david l morton top realtor: Are You Relocating?
- 02/23/15 08:34 AM
Are you relocating to the Big City? Moving from a small town or suburb to a large city can be an intimidating proposition. Here are a few tips to help make your move as painless as possible. Research before you move. It’s important to understand the culture you’re joining. Do research online and find out about school systems, neighborhoods, parking, weather, public transportation, and laws that are native to that area. If you can, visit a city before moving and connect with someone who’s lived there before. Have a plan. There are a lot of steps to go through before you … (0 comments)
From time to time in everyone's life they struggle financially. It can be for whatever reason. When times like that fall upon you financially, it's not the time to fold up and go hide underneath a rock. Instead, mentally strategize for success, even if it means reshuffling everything you're about.
The first thing you should do when financial disaster strikes is think positive. Sure, adversity is guaranteed to take an emotional toll on you, if you feel that you're going broke. To think positive in the midst … (1 comments)
david l morton top realtor: 8 Things Really Successful People Do
- 06/18/13 12:47 AM
An awesome article I read today! 8 Things Really Successful People Do Real success takes discipline and methodology. Here are eight things the most successful people are meticulous about getting right.
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3,512 inShare clipped Connect with Evernote: Please Login to Connect Your Account with Evernote Most people claim to want success. But not everyone is willing to do the hard work and the smart work to get there. Often opportunities present themselves and because people are distracted, they miss them or give up on them before things fully … (2 comments)
david l morton top realtor: Charlotte NC First-Time Home Buyers
- 04/29/13 06:27 AM
The Guide For First-Time Home Buyers Buying a first new home is a big step in anyone's life and the process can initially seem like an extremely daunting task. With all of the information available, advice to be learned from and realtors to choose from, it can certainly seem like an insurmountable mountain of information. While that may initially be true, there are some steps that you can take that will help you cut through all of that and avoid information overload. The new home buying process is an exciting one and while there are certainly many things to think … (0 comments)
david l morton top realtor: Property Management Solutions!
- 02/10/12 03:20 AM
If you’re like me you’re always on the lookout for new property management solutions, ideas that will make your property management run more efficiently and less expensively. In today’s property management training article I’d like to share ten property management solutions I’ve personally used, along with tips on which worked well and which not so well. Set The Right Expectations Property management solution #1 is to set the right expectations with your investors, your tenants and your vendors. This also falls into the time management category. I remember a long time ago somebody once told me, “If you don’t manage your … (0 comments)
david l morton top realtor: Creating a Positive Professional Image
- 11/17/11 11:07 PM
According to Harvard Business School professor Laura Roberts, your professional image is the set of qualities and characteristics that represent perceptions of your competence and character as judged by your key constituents (i.e., clients, superiors, subordinates and colleagues). You must take a strategic, proactive approach to managing your professional image. "If you aren't managing your own professional image, then someone else is," says Roberts. Since your constituents are constantly observing you, sizing you up as a professional, Roberts says, "It's only wise to add your voice in framing others' theories about who you are and what you can accomplish." The … (1 comments)
U.S. foreclosure filings rose an average 7 percent in October compared with September but remain below last year's levels, a new report shows. Filings rose more dramatically in the Carolinas last month. The data add to a growing belief among real estate experts that more foreclosures are on their way as the banks work through paperwork problems that led to a temporary moratorium on foreclosure filings last year. "The October foreclosure numbers continue to show strong signs that foreclosure activity is coming out of the rain delay we've been in for the past year. Foreclosure filings in North Carolina … (0 comments)
david l morton top realtor: What are you doing to make sure you have a strong 4th quarter?
- 10/12/11 12:33 PM
What are you doing to make sure you have a strong 4th quarter? NOW is the time to amp it up a bit so you can coast a little over the holidays. Perhaps, partnering with your grocery store for free pumpkin certificates would be a good idea and then deliver or send to your database!
Here are a few things you can do now to help your last quarter:
Choose the 3 highest payoff actions you can take and do it! Create a plan for your connecting with clients in the next 3 months. Plan a client appreciation … (4 comments)
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david l morton top realtor: Email Marketing Tips to Know!
- 08/23/11 06:57 AM
Email isn’t any less personal than any other form of communication. It may feel that way because, unlike a telephone or a face-to-face meeting, there isn’t any direct and immediate feedback. But your inbox is your inbox. Which means, you don’t want to spend your time sifting through hundreds of unsolicited and incomprehensible messages any more than anyone else.Which brings us to email marketing. Having a successful email-marketing campaign means putting yourself in your contact list’s shoes. If you were on the other end of the send button, would you be interested in what you are sending out? If not, it’s … (0 comments)
david l morton top realtor: NC Rank Among the Strongest States as a Corporate Relocation Destination.
- 08/18/11 08:22 AM
North Carolina continues to rank among the strongest states in the country as a corporate relocation destination.North Carolina came in tied at No. 5 in the nation for inbound moves to the state for corporate relocations after recording an 18 percent increase in the number of people who moved to the state in 2010. The number of outbound moves increased nearly 6 percent compared to the year prior.North Carolina recorded 3,501 “move-ins” in 2010, compared to just 2,411 “move-outs,” meaning that about 57 percent of total corporate relocation activity was inbound.It was the 10th consecutive year that North Carolina achieved inbound … (0 comments)
david l morton top realtor: Home Maintenance Tip - Tips to Save Energy Today Easy low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy:
- 08/17/11 04:10 AM
Install a programmable thermostat to keep your house comfortably warm in the winter and comfortably cool in the summer. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs with the ENERGY STAR® label. Air-dry dishes instead of using your dishwasher's drying cycle. Turn off your computer and monitor when not in use. Plug home electronics, such as TVs and DVD players, into power strips; turn the power strips off when the equipment is not in use (TVs and DVD players in standby mode still use several watts of power). Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120°F. Take short showers instead of baths. Wash … (1 comments)
Are you relocating to the Big City? Moving from a small town or suburb to a large city can be an intimidating proposition. Here are a few tips to help make your move as painless as possible.
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