Kristal Kraft does it again....... - 09/30/06 03:14 PM
Kristal Kraft sent me some Priority Mail today.
This lady really needs a hug.........she just sent me a book on websites; now I am not sure why she did it because I am HTML proficient.
Plus my flagship website is number 17 in google.
BUT, you see, the thing is....... the sentiment is a … (4 comments)
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Results with playing phone tag with buyers..... - 09/30/06 02:42 PM
Well, here are the results of my phone tag session yesterday at the real estate office driving the rental car Enterprise Rental is letting me drive and Allstate Insurace is paying for as a result of my accident I had.
Running from one room to another to make the calls was nice … (2 comments)
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Doing phone calls at the office .......havin fun..... - 09/29/06 04:42 PM
What a time I am havin at the real estate office....I get to make phone calls and catch up on buyers and sellers.... there is just ONE small problem....
hehehehehe :-D
The computer I am at is in a different room from where the phones are that are working. (The office has undergone … (2 comments)
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The accident saga continues.....I am blessed!! - 09/29/06 10:11 AM
This is the type of car I am supposed to get from Enterpise Rental...not too shabby, hmm? They (Allstate Insurance) are paying for it AND they are paying for the comprehensive insurance for the rental to the tune of an extra $12.99 per day also.
They are comming to pick me up at … (3 comments)
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Funny thing happened on the way back home today.... - 09/28/06 09:07 PM
This is what happened to me after having a great interview to make up for my lost overtime hours at Del-Air; I was at Long John Silvers today. Just 25 hours per week is all I need. That will give me about $150.00 per week and make up for the lost … (8 comments)
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Real Estate "Attitude" - 09/25/06 05:19 PM
Ever feel like this fella here?
Did you see his name?
Do ya think he might just bite
you if you get too close?
Think of this as a picture of a
new real estate agent; he/she
is bright and has passed the real
estate class and the state test
to show competency in … (3 comments)
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Continuing to do the right thing...... - 09/24/06 09:39 PM
Ever wondered how architects do it?
How do they draw such wonderful buildings and then after about 6-8 months (depending on the size and amount of options it has) a new home is either available for sale or has already been bought before hand.
Well, it takes schooling (we get it...), it takes … (2 comments)
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A new (???) and wonderful thing...... - 09/24/06 08:52 PM
I am making progress in my relationship with my wife.
I am seeing the light...... I was so "DIM" before this....
Being single for quite a while I was used to just my
way of doing things.....
As I work in attics and look to the future.... I see some
great … (4 comments)
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Helping a Pastor find a nice building to rent..... - 09/24/06 07:04 PM
My wife has freinds and the husband is a Pastor of a church in Alabama. They are starting a new church in the Orlando area and I will be helping them with first renting a building and after the church gets to a respectable size, helping them find land and/or a building to … (0 comments)
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Writely and my blogging...... - 09/23/06 12:29 PM
It has never ceased to amaze me what technology can do......
How many times I have tried to just get by
with posting without pictures and then to
see this pop up...I am amazed!!
It is like a new breath of fresh air in my life.
So invigorating and vital.....
I was at the point … (3 comments)
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Real estate programs...writely - 09/23/06 12:06 PM
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Keeping your relationships current..... - 09/21/06 08:30 PM
The best way to keep those leads thinking of you as the "GO TO" person for real estate is to stay in contact one way or the other.....regularly:
Postcards on birthdays, anniversaries, etc...e-mails about current real estate trends in the local areaNewsletters monthly or quarterlyPhone calls to catch up and see how … (1 comments)
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Real estate sales in central Florida..... - 09/21/06 08:02 PM
August home sales slip by 26%.......
This info is from The Journal of Osceola County..... a local newspaper:
Sales of existing homes in central Florida were down 31% compared to August of last year.....
Overall sales have slipped 3.1% compared to year to date statistics from 2005.
Seminole County posted the only increase in home … (0 comments)
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2.6 acres in Wedgefield Florida......EDITED - 09/21/06 07:48 PM
I have just taken a listing for a 2.6 acre vacant lot in Wedgefield Florida.
Wedgefield is a fantastic subdivision near Bithlo in eastern central Florida......this is the write up for it in my website http://www.orlandore.net/ :
EDITED as of 7/11/2007 -- This vacant land is off the market now...the owner has decided … (1 comments)
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Ever wonder if God cares? - 09/18/06 08:02 PM
I sit here and I am thinking...why do I wait till I see the stars come out...and then I go and pray......??
Well...I have done some research and found out that is what Jews do...they wait till they see the first stars and then they go and pray to God........
Most of the animals … (1 comments)
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Another memory from the past and what it does for me today..... - 09/18/06 04:50 PM
When I was a boy we lived in Syracuse N.Y. (GO ORANGEMEN!!!!) and we had some of the harshest winters known to mankind in those days. Back in the 70s Syracuse was the snowiest (snowyest???) medium sized city in the northeast for that decade........
My dad was in his late 40s back then … (2 comments)
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Christmas and opening the presents........EARLY........ - 09/17/06 06:53 PM
Another of my fond memories and BIG learning lessons was Christmas and my parents hiding the presents......and not under the tree either...hehehehehe :-D
It seems we had a nack for opening up the presents mom and dad bought for us on Christmas...... a snipped couple pieces of tape on a wrapped present … (4 comments)
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The relationship that went to a bad place, really quick...... - 09/17/06 05:50 PM
Here is a situation you may find yourself in someday...and I hope what happens here does not happen to you...
