Laurel McGarel Group

09/09/2026

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09/08/2026

⛳️ This isn’t simply golf—it’s golf with a legacy. 🌿✨

Welcome to Collier’s Reserve Country Club, one of Naples’ most distinctive private golf communities and home to an exceptional Arthur Hills-designed championship course.

🏆 What makes Collier’s Reserve extraordinary?

🌿 Recognized in 1994 as the WORLD’S FIRST Audubon International Signature Sanctuary

🥇 Achieved Gold Certification in 2017 for its continued environmental stewardship

⛳️ An 18-hole, par-72 championship course thoughtfully designed by renowned golf architect Arthur Hills

💪 Recognized as one of America’s Healthiest Clubs

🍽️ Award-winning dining, exceptional amenities and a vibrant private-club lifestyle

Set among mature trees, freshwater lakes, natural preserves and the Cocohatchee River, every round offers the rare combination of championship golf and breathtaking Old Florida beauty.

Could you picture yourself living and playing here? 🌴🏡

Contact the Laurel McGarel Group | Realty ONE Group MVP to explore available homes and discover the exceptional lifestyle of Collier’s Reserve.

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09/07/2026

🇺🇸✨ Happy Labor Day from the Laurel McGarel Group! ✨🇺🇸

Today, we celebrate the hardworking people whose dedication, talent, and determination strengthen our communities, build our businesses, and make dreams possible. 🏡💛

We are especially grateful for our incredible clients, friends, neighbors, local businesses, and professionals who make Naples and Southwest Florida such an extraordinary place to live, work, and call home.

Wishing you and your loved ones a relaxing, joyful, and safe Labor Day! 🌴☀️🇺🇸

Laurel McGarel Group | Realty ONE Group MVP
Where Luxury Real Estate Meets Strategy, Service & Success

09/03/2026

🔥 NEW LISTING IN NAPLES! 🔥

📍 681 15th St SW | Golden Gate Estates
💰 $899,000

This property checks ALL the boxes! ✅

🌴 2.73 high-and-dry acres
🏡 3 bedrooms + private office
🎬 Enormous theater/recreation room
👨‍🍳 Gigantic dream kitchen
🏊 Stunning private pool
🏠 Private 1-bedroom in-law suite
🚘 Detached garage/workshop
🚪 Two gated driveways
🚐 Room for RVs, boats, trailers and more
🔨 No wetlands—additional building potential, subject to approval

A rare opportunity offering acreage, privacy, versatility and convenience in Naples!

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Listed by Laurel McGarel Group | Realty ONE Group MVP

09/03/2026

🔥🏡 NEW LISTING | GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, NAPLES 🏡🔥

📍 681 15th Street SW, Naples, FL 34117
💰 Offered at $899,000

This property checks ALL the boxes! ✅

Set on 2.73 high-and-dry acres with no wetlands, this exceptional private estate delivers the space, freedom and flexibility that are increasingly difficult to find in Naples.

✨ PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS:

🏡 3-bedroom, 2-bath main residence
💻 Private office space
🎬 Enormous theater and recreation room
👨‍🍳 Gigantic dream kitchen with granite countertops
🛁 Beautifully renovated primary bathroom
🪵 Wood-look tile flooring—no carpet!
🏊 Stunning private pool and outdoor retreat
🏠 480-square-foot private in-law suite with 1 bedroom, 1 bath and separate entrance
🚘 26' x 16' detached garage/workshop—perfect for car storage, hobbies or a home-based business
🚪 Two separate gated driveways
🚐 Expansive brick-paver parking for RVs, boats, trailers, work vehicles and equipment
🔨 Potential for additional structures, subject to applicable zoning and permitting
🏗️ Durable metal roof designed for long-term performance
📍 Conveniently located near schools, shopping, dining and everyday essentials

Whether you need room for multigenerational living, a home-based business, car storage, recreational vehicles or simply the freedom of acreage living, this property offers an extraordinary range of possibilities.

Relax beside your private pool, entertain in the oversized recreation room, work from your dedicated office or create the property you have always envisioned—all from one incredibly versatile Naples estate. 🌴☀️

📲 Do not wait—properties offering this much usable acreage, flexibility and functionality are rare!

Call or text Laurel McGarel Group | Realty One Group MVP at 239-350-2722 to schedule your private tour.

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Laurel McGarel Group | Realty ONE Group MVP
🌐 www.LaurelMcGarelGroup.com

09/02/2026

🎤🔥 EXCITING NEWS—I’M TAKING THE ONE TALKS STAGE! 🔥🎤

I am incredibly excited and deeply honored to have been selected as a special guest speaker at Realty ONE Group’s ONE TALKS in Fort Myers on Wednesday, November 4th! 🖤💛

To be invited to share the stage with nationally recognized industry powerhouses including Craig Proctor, Ricky Carruth, Jeff Glover, Levi Lascsak and Shawn French is truly extraordinary! 🌟 I’m also thrilled to join Jeff Hiatt and my dear friend Lauren Maxwell for this unforgettable day of learning, leadership and connection. 🚀🤝

A heartfelt THANK YOU to Derek Carlson for believing in me, including me in this powerhouse lineup and inviting me to share my experience with our real estate community. Your confidence in me means more than you know! 🙏💛

Teaching, sharing strategies and helping other real estate professionals elevate their businesses has always been a passion of mine. I cannot wait to contribute, connect and learn alongside some of the very best in our industry! 🏡📈✨

📅 Wednesday, November 4, 2026
📍 Caloosa Sound Convention Center | Fort Myers
🎟️ Tickets are only $1!
👇 See the registration link in the comments!

