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Even though I’m not a Realtor I hear about situations daily involving Internet marketing that have me scratching my head and asking myself, “Does that Realtor understand that they are running a business? And does he/she understand what a good business person ought to focus on in making solid, thoughtful decisions?”For the purposes of this post, I’ll ignore the zillions of situations where no Internet marketing is done at all and focus only on those where I wonder what the people were thinking when they decided how to market on the Internet.For me, three fundamental areas of concern emerge:1. Products and … (84 comments)
I have been an agent for about a year. Along with that, I spent another year working as an intern for an agent. Anyway, I recently graduated in May of 2007 from college and I have been working hard to grow my business. I got pretty good grades in school and I am a fairly fast learner. Everyone has been very supportive of me getting my real estate license however, times are definitely tough and many people often tell me that I got in at the wrong time. 
Look at my latest widget in my sidebar... BlogRush. it says "From The Blogosphere" at the top.
Yesterday as we left church my eldest asked if she could drive the car. She's not yet 16 and I'm just a little scared about her driving. Not because of her. She's a level headed kid. It's the other drivers in Miami I don't trust.
Sometimes we just need to walk away from a potential client, in this market where pricing and position is key to obtaining the desired results. 
First off, we want to thank everyone who has gotten on board early with our new advertising platform. The guys here at ActiveRain love being able to provide ActiveRain as an amazing platform for real estate professionals. The camaraderie and sense of community that has developed here has vastly exceeded any expectations Jon and Matt had when they crafted the idea. 
Work on 1 Hotel & Residences (website) has been delayed till early 2008 prompted by a design change and a city moratorium on heavy concrete work during the holidays.
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Every real estate agent or business owner for that matter knows that setting up streamlined systems is imperative for effective time management and ensuring that daily business operations run smoothly.
We all know that we're supposed to send out an "item of value" every month, but what happens to the item when it gets into the hands of a client? Well, I have an idea I am starting this month for buyers who have relocated to Austin. It is a a letter showing a fun place to go or thing to do. Here is a the first one:
Do you create an actual marketing plan for your listings that works? Or do you do whatever it is that the sellers ask you to do even when you know it doesn't work?
I just got off the phone from a woman who did not give me her name and did not display her caller ID.
Hope all of you had a great wekend ! Over the last several weeks I had several " Honey do,,, " things to get done around our house. The kind of things guys want to do ouirselves rather than call a professional and spend a lot of money, those kinds of things. In the course of getting several of the items started and a few of them completed I was reminded of a simple truth when it comes to this kind of thing: Having the right tool for the job means getting it done right the first time ! Now, don't … (3 comments)
So what exactly is a CORN MAZE? It's a corn field that has trails through it shaped into a maze. Visitors to a maze walk through the trails and try to find their way to the exit. In the spring, farmers plant a normal corn field. When the field reachs about knee high, it is cut, and transformed into a corn maze. It is a-mazing to trek through living walls of corn that are over 8 feet tall!!
This past Sunday, I held a Real Estate Chat on the EastSide of Ann Arbor at a beautiful, sun-filled home. To add a little excitement to the day, I LiveBlogged the event. With ten groups of attendees, it was a little hairy to keep up with welcoming folks, answering their questions and posting a continuous blog, but it was great!
Great New Lisiting!
He's wider than he is tall, but he works like a charm. Never complains, just gets down to work vacuuming every floor in the house making sure to get close to the walls as he goes. Needs absolutely no supervision either – he just does his thing and then goes home. 
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I would like to have eveybody take on the market, I see the market in certain areas coming back slowly … (1 comments)
I am continually asked, "Are the problems lenders are experiencing with the sub prime loan market going to affect our real estate market in the Baton Rouge Area?" The obvious answer is both YES and NO! YES, in that people who were marginally qualified will not be able to get a home loan easily, and NO because those same people will be able to get a home loan once they do what they need to so that their credit score will be acceptable. I am still able to find 100% financing, no document loans, and such for people who have good … (0 comments)
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