A day in the life of Beatrice Knapp – Loving and understanding real estate

We meet at the Ginesta Immobilien office at Lindenstrasse 3 in Horgen, where Beatrice Knapp sits opposite me at the conference table in the meeting room. Her modern short haircut frames her charming face, which usually has a smile on it.
“After working for a management company in Zurich for 14 years, it will be 20 years on May 1, 2020, when I joined Ginesta Immobilien in Küsnacht, then still with André Ginesta,” she says vividly. “I started in the administration department, but after a year I didn’t like it anymore, so I wanted to quit. The boss didn’t like that at all. You don’t resign and stay here,” he is said to have said and offered her a job in the sales team.
From then on, her role changed step by step. Beatrice Knapp was able to develop herself and her heart for Real Estate at Ginesta. Today, the energetic and clearly structured Ms.
is responsible for sales mandates (houses and apartments) on the entire left bank of Lake Zurich.

When the world is still quiet at six in the morning, she gets up. Even before she’s in the shower, she’s thinking about the company and the tasks that need to be completed. In the kitchen, her husband has already prepared the morning power drink for her – a daily ritual. Together they discuss how the evening should be organized. Beatrice Knapp is lucky, because her husband is a top chef and a wine expert to boot. He does the shopping, cooking and tidying up the kitchen. She, on the other hand, is responsible for washing, ironing and office work.
She arrives at the office early in the morning in a motivated mood. Then she gets to work. She meticulously prepares the documents for the real estate mandates. She is disciplined and precise, and quality is her top priority. “My documents are always comprehensive and detailed; I know almost every detail,” she says competently. Beatrice Knapp knows the market, knows the prices. She observes what’s happening, exchanges ideas within the team and can also make forecasts. “My work consists of research, data and contacts with people,” she explains. Her clear goal is to bring buyers and sellers together. She leaves nothing to chance, she goes to the property well prepared and meets the prospective buyer. This is where one of Knapp’s outstanding qualities comes into play: her attentiveness. Not because mindfulness is the mantra of our time, but because it runs through all areas of her life. From dealing with and empathizing with people to cultivating relationships. Starting with the initial meeting, she builds up a relationship, feels her way towards the interested party, gathers their wishes and needs and empathizes with the person. She listens and asks questions, she conveys the property convincingly and confidently and thus gives it meaning, something that touches people. It is therefore no wonder that her success rate is high. “The highlight is then the notarization of the purchase contract at the notary’s office,” says Beatrice Knapp, “which has been very emotional in some cases.”
Beatrice takes a seat
If her husband is home before her, she calls him so that he can prepare dinner. When she arrives home, all she has to do is take a seat and the evening together begins. She has a wide range of interests, most of which she shares with her husband. Whether it’s golf, fitness, e-biking, hiking or spending time with friends. When asked what falls by the wayside with her professional commitments, she promptly replies: “Playing the piano.”

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