Fidelity National Home Warranty: Bethany Marin

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Bethany Marin felt content working as a fitness manager and personal trainer at a luxury health club, pool, and gym. She really enjoyed her job at Life Time Fitness, just outside of Chicago. Bethany never imagined that she would move hundreds of miles away from family, find a job selling home warranties, and discover her niche in life!

Bethany contributes her success with Fidelity National Home Warranty to the fact that she suits up and shows up. Bethany quips, “Showing up is half the battle!” Marin said it is the same principle as teaching fitness classes. Sometimes showing up to the gym is the hardest part. Then once you are there, it’s easy to do the work.

A home warranty contract is a binding contract in the same way that a real estate contract is binding. When there is a contract in place, the policyholder can’t do whatever they want; they have to honor the contract. At times, Bethany has to inform a client that the home warranty does not cover an item. When she does, Bethany will gladly recommend a trusted professional to complete the client’s project.

Home warranties seem like a small piece of the real estate transaction. In actuality, they help limit the liabilities of all the parties involved. It’s a win-win when the home warranty policy will cover the cost to fix something, rather than the potential buyer having to go back to the seller to ask for repairs.

Just like the auto insurance company needs to know if you actually got in a car wreck, or just wanted a new car, a home warranty company needs to know the reason for the requested change. Was your dishwasher repairable, or did you remodel your kitchen, and just wanted a new dishwasher? The first situation is covered by a home warranty. The second one has to come out of the homeowner’s budget.

Bethany truly enjoys educating agents and homeowners on how, and why, the warranty works. People often ask why a homeowner can’t just go get a new dishwasher and send the bill to their home warranty company and get reimbursed. Bethany counters with this question: can you get a new car and just send the bill to your auto insurance company?

I’m calling Fidelity National Home Warranty every few months! They’ve fixed our air conditioner, water heater, garbage disposal, garage door opener, pool pump, and washing machine, just to name a few items!”

“My family’s home was built in 1962, and I love the character,” Bethany shared. “But it seems like

A home is the biggest investment most people make in their lives, and a home warranty helps offset the cost of maintaining that investment. A home warranty covers the cost of fixing systems and appliances that break due to normal wear and tear.

Bethany started her new, rewarding career with Fidelity National Home Warranty in 2014. She loves what the company stands for. At the end of the day, Fidelity National Home Warranty always does what is best for the client, and they stand by their contract.

Bethany was intrigued. She read all the home warranty brochures cover to cover, and even created a spreadsheet comparing the companies. Bethany analyzed the data and realized that Fidelity National Home Warranty cost clients the least and gave them the most coverage. Bethany prayed about it and decided that if she was going to represent a home warranty company, she was going to choose the best one.

Bethany arrived in Corpus Christi and immediately obtained her real estate license. She continued to work as a fitness trainer while she started building her real estate business. One day, the local Fidelity National Home Warranty representative called Bethany to say she was moving away. She recommended that Bethany fill the role.

In 2007, Bethany started her career as a group fitness manager and a personal trainer at Life Time Fitness in the suburbs of Chicago. She enjoyed what she did, but while on a trip to Texas to visit relatives, Bethany met her future husband. In 2012 she moved to Corpus Christi to start a new life, but she teased her family that she gave them up in exchange for warmer weather.

“Just remember,” Bethany smiled, “A home is the biggest investment most people make in their lives, and Fidelity National Home Warranty helps offset the cost of maintaining that investment!”

Bethany teaches a couple of fitness classes each week. Bethany loves to paddle-board, play tennis, and rollerblade for fun. She also finds it enjoyable to teach TREC-approved CE classes for REALTORS®. Just give her a call!

Bethany enjoys a healthy work-life balance. When not helping homeowners or REALTORS® with home warranties, Bethany stays busy with her family. Her daughter is almost 5 and keeps Bethany on her toes.

Bethany loves supporting the Coastal Bend community. Bethany donates her time and resources in actively supporting New Life Refuge Ministries, and gets involved in as many New Life events as she can. Bethany helps out at First Baptist Church and sits on different committees for CCAR so she can stay connected with real estate agents.

act like a victim, or expect people to treat her differently. My mom never applied for disability or government aid when I was growing up. She led by example and showed me that no one has to have the mindset of a victim. She never let that define her, and I honor her for her strength.”

“I always had so much respect and admiration for my mother, and I feel I had even more respect for her as I became an adult,” shared Bethany proudly. “She didn’t ever

Bethany got her unstoppable attitude from her mother, who contracted polio when she was vaccinated at 8 months old. Bethany’s mom didn’t seek pity or feel sorry for herself. She just lived her life like a normal person, even though she had to wear a brace her whole life. Bethany never thought of her mom as having a disability because her mom never acted like she was unable to do things. She did everything that everyone else did; sometimes, she just did them at a slower pace. Bethany would answer the questions her friends asked, but she never drew attention to her mother’s brace.

When Bethany took over Fidelity National Home Warranty, she was still new to Corpus Christi and had to get creative in order to meet new agents. Bethany would attend open houses on Sundays and bring agents a snack just to introduce herself. Bethany went from no sales, when she took over the position, to being a gold producer. Part of that is because she continued to be persistent. Other home warranty agents come and go, but Bethany didn’t leave just because things weren’t easy.

“As a Home Warranty Representative, I try to get in front of agents as often as I can,” explained Bethany. “If I can’t get in front of agents at their offices, I plan events to get them to come to me. I have done REALTOR® bus trips, pedicure-and-learn CE classes, headshot events, and other things to add value to REALTORS® and continue to stay top-of-mind.”