ONE massive stage. ONE extraordinary day. ONE unforgettable opportunity. 🔥

Fort Myers—I’ll see you at ONE TALKS! 🎤🖤💛

09/02/2026

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09/01/2026

✨ Some estates are built. A select few are curated. ✨

Step inside 11617 Useppa Court, an extraordinary lakefront estate in prestigious Collier’s Reserve, offered at $3,395,000—with the rare opportunity for IMMEDIATE FULL GOLF MEMBERSHIP! ⛳️

🎥 Watch the video tour and experience:

🏡 Soaring 17-foot ceilings
🍷 Spectacular 700-bottle climate-controlled w**e room
👨‍🍳 Chef’s kitchen with premium Thermador appliances
🌴 2,700+ sq. ft. of screened outdoor living
🏊‍♀️ Resort-style pool and spa
🌅 Southern exposure with panoramic lake and preserve views
🚘 Oversized garage with golf-cart parking and automotive lift
🎉 Exceptional entertaining space for gatherings of up to 100 guests

Located in the world’s first Audubon Signature Sanctuary community, Collier’s Reserve offers championship golf, tennis, pickleball, fitness, fine dining, kayaking, boating and an exceptional Naples lifestyle.

📍 11617 Useppa Court | Naples, Florida
💰 Offered at $3,395,000

Proudly co-listed by Laurel McGarel and Laura Dier
Laurel McGarel Group | Realty ONE Group MVP.

📲 To schedule your private showing, call 239-350-2722.

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08/29/2026

🏡✨ WINNING WITH OBJECTIONS — and what an incredible room to be in! ✨🏡

When Lauren Maxwell invited us to the Maxwell Building in Naples for “Winning With Objections,” I knew to get there EARLY! 😂 I was saving seats for my team, Laura Dier and Alice Dent, and one of my brokers and dear friends, Mark Ledbetter — and it’s a good thing I did because the room was absolutely PACKED! 🔥

But what made this event so special wasn’t just Lauren standing on stage sharing 39 YEARS of mortgage experience — it was watching the ENTIRE ROOM organically participate. 🙌🏼

Agents were raising their hands, sharing real objections they hear every day, offering ideas, asking questions, laughing, learning and building on one another’s experiences. It wasn’t simply a class — it became this incredible, collaborative conversation among professionals who genuinely wanted to get BETTER. ❤️

And Lauren gave us plenty to learn from!

👑 39 years in the mortgage industry
🇺🇸 Licensed in ALL 50 states
🏡 5,271 loans closed
💰 $1.746 BILLION in closed loan volume

Those numbers don’t happen by accident. Lauren DOES THE WORK. 💪🏼

She spent hours teaching us that overcoming objections isn’t about having a clever comeback. It’s about having clear objectives, confidence, market knowledge and, most importantly, LISTENING long enough to understand what your client actually needs or what they’re truly concerned about.

And one of my biggest takeaways?

YOU NEED THE RIGHT VENDOR PARTNERS. 🤝

Our clients count on us to surround them with professionals who look for solutions when things get complicated.

That’s Lauren.

Lauren doesn’t say “NO.” She may say… “NOT YET.” 😉🔥

She digs deeper. She looks for another program. She asks another question. She finds another avenue. And with more lending programs and solutions than anyone I have ever met, that persistence can be the difference between an obstacle and a CLOSING! 🔑🏡

Lauren, thank you for pouring your knowledge into all of us — and to everyone in that packed room, thank you for making the afternoon so interactive, organic and FUN. This is what collaboration in our industry should look like! 🤍

Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep finding solutions. KEEP WINNING! 🏆

08/29/2026

🔥💰 THE MORTGAGE MAVEN — FINANCING THE WORLD ONE LOAN AT A TIME! 💰🔥

There’s a reason Lauren Maxwell is our Leading Lady of Naples! 👑🏡

As Jeff Columbia shares, Lauren has been a POWERHOUSE in the mortgage industry for 39 YEARS and with CrossCountry Mortgage since 2018. And while we’re lucky to have her right here in Naples, Lauren is licensed in ALL 50 STATES! 🇺🇸🙌

And here’s what I always tell people about Lauren:

👉 SHE. DOES. THE. WORK. 💪

Her knowledge, creativity and access to mortgage programs are truly unmatched. When others see obstacles, Lauren looks for solutions. 🎯

📊 THE STATS DON’T LIE:
🏡 5,271 loans closed
💰 $1.746 BILLION in closed loan volume
🤯 Yes… BILLION with a B!

When you need financing, you need more than someone who can quote a rate. You need someone with experience, options, relationships and the determination to GET IT DONE.

👑 Lauren Maxwell — The Mortgage Maven.
💰 Financing the world, one loan at a time!

Save this Reel 🔖, share it with someone buying a home 📲 and remember Lauren when you need a mortgage! ❤️