active rain: How Will We Know You're In Heaven? - 08/24/08 08:30 PM
Don't worry this isn't a Sunday sermon, but it does seem to be an appropriate day to share...
I met Penny two weeks ago when the townhouse she was going to buy did not appraise at contract price and the builder wouldn't lower the price to the appraised value (That's another post in … (35 comments)
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active rain: Commenting On Posts - Do You Stop At 10? - 04/08/08 01:46 PM
Do you stop commenting at 10 Posts?
Is it all about the points?
I think that we all agree that we love points. We want to rank the highest in our area and we all want to be #1, or at least I do (and yes I know I have a long way … (28 comments)
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active rain: Why are all these homes priced higher? - 02/19/08 09:34 PM
Why are all these homes priced higher than what you are telling me I should list mine for?
That was the question a perspective seller asked us today while we were discussing the current market conditions and what buyers are paying for homes like hers in this market.
I had a really simple answer, either their agent … (5 comments)
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active rain: No Photo… No Listing - 02/04/08 10:56 AM
IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!
REALTORS® who want to enter properties in the Greater Orlando Regional REALTORS® Association's MLS (multiple listing service) will now be required at the time of entry to include a photo. This is a step in the right direction for real estate professionals, buyers and sellers. I wish that they had … (7 comments)
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active rain: Thinking Outside The Box - Not Just Another CraigsList Posting! - 01/23/08 03:18 PM
For the past couple of years I have handled most of the marketing duties, but on Monday we decided that Cas would start doing our CraigsList postings. I'm so glad that we did, I told him to knock himself out and try and think of titles that would get people to … (19 comments)
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active rain: Good Reading for Real Estate and Life - January - 01/13/08 02:14 PM
I can't get enough to read... Actually I can't get enough time to read, between the magazine subscriptions I get... I think that I'm up to about 10, to all the books that I have, there just isn't enough time. I keep a book in my purse that my husband has … (0 comments)
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active rain: This Is Only A Test... I repeat... Only A Test! - 01/11/08 09:52 PM
My test was successful!
I had my first closing of 2008 today with a buyer who found me through my website. We closed at a title company that the seller/listing agent chose and I had never closed there before. We went under contract on 12/24 and I never spoke to anyone at the title … (21 comments)
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active rain: How Would You Describe Your Work Ethic? - 01/11/08 08:47 PM
"I don't work weekends..." You can imagine my surprise when a REALTOR said that to me recently. I respect the fact that she wants to spend time with her family, I really do... but, this business doesn't stop for weekends and holidays.
My husband and I are both REALTORS, so maybe we are different. I don't … (15 comments)
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active rain: 2008 - The Year I Q-TIP! - 01/01/08 08:51 PM
After an agent in my old office copied a brochure that I used to make for my listings, I was told that there is nothing new in real estate and that I should be flattered that she wanted to be like me. I wasn't and spent a lot of time and energy on the fact that … (10 comments)
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active rain: The Showing Experience - Taking It To The Next Level - 12/15/07 11:54 AM
I've been thinking about my business and trying to look at it from the customer's point of view and thinking about what I would want if I was the customer. I am taking buyers out on Monday to look at some very nice homes and I want their experience to be … (68 comments)
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active rain: Education is the KEY TO SUCCESS! - 11/29/07 05:40 PM
I can't imagine having to scramble a week before my license renewal to complete my 14 hours of continuing education. My license renewal is in March of '08 and I completed the requirement months ago.
Now I'm just taking classes for me, no credit, no roll-over minutes... just because I want to … (1 comments)
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active rain: Would all the REAL Sellers Please Stand UP! - 11/25/07 04:53 PM
Our area inventory in Central Florida seems to be leveling off. In Seminole County the inventory has increased by a few hundred homes and may even off as the end of the month approaches. The current inventory of available homes in Lake Mary has decreased and the sales are in line with the … (3 comments)
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active rain: Smile for the Camera! - 11/20/07 09:39 PM
I've been looking through the MLS to narrow down a search for a buyer. I continue to be disappointed, and yes I know that everyone and their brother has written a post on the this subject, but a lot of the photos I'm seeing are pathetic. How can anyone think that buyers and other REALTORS will … (7 comments)
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active rain: Florida Builders Says... "It May Not Survive The Housing Slump" - 11/17/07 12:39 PM
WOW, I was really surprised yesterday to read in the Florida Realtors Early Bird News that another builder is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I attended a luncheon hosted by Engle Homes (New home bulder in Central Florida) at the end of last month to announce the launch of their new 2008 … (15 comments)
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