You meet a person who wants to buy a home...... you get them pre qualified at a certain price, BUT you need a little bigger paycheck.........and because of the prevailing commissions out there … (2 comments)
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Building relationships..... one day at a time.... - 09/16/06 09:08 PM
Today I went to the persons house that told me he would fix my rear tire that was making my car track badly....I have gone through 3 tires in 5 months because of that rear tire......
I found out it was just worn bearings that were the culprit...... for $8.88 including tax … (3 comments)
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On the way home and had a tough day... but I did not give up.... - 09/15/06 06:42 PM
I went to work at Del Air A/C Inc. again this morning like I usually do at 6:00AM....... BUT this time was a little different........
As I got to Rt. 192 going towards Kissimmee (I live in Buenaventura Lakes) I start to see my left side of the hood sink lower and lower...the … (1 comments)
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Are you out of the fireplace? - 09/14/06 04:58 PM
Ever heard this message from a friend?
A fireplace is a place for warmth and coziness....... When I was a boy I had a friend that lived 4 miles away from me.
In the winter I would walk those 4 miles to his house because he had a snowmobile. He also had a flexible … (7 comments)
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Is it time to just stop doing what you need to.....? - 09/13/06 08:29 PM
Have you had a tough day? No-one says,"Yes" to your real estate inquiries......no expireds are saying,"Yes" to you listing their home....no listings you have are selling......the loan you thought was going to get funded didn't......no buyers are buying......
Persistance is the key...not every day will be roses and champagine......the mundane things we … (4 comments)
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What a time at new construction today...... - 09/12/06 08:43 PM
I was at new construction today practically on my own doing installation of A/C ducts in the Narcooee area. Everything went well, yet I am still a little slow because I am so new at this..... It was nice to know I was part of constructing a $400,000 home a family … (0 comments)
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Just being me...building a relationship..... - 09/12/06 08:33 PM
One of the Assistant Managers I met and got contact information from at the 7-11 I went to a couple of days ago is just down the street from the home where I live...perfect for popping in from time to time and saying HI to him.... (I haven't seen the other Assistant Manager … (0 comments)
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As I was making pictures of the listing.... - 09/10/06 07:58 PM
I figure there are only so many pictures of vacant land that you can take, so I took a (one only) picture and then went to the other point of marketablility...the golf course and clubhouse......
I took 3 pics of the golf course...BTW I met a guy on the course and he works … (1 comments)
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Just got back from driving to the listing..... - 09/09/06 08:56 PM
It is 9:40pm and I have traveled a round trip of about 60 miles...it took about 4 gallons of gas to get there and back..... at $2.70 per gallon that was about $11.00 of my gas money and time spent on marketing to get pictures for the listing...... plus 45 minutes … (4 comments)
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Things to do today..... - 09/09/06 09:31 AM
I am sitting here at 10:15 am blogging before I go and start my day:
Gotta cut the grass and weed eat and edge the entire lawn....Water my wifes many plants (already done earlier)Make sure all the dishes are cleaned from last nights dinner with the wife (I cooked last night for … (2 comments)
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And the HITS just keep comming!!..... - 09/08/06 08:07 PM
Well, to top this wonderful week off, I now have a $250,000 vacant land listing........ Thanks for those bullets Kristal...... I guess Bryant needs to find a gun shop for his supply, hmm? (just kidding Bryant and His Lovely Wife..hehehehe) I wonder where Jonathan is....I haven't heard a comment from him at … (2 comments)
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ANOTHER 2 clients just by me being me......wow!! - 09/08/06 06:09 PM
Is this the same blog I posted yesterday?!?
NO..it is Another blog about being who you are and things will happen to you automatically. Today I was at the National Home Builders Association Future Home for 2007 installing A/C.... in the heart of downtown Orlando near Lake Eola.
This home is going to have … (7 comments)
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2 new clients today...just from being me..... - 09/07/06 05:56 PM
Hey there everyone,
Ever wonder why some agents don't do well at real estate? They say they are doing all the right things, but are they? Do you constantly see them at the coffee pot, the computer monitor (NOT on the MLS or doing client contact, but reading the news or looking … (4 comments)
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Self defense for real estate agents..... - 09/04/06 09:17 PM
Some safety items to point out --- as of late I have been thinking of what can happen in a vacant house or a home with no one in it besides you and the "buyer".......
Any good martial arts book will show you 14 to 36 of the most deadly pressure points … (6 comments)
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Other sources of leads...... - 09/04/06 04:12 PM
Here is another blog on sources of leads...if I mention any of the sources of a previous blog of mine, please forgive me.....
Direct contacts (people you meet day to day)Expireds and WithdrawnsClient referralsSphere of influenceOpen HousesFSBOs and Buy ownerFloor timeBuyer/Seller SeminarsPostcardsJust Listed/ Just Sold mailersSigns on your listingsInfo boxes/ flyersRiders on sales … (3 comments)
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What The Knights Team expects from our clients..... ya had to ask.....;-) - 09/03/06 08:07 PM
Here is what we expect from our clients when we represent them to sell their property through The Knights Team:
Keep the home available, presentable, neat, and smelling good at all timesFollow the agreed upon staging planComplete all repairs as agreedKeep yard mowedKeep all valuables and prescriptions in a safe placeLeave the … (0 comments)
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What a seller can expect from The Knights Team..... - 09/03/06 07:54 PM
Here is what an owner of real estate can expect from Keller Williams Realty® and The Knights Team representing them:
We treat all parties with honestyWe communicate openly and frequentlyWe always insure a win-win situation between buyer and ownerWe respect your time, needs and financesWe represent your best interest in any and … (0 comments)
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