up. Face it again. Do a little better. Fail again. Get back up. Do better. Repeat. Repeat until you succeed.
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By all means I am not the most successful agent, but we’re only in competition with ourselves. In 2021, I outsold myself by $2.4 million this year & reached my goal to hit $10m in sales which is success enough for me.
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Now that’s how you close out a year! 2 homes under contract today to close out my 2021…maybe this 2 for 2 is a sign of good things to come in 2022!
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Congrats to my both of my clients as they both sold homes in New Haven & New London, CT to head down south for the next chapters in their journey!
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Under Contract and Under List Price!?!? In a sellers market?!?! Yup, my clients had their eye on this home and snagged it before another buyer came in with an offer! You snooze you lose…Congrats to my clients on finding their forever home!
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NO bidding war, NO highest and best deadline & UNDER CONTRACT by 8pm on day 2. My clients and I put together a game plan to get under contract without a bidding war & it worked! Offer was accepted and ALL showings were cancelled! So excited for my clients and their little family of 3 to start life in Connecticut!
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& closed!!! for my client who is overseas in Ethiopia! Somehow with my client in a different time zone ahead of me by 8 hours we put this deal together. Now when he and his family return to the states, they will be welcomed home by this amazing home that was once a barn in Litchfield county.
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Christian you were amazing to work with on this, so happy you were on the other side of this one. I’m not sure if our paths will cross again, but I hope they do
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In 2012 I started bartending at Seagar Loft, a members only cigar bar at Spencer’s Marina on the Milford Harbor. It was open for 2 months & there were maybe 15 members.
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The same year I was studying for my real estate exam for my CT license and the Seagar Loft got me thru the early tough years in real estate & for that I am always grateful. Some of the guys helped me with a business plan, took a chance on me as their agent in my early years and still to this day some are my clients. The Seagar Loft has helped me in so many ways get to where I am…
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By the time the Seagar Loft closed in 2019, I was the OG Seagar Girl & we had over 200 members. I met so many truly amazing men and women in my time working at Seagar Loft and all of us became like a family. We can all thank Joe Filanowski & Joe Sr for creating the Seagar Loft. We have 7 years of memories, happy hours, cook outs, parties & regular days. We lost some people too along the way that will never be forgotten RIP Joe Sr 🤍 & RIP Chef Larry 🤍
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Some of us are still in contact today and this year after the annual Collier Christmas party, I ended up at Seagar #2, It was my first time there & there were pieces of the OG Seagar Loft everywhere - the figurehead from a ship still hung over the original bar, liquor shelves, and the row of cigar lockers. I felt like I was back home. I walked over to the lockers to look for Joe Sr’s locker and was suprised with a locker with my name on it & that made my soul smile…I’m still apart of the Seagar Loft 🤍
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🤍 RIP Joe Sr & Chef Larry 🤍 gone, but never forgotten 🤍
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Well look who just breezed by! 23 Seabreeze Avenue is officially on the market!
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This coastal home is light & bright with an open floor plan and across from the beach…a 5 minute walk brings you to the sand and the salty sea air.
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Walk to Bonfire Grill or the newest neighborhood restaurant Oar & Oak. Village Bistro is up the street with an amazing brunch and outdoor seating.
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LP $469,000. 2 bd 1.5 bath 1296 sf
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Link in my bio
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Presenting Muir Casa, the Sea House, on the New London Coastline!
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All you need to do is literally pack your bags…this home is in move in condition and offered FURNISHED! That’s 20 rooms, 8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, kitchen and kitchenette, dining room, living rooms, family rooms…ALL completely furnished!
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Offered for $797,000
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Link to virtual tour, photos, floor plans & disclosures is in my bio!
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Coming soon, like this weekend soon! This Stratford colonial home gives off all the early 20th century vibes…covered front porch, hardwood floors throughout, original trim, baseboards, rounded archways and original interior doors.
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When the owners purchased this home it needed TLC & they have loving cared for and updated this home… they gave this home a new lease on life and it shows.
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Offered for $294,900
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Coming soon, like this weekend soon! This Stratford colonial home gives off all the early 20th century vibes…covered front porch, hardwood floors throughout, original trim, baseboards, rounded archways and original interior doors.
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When the owners purchased this home it needed TLC & they have loving cared for and updated this home… they gave this home a new lease on life and it shows.
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Offered for $294,900
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And just like that, this storybook cottage is under contract and waiting for its next chapter with new owners!
