If it looks or smells like a fish.. It is a fish... same goes for FRAUD! - 02/27/09 04:51 PM

For over a half dozen years I have taught classes on Real Estate Scams and Fraud.  Agents would fill the classes but there were many that would argue that the "fraud" I was talking about was perfectly legal and being done every day.  In one real estate office in Pierce County every agent in class at the time was involved in some aspect of a fraudulent real estate transaction!  Not only that, but I went to a class from the Washington State Association of REALTORS and an attorney teaching was condoning all the types of fraud I was warning about!  … (0 comments)

7 ways to keep moving forward - 02/24/09 05:44 AM

 
The news is always so negative.  Sometimes I wonder if we will ever pull out of this slump.  How will this economic disaster change my life?  What do I need to do everyday to position myself for the changes ahead.  Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
Now is the time we have to adjust to the changes ahead.  The market will change.  Don't focus on the negative news but instead imagine what the future will look like. The way we do business will change.  We cannot assume that anything will be the same when we … (30 comments)

The business of real estate is changing - 02/20/09 01:16 AM

In the 1994 movie, "Blank Check" a 12 year old boy's bicycle is destroyed by a car. The driver involved in a money laundering scheme gives him a blank check to purchase a new bicycle.  The kid instead uses his computer to create a $1 million collar check that he uses to buy anythhing and everything he can including a castle sized house.
When the movie was made it was not possible to look up properties on the internet with photos and conduct a paperless transaction.  It was not possible to "talk" to someone over the internet.  The idea that … (0 comments)

Are you linked, connected, tweeted, or blogged? - 02/08/09 05:10 PM

My friend, Nansen, has over 23,000 followers on Twitter... that number seems to grow exponentially every day!  She started her tweets only months ago.  Nansen lives in a small town on the coast of Washington State and is an active Republican.  She was seen and twittered away at the Republican meeting in Washington DC this past month.  Not only that, but she is very active in her community and in the county from the Fish Hatchery to the plantings along the road.  And, she know "everyone!" But, 23000 followers!  Soon that number will double!  They come from all over the … (0 comments)

 
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