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Knock, Knock, Knock and other things you don't expect to hear half way through an inspection
Todd Clark (Broker) (503)524-9494 (Beaverton, Oregon Real Estate Expert) (Palazzo Realty Group)
By Todd Clark (Broker/Sales Coach) 503-524-9494 I have to say this ended up being on great inspection and it ended up with my buyer not asking for a thing to be repaired, well because the stuff was just things like light switches that…
Tweeking Your Blog To Get From OK To Awesome
Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors)
When I'm sitting watching Private Practice tonight, I'll have my little MacBook Air on my lap sifting through blogs, especially blogs from people I don't know. It's part of the fun of writing my weekly summaries. And I've noticed many that blogs…
No directional signs allowed!!??!
Roy Sanborn --Lakes Region of New Hampshire (Roche Realty Group)
Sign of the times… There was an article in our local newspaper about a proposed sign ordinance in the Town of Gilford of NH that could possibly eliminate the placement of real estate directional signs on street corners Being a REALTOR©, it…
Hijacking Our Professional Image
Dorie Dillard: Canyon Creek & NW Austin Living (Coldwell Banker United)
We are always told the rating of a Real Estate Agent is equal or a step below a used car salesman! How can this be? It pains me as I work hard to maintain a professional image and perceive myself as a professional. I guess perception is…
You've Got To Pick A Pocket / Advanced Kleptomania
William J Archambault Jr (The Real Estate Investment Institute )
To succeed in good times or bad you've got to pick a pocket or two! Advanced kleptomania for real estate success. Lets face facts you're not the brightest fire fly in the jar. Times are tough! It ain't easy! Buyers are liars and sellers are worse!…
Foreseeably Harder Approvals: FHA gets tough
Ken Cook, FHA Home Loans 678-439-8683
For many years home mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) have made home ownership possible for millions of home owners. During the "boom" FHA loans lost a lot of ground in the marketplace because non-conforming loans were…
How Long to Get Paid?
J. Philip Real Estate LLC Briarcliff Manor, NY
Here's one we don't often ask: When an agent has a closing, how long before they get paid their commission? The reasons I ask is this: when one of my agents brings in a check, I pay them. I know some places they wait until the check clears, but that…
I know you don't know me but...
Andrea Swiedler (Prudential Adams & Associates, REALTORS, New Milford CT)
Dear Mr. /Ms. Big Wig in the Foreclosure Department, I know you don't know me, I am a Realtor® in the very hyper local market where you have homes that you need to sell. For some reason you don't want to know me, I am not sure why that is…
Sharing A Book - Sex And Real Estate
Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows)
The first book I shared The Tipping Point, was mailed to the winner, Jeff Gingerich last week. That book was shared from Zeek. com but this book, Sex And Real Estate simply MUST be given away here on ActiveRain. Why? Because this is where…
Near the Year To Be, A Reflection On the Year That Was
Paul Slaybaugh, Scottsdale AZ Real Estate (Realty Executives)
By any measure, 2009 has been an ogre. A lineal Shrek, if you will. We probably all would have given it a miss had we heeded the decree of the Chinese calendar that it was to be the Year of the Killer Tomato. Given the chance to hit reset on the…
CHALLENGE: Write 10 Positive Predictions For 2010
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman HAWAII Relocations & Real Estate (Century 21 Liberty Homes)
It's officially the Holiday Season No matter where you are or what you're doing everyone is celebrating with Christmas lights strung, trees already up and presents that are starting to accumulate under the tree. I usually have a contest for the…
Real Estate Prospecting - Turning Cheese into Soul - Newsletters, Part Deux
Jennifer Allan, Author of Sell with Soul (Sell with Soul)
In yesterday's installment of the Cheese to Soul series, I commented that I might have half a dozen posts in me about how to create an effective newsletter Fortunately, or unfortunately, that might actually be true. We'll see how far I get today…
The radon gas - deal killer
Steve Loynd, Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., Loon Mt, NH.
Three deals dead in three months due to radon. This odorless, invisible gas that as far as I can tell can't be unequivocally linked to health issues has done another deal in. I live and sell properties in the Granite State (New Hampshire)…
THE NEW AGENT'S LAMENT, "Will someone please help me?."
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate
ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL, in shoes or real estate marketing plans. Rich Jacobson reinforces in my mind the value of social networking for business generation. In his counterpoint to a post by Liz Provo Rich provides a need for balance in real…
RainCamp San Francisco California
Cathy Lee ASP, Danville, San Ramon CA (CL Design Services Home Staging)
WOW!! Brad Andersohn, with the family band, kicked off the morning with "Eye of the Tiger". We were there because things are changing and we all want to be super stars!! Here are just a few of the many tips, insights and tools I learned today…
Tiger Woods. The Apology. Your Brand.
Tom Ferry (Tom Ferry-yourcoach)
Happy Wonderful Wednesday! I want to use Tiger Woods' experience this past week to teach a very important lesson about brand management. When you screw up, (remember we all do) are you the type of person who knows how to say "I'm sorry"? Think…
South Bay-Beach Cities: The Bottom of the Real Estate Market....Are We There Yet?
Manhattan Beach CA/ e-PRO..... Kaye Thomas... (Real Estate West)
Last week those in the know seemed to be saying that the recession was over The LA Times cheered that Southern California's Vital Signs are Improving and the Southern California housing market was about to hit bottom. But toward the end of the…
Manhattan Beach-Beach Cities Real Estate: Are we headed to boring?
Manhattan Beach CA/ e-PRO..... Kaye Thomas... (Real Estate West)
Last week Curbed LA pondered that real estate may be on the way to boring They wondered if our local real estate markets have lost the frenzy we have all come to associate with buying and selling real estate in Southern California. However if the…

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