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The lucky buyers will be restoring this early 20th century cottage and preserving a piece of history…Thank you❤️
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New to the Market in Oronoque Village where the streets are the names of American Indian Tribes and the Units are named after Poets.
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This Expanded Whittier is the most sought after condominium in the complex & set on one of the most ideal locations within Oronoque Village on the 18th hole of the Oronoque Country Club’s Golf Course.
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2 bed - 3 bath - 2427 sf - $399,000
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We beat the backup offer and we’re Under Contract!!! What a great way to end October & start November!
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My client spotted this home when it was already under contract, but the deal fell apart to my clients luck! So my clients & I came in at the 11th Hour 🕚 to beat the back up offer!
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So excited my clients finally found the home they’ve been searching for since May 2020!
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Next comes the move from NYC to the country!
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This Halloween 🎃 let’s take a look at the Scariest👻 and Most Horrifying 🙈 Design Trends of the 20th Century
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Some of us remember and lived this…let’s just hope none of this makes a full comeback 💀
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Swipe at your own risk, you’ve been warned 👻
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Opportunity knocks! This Milford Bungalow South of the Green across from Milford Harbor has limitless potential in the hands of the right person!
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43 Rogers Avenue listed for $399,900.
4 bed / 2 bath / 1890 sf
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I love 🤍 this cute bungalow and love 🤍that my client’s offer was just accepted with NO bidding war & UNDER list price!
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This hasn’t happened since September of 2020!
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Is this the beginning of the shift away from a sellers market towards a more balanced market?
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New on the Market in Milford! 423 Oronoque Road is a storybook cottage embodying the charm of the 1930’s.
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This fixer upper has the original rounded wood front door, stone chimney, hard wood floors and trim throughout, original cabinetry in the kitchen, doors and hardware…on 3.4 acres. With a little imagination, the potential in this home is endless!
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Fall is in the air…Days are cooler, Nights are getting colder and the leaves are starting to change 🍂
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In Milford there are hiking trails for taking in the fall foliage, farms and farmers markets for pumpkins and fall vegetables and a ghost walk in downtown Milford to maybe see a spirit or 2!
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Top 25% of agents in the country? I’ll take it! Thanks Homesnap!
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Happy Anniversary Compass!!! Officially 9 years of helping people find their place in the world!
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Looking for Green Space? This fixer upper in North Stonington on 21 ACRES has so many possibilities!
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After our home search was put on hold first in 2019 because they could not find “the one” & then again in 2020 when we were forced to quaratine with a pandemic, we started looking for a home again in summer of 2021 and they found the one and are officially in their perfect family home!!!
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& oh yeah, & they won the bidding war! We weren’t the highest offer, but we had the best terms & that makes all the difference!
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Even the best laid out plans can be interrupted. My client bought this adorable home with the intention of being in Connecticut for the arrival of her new grandchild.
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But as life happens things changed for her & she was forced to sell. Luckily, she was able to make up what she had put in the home. So she walks away from the home without a loss & lucky buyers have a place to call home!
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With only 42 Days of Summer & Beach Season left, here are the 5 Best Beaches in Milford to relax, read a book and soak up the Vitamin D ☀️
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Gulf Beach offers beautiful views of Charles Island, a fishing pier, Goodies food stand and watch the boats ride in and out of Milford Harbor.
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Walnut Beach has beautiful sand, a pier to watch the sunset and stop at the Wanut Beach Creamery for amazing ice cream!
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Anchor Beach has a great walkway that wraps around to walk along the beach, a cute sandy area and a spot where the people who know jump off a rock cliff into the water at high tide (look for the 🇺🇸 )
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Silver Sands Park has a boardwalk that connects to Walnut Beach, lots of Sandy spots for a beach day and at low tide a pathway appears to walk to Charles Island.
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Woodmont Beach is located in the burough of Woodmont, beautiful sand, great place for walks and to watch a sunset.
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Thank you Wall Street Journal…So proud to be on America’s Best Real Estate Professionals List!
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& under contract! 3 offers by end of the 1st day on the market to Bidding War & UNDER CONTRACT on day 4 🙌🏼
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Under Contract & No bidding war?!?!Maybe this is a sign that things will return to the pre-COVID, no bidding war, negoatiate and possible get a house under list price times?
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Congratulations to my clients & welcome back to CT!!! My clients were lucky enough to be able to move up their time frame and snag this beautiful cape cod home!
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Through a virtual tour at the eleventh hour & a $30k over list price offer my clients won the bidding war, walked away with the home they loved…with equity in their home!
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Wishing them all the best as they start this next chapter in Connecticut!
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