brokerage: Looking UP - 07/11/08 07:15 AM
Business is looking up. Everyone is finally realizing that the NAR commercials stating that now is a great time to buy are true. Interest rates can not go any lower, if the fed lowers the prime rate any lower forget about home buyers worry about depression. I have shown homes to … (4 comments)
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brokerage: Grand Opening - 07/05/08 10:49 AM
From Left Alan our mortgage rep for the office, Wes a friend who we hope to have join the office, Doug ..my assistant and receptionist,me, Joe (Town Alderman, Mary (my wife and co-owner) Bill Peer one of our agents. After the ribbon cutting we went to the golf course and … (0 comments)
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brokerage: Independence Day - 07/04/08 09:19 PM
So July 4th has many meanings to all of us. It stands for the ideals and belief systems our country was founded on and acts as a reminder of what cost those beliefs and our freedom came to. I would take this time to thank all of our troops past, present … (2 comments)
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brokerage: Update - 06/22/08 09:58 PM
Hello all,
Just wanted to update everyone who has sent emails and cards etc for Dakotas speedy and complete recovery, first thank you! Second, he is doing well and has taken some steps with a walker. He has dealt with some infections and still can not speak. Please keep him in … (0 comments)
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brokerage: Grand Opening - 06/22/08 08:37 PM
So I thought things would calm down a bit now that we had the brokerage open and had some homes moving. Boy, was I wrong! Planning a grand opening is quite a bit of work. We are hosting a gold outing in conjunction with our open house and ribbon cutting. I … (0 comments)
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brokerage: When is Too Much, Too Much? - 04/29/08 09:46 AM
Our job is to sell houses and homes. How do we do this? By getting as many people in the door as possible to view the home. (Of course in the lux and high end markets or niche markets this is not the model). Technology will help you with this imensly … (1 comments)
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brokerage: Hiding In Plain Sight - 04/29/08 09:34 AM
Where is the best place to advertise? In plain sight is what I say. Some of us hide in plain sight and some of us shine in the sun, what is the difference and how do we achieve one and avoid the other? I think it is entirely up to you … (1 comments)
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brokerage: To Tell or Not To Tell - 04/24/08 01:32 PM
So I have a contract in on a short sale in my county. My client likes two houses on this particular street the one we put the contract in on and the one right next door. They both are nice. I received a call today from the firm handling the short … (1 comments)
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brokerage: Tech 101-Part B - 04/24/08 09:23 AM
So someone asked what I use a portable DVD player for. Well, the first and easiest one is thta I have some promotional videos that I play for my home sellors when I am at a listing appoinment. I also will make up a loop of properties that will play or … (1 comments)
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brokerage: Which Way Did He Go George,Which Way? - 04/24/08 09:17 AM
We have all sounded like a cartoon character at one time or another when driving home buyers around. A few times a year I seem to get clients who are looking for a new home that is not in my normal marketplace for my brokerage. The technology to help with this … (2 comments)
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brokerage: SHHHHhhhh....Were Hunting Houses - 04/12/08 10:45 AM
I am sitting here watching house hunters and when we guess which house the home buyers will pick I seem to always pick the right one. It seems I must have learned a little bit about working with home buyers. Now, back to our brokerage tech toys. Most of us have … (3 comments)
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brokerage: A House is A House ,Unless of Course..... - 04/09/08 08:10 PM
A House is A House Unless of Course It Is A Talking House ..... read that to the tune of the Mr. Ed show. Whether talking House works to help show and sell a house is up to debate,it has sold one house for me. The best part of Talking House … (1 comments)
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brokerage: This Isnt your grandfathers Real estate anymore! - 04/09/08 09:20 AM
I make use of every technological device and support that I can. Todays home buyer and home sellors demand to have instant gratification and knowledge. As realtors we have to be on the cutting edge of this. I purchased the Talking House Program from Broadcast Marketing for my new Brokerage and … (11 comments)
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brokerage: A Blind Date - 04/08/08 09:46 PM
