nebraska farm broker: A Blog That All Should Check out! Kathy Streib!
- 01/08/24 09:30 AM
I have been hanging around AR for more than a decade....in and out...active and in the background...usually somewhere i between. Over the years I have managed to write a number of blogs...over 750 of them with 44 being highlighted, aka: featured. One of the reasons for this particular blog #269 is to highlight a wonderful contributor to Active Rain. Most of you reading this already follow her but maybe someone outside of AR or that inner circle will also read her blogs...which usually are fantastic and very helpful! Who is this mystery woman you ask? Why none other than the incredible Kathy Streib If you … (6 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Clearing Out the "Following" Section of my Active Rain
- 08/10/23 01:21 PM
I was looking at the folks who I was following here on Active Rain and a name came up that made zero sense to me. I could not place the person and/or why I was following their AR account. My mind was puzzled...and needed to be FREE! Of course...because I am the curious kind of guy who wants to know more...I started looking at all of those I was following. Now, I did not have a tremendous number of who I was following but that number is now down to less than 30. I tried to wrap my warpped head around the "why" should … (15 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Coffee Shops...There Is Business Inside Those Walls!
- 07/24/23 07:50 AM
IT IS A GREAT MORNING IN NEBRASKA! I am at my home away from home...my office away from my office...my favorite Coffee Shop!! Do YOU have a favorite hangout that you frequent? Where is it? Mention it in the comments...Coffee shop...restaurant...tavern, etc. Do you get business out of there? If you do not...you probably could. I frequent Kitt's Kitchen and Coffee in Kearney, NE. https://www.kittskitchen.com/ If you are ever in Kearney, stop in. The breakfast choices are phenomenal! My favorite is the Denver Omelet followed by the Fruit Bowl. The pancakes are fantastic and about 11" wide. They have many types of pastries. I would love … (10 comments)
nebraska farm broker: 10 Building Duplex Complex SOLD by Mike McCann Mach1 Realty
- 01/06/23 08:12 AM
So big deal right? I sold 10 Duplex Buildings in Kearney, NE. Whoopee!! If you have been in the real estate sales business a while you will hit on this kind of deal. So why brag about it? Back story first: I am fortunate to have some very loyal clients. Some are Super clients...the ones that do many deals and keep you in the loop!! (not to say I have not had bad clients who left me out in the desert of real estate...thirsting for the water that I had earned...ie: commission!) This particular Super client was referred to me by another loyal Super client … (2 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Active Rain For the Win!! Thank you "YoPauly" For Reading my AR Bio!!
- 04/25/22 09:35 AM
Have you ever wondered if AR is worth it? Have you wondered does anyone get leads from Active Rain? Are they good leads? Is the time you spend on AR both entertaining and profitable? Do you wonder if anyone ever reads your AR Bio? My answers would be in this order: Yes...Yes...Yes...Yes...Yes! Early last summer I was contacted by some folks who lived in California and had a farm in Nebraska to sell. Where the heck do you find an agent who knows how to sell and who will treat you fairly when you live 1,400 miles away? Answer: Read Mike McCann's BIO on … (11 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Challenges...That is What Life is About...Overcoming Obstacles!
- 12/10/20 07:06 AM
Challenges...that is what life is about...overcoming obstacles. Years ago, I asked my Dad what his favorite beer was. He said "Cold". He said it firmly and quickly. Dad went on to say that when you go to someone's house your favorite beer at that time is what is being offered...as long as it is Cold. Don’t like that brand being offered…do not complain…as it is the hospitality and friendship…not the taste of the beer that is important. Over the past 10 months all of us have been challenged in ways we never expected a year ago in life and work. Even here on Active Rain … (21 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Texting...Here is a Shared Blog on How to Do It Correctly!
- 10/30/20 08:24 AM
We all do it. Most of us will admit to doing it. Some will deny it. The bottom line is this: Texting is a fantastic tool for communication and can easily be abused. I will confirm here that I have violated some etiquette rules when texting. Earlier this week, an online contact of mine shared some great information on how to text correctly. Professional Texting Etiquette I feel it is definitely worthy of sharing with family, friends, clients, business associates, and even strangers. Take a few minutes to read and even a few more to read the comments. I think it will help all of us with … (1 comments)
nebraska farm broker: When the Wind in Nebraska Blows...It Sucks...The life out of Fall..
- 10/14/20 12:22 PM
Fall un-officially will give way to late fall later today in Central Nebraska. The cold front is knocking on the door like the wolf was at the 3 Little Pigs neck of the woods! Sure we will still have many days with 70+ degree weather...but after the next few days...that will be without a garden or many of the warm season plants! I love fall...my favorite time of year...even this year. In my neck of the woods it has been bone dry since June...very unusual. That dryness had given a bright yellow to many of the trees but those beautiful leaves will all … (6 comments)
However...this post is not about the crops and profits...but safety and loss. This post is for anyone who will be driving on the roads anywhere harvest is taking place.
Allow yourself a few extra minutes for the trucks and equipment that will be on the road for the next 6 to 8 weeks. Get there alive and in one piece...not in an ambulance or hearse!! Every Year...every single year...someone, somewhere, gets in … (2 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Facebook was Hacked and My Page is In Jail for Who Knows How Long LOL!