DATE MY HOUSE, that is going to be the headline for my brokerage ad in the newspaper for my open house. I spoke to one of my home sellor clients and she agreed to let us try a Home owner blind date. I have arranged to allow one young first time … (6 comments)
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brokerage: Man Was Meant to be a Social Creature...but it is SOOO Hard Sometimes! - 04/03/08 10:17 AM
Social Networking is the key to the next generation of marketing. You heard it here second,we spend so much money on mailings,cards, gifts and web sites and now we have the advent of social networking. A site like ActiveRain is a huge help in getting your name out there but more … (1 comments)
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brokerage: A Spherical Body at rest........you know the Rest - 04/01/08 11:44 AM
Your Sphere of Influence is the single most important aspect of you business. As one great mind once said (and I paraphrase) "a sphere at rest tends to stay at rest", well if you let your sphere stay dormant and do not touch base and just say hello every once in … (2 comments)
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brokerage: It's A Small World - 03/31/08 09:59 AM
I am busy today trying to finish up some client work and getting through some loans for some personal business, but I thought I would share some insights on buyers. I had a client call me to see a property in a local town listed by a different office of the … (0 comments)
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brokerage: What a Tangled Web ...Site we Weave - 03/26/08 12:45 PM
So today I decided to update and fix my website. The site was set as an agent site to market me the real estate salesperson not me the real estate brokerage and its broker of record. So I decided it needed to be less about me and more about the company … (2 comments)
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brokerage: Hooking Up....with a House? - 03/22/08 11:38 PM
I spend too much time watching HGTV,TLC and Flip This House shows ,watching other brokers and salepersons trying to sell homes.but a new one is coming out this April 5th on TLC that seems to be a great idea for all of us. It is a hard time to sell houses … (2 comments)
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brokerage: Chicken Little the Realtor - 03/21/08 10:57 AM
Schedules and staying fixed on them are so important to todays world and it is the only way to make any money and be succsessful in the real estate industry. Without setting up a schedule for yourself you will miss out on accomplishing tasks that are profit generating.I have set up … (2 comments)
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brokerage: Sign of the Times or I'mmmm Back! - 03/17/08 09:41 PM
Well, it has been a long while since my last post and I appologize I have just been so busy getting the office up to speed and actualy conducting real estate business. I sold two houses last week and listed one, and they all were direct results of opening my own … (3 comments)
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brokerage: HURRY UP and WAIT! - 01/29/08 09:37 PM
So today I heard from the Real Estate Commision and they informed me that my broker and brokerage license is ready....but I am not. So I drove down to Trenton to see what can be done, and I could slow it down for a month if I wanted I would just have … (0 comments)
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brokerage: A Picture is worth a Thousand WORDS - 01/29/08 09:29 PM
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brokerage: Location, Location, Location - 01/27/08 10:59 PM
In real estate the axiom is Location, location, location so picking where to place your real estate brokerage home and leasing or buying that property is a huge decision. Especialy for a new business. For us it was an easy one that will make sense when explained. EXIT REALTY is a … (1 comments)
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brokerage: I LOVE the smell of FSBOs in the morning - 01/26/08 10:13 AM
I guess maybe I should clarify some points from my last posting here at the blog. The clients I was referring to were under foreclosure we have to get them into a new house while trying to sell their present one and it has been a 6-8 month ordeal where they … (3 comments)
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brokerage: I wanna be like the DONALD! - 01/26/08 09:07 AM
so today I have to meet with some clients who have some financial difficulties and NEED to find a rental home as they are losing there's. we found them one it was a house I had listed. The problem is that the current tenant there has had a melt down and … (4 comments)
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brokerage: ALL IN A DAYS WORK - 01/25/08 08:42 PM
So I am trying to catch up on my blog entries here. Giving and gettiing advice on being a realtor and trying to bring new associates into our company ans also sell my clients houses for them and list new properties and promote my inventory you get the feeling I started … (0 comments)
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