- 08/09/20 09:48 AM
Day 4 of almost Zero Facebook. Day 1, I was on the road when the attack happened. Got notice from my son and nephew within 30 seconds of each other saying I had been hacked. I was on a highway traveling 75 MPH to a meeting. Within 5 minutes, my page was down. Why is this a big deal? A large amount of my business is from Facebook. I advertise a lot on FB. How I see what is going on with many family members, friends, clients...and competitiors is through Facebook. SO now on Day 4...guess what I am surviving. I am realizing I was spending way too … (6 comments)
nebraska farm broker: SOLD!! CLOSED!! HAPPY 95 Year Old WWII Veteran! Time for Coffee!
- 04/16/20 11:15 AM
A while back during one of my Coffee Club Blogs...I mentioned my 95 year old WWII Vet who was selling his farm. It has Sold and Closed!! $4,900/acre on 231.49 acres. You can do the math. Happy Veteran and he and his wife deserved every penny. They had worked for 48 years together making that a nice farm. (2nd marriage 48 years ago) Normally...this would be a short blog about another successful Sale and Closing...but not this time...this Sale is special. Vern was quiet that Sunday morning on March 1st as we drove up to the farm...about an hour drive from his home here in … (5 comments)
I put the sign in the yard on the 24th and finalized the Purchase Agreement on the 29th... Not bad considering I was at a family wedding out of town on the 25th, 26th, and 27th!! Got home late on the 27th...showed it to a sign call on the 28th and wrote the offer on the 28th and Seller signed it on the 29th before 9 AM over a cup of coffee!! Buyer had already been to the bank and had proof of funds. We will do a walkthrough inspection that will … (5 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Happy New Year!! 2019 is Going to Rock! Expansion is on the Horizon!
- 12/31/18 09:17 PM
Happy 2019! I am pumped to see what the new year brings. We are planning on expanding Mach1 Realty and we are planning on being very successful. Maybe you should come along for the ride!! I am looking for Nebraska agents right now that want to work the ag and/or commercial markets and for the right agents...I will open an office in any state!! Happy 2019 to all! My hope for each of you is to have a safe and successful year as we look forward! Until Next time... … (8 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Let's Talk Business Plans!! Do You Have One and Will You Share it?
- 05/23/18 12:34 PM
Business Plans...Not my favorite topic because I am not very good at them...either writing one and/or then sticking to it! It seems like life and work get in the way...hmmm. However this year is going to be different. I am going to stick to the plan that I develop come hell or high water...and where I live....the first choice is more likely unless the pipes break in the basement!! I am going to figure out how to get to the top of the rock (metaphorically speaking)! I am hauling out an old Business Plan from 2009....yep 10 years ago... and updating it for 2019. I read … (2 comments)
nebraska farm broker: "This website is under heavy load" What? First time for everything!
- 01/10/18 07:05 AM
I got this message today on Active Rain...instead of the regular front page of the website: "This website is under heavy load""We're sorry, too many people are accessing this website at the same time. We're working on this problem. Please try again later."
Is it ever a good thing or a bad thing when this happens? On a positive note...the site has heavy traffic and I look at that as more opportunities to read blogs and articles and comments that I can learn from. As a negative...I and many others tend to move from site to site fairly quickly and when this popped on my screen I … (12 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Words of Encouragement - They Aren’t Much...or Are They?
- 12/11/17 02:56 PM
We will never know who we make a difference for...but I know we will make a difference. The question is…will we make a positive difference or a negative one? Here is a short message about a 5 minute conversation at our local Ace Hardware on December 9th. First though…you need to know the background story from a long time ago. 10 years ago I watched a high school sophomore teammate on my son's high school wrestling team get whupped up on pretty bad in a wrestling match. It was his first year wrestling and he was a strong, young athlete...just not experienced. I talked to … (22 comments)
nebraska farm broker: Who Have You Helped Lately? A Few Short Stories of Ours.
- 12/04/17 09:52 AM
Help comes in all kinds of forms...and so many people need help in one way or another. Here are a few of the stories and ways that we try to help. Each is as important to us as the next. Last Thursday night my wife, Robyn, and I were shopping downtown at the annual Christmas on the Bricks in our town of Kearney. Downtown on the Bricks has a lot of cool smaller stores. It was a nice evening and the temperature was in the low 50's so a ton of families with little ones were out and about listening to carolers and petting … (23 comments)
nebraska farm broker: DID YOU ASK? The Question, I Mean.
- 01/02/17 06:28 PM
You thought they were going to use your services but they didn't. Has it happened more than once? Did it hurt when you found out? Did You Ask? For their business, I mean. Before...recently...over and over...last month...last year...or Never? I know dang well what the answer is...why not come clean and admit it? How were they to know if you didn't ask? In person...face to face...in advertising...at lunch or coffee...at the ballgame or church or the grocery store. You did ask? Did you answer all of their questions and then ask some more? Did you get back with them quickly or fulfill all obligations to them … (11 comments)
nebraska farm broker: DON'T BE THE STORM!
- 01/01/17 08:53 PM
"It Takes One Person To Change The Energy Of The Whole Room! Don't Be The Storm" When you walk into the room are you the storm or the sunshine...the rain or the rainbow? Do you bring positive energy into the room or do you suck the positive vibes right out of the air without even knowing? Be honest here. I have caught myself a few times in the recent past being the storm...and I would really rather be the sunshine. I am working hard to be the sunshine...the rainbow instead of the rain. Some times I fail but I am working on it... The quote above … (13 comments)
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I have been hanging around AR for more than a decade....in and out...active and in the background...usually somewhere i between.
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