Donna & Larry Johnson's (elbow3140) Blog

Working thAre You e "For Sale By Owner" Market? Most agents today approach FSBO's with either a fear approach or a complete lie.  You've heard them ... "I hope you realize, you won't make as much money!" Or,"You're going to list in 30 days anyway ... and I have this buyer...!" Why not try this ap...

FHA Offers Alternatives for Average AmericansWe have undergone a credit crisis in America. This is a crisis that has taken away many home financing alternatives. However, Americans are not without home financing alternatives. It is time to take a good look at an old standard-FHA financing.For yea...

Continual improvement as a professional is a...Key to SuccessAs a professional we tend to get lost fighting the fires of survival each day. We constantly win small battles, while we fall behind in the long term war of success. One day we look up and we are hopelessly behind competitors who have l...

Who is The Target Prospect When Conducting an Open House? I suppose most of us would guess "Buyers!" "WRONG!"  .  .  .  Your most effective prospect in an Open House is other sellers which lead to more listings! Most of the agents today make the mistake of focusing all of their efforts on buyers ...

BUSINESS CARDS: Are you generating Leads? Most of us, just hand out our business cards like clockwork!  However, with all due consideration, I think this is a mistake.  Ask yourself the question: if you are handing out your business cards everyday - who is controlling the flow of information?  Yo...

Is Now THE Time to Buy?  If you're into bottom-fishing, now may be the time to start trolling for real estate. At least that's the advice of Michael Corbett, author of Before You Buy: The Homebuyer's Handbook for Today's Market. "I'm pretty comfortable saying that five years from now, people are ...

Remodeling Coming Back Remodeling may seem passé as the economy strives to recover from the crisis, but research findings along with insider's expectations show it is anything but. Far from a stagnant activity it is "poised for growth." That is the main finding of the latest report by the Joint C...

Government ShrinkageNot unexpectedly, the shrinkage of government will represent a major drag upon the economy during the next few years. This follows a period in which we experienced major economic stimulus from tax rebates, massive grants and the spending associated with two wars. State and loc...

CRITICAL ingredients for your Web Site, do you have them? (2) In checking your current website, do you have the 9 critical ingredients included for optimum marketing in your Internet Solutions? Here are the next FOUR: Home Value Easy Name IDX/VOW Promotion and Marketing

CRITICAL ingredients for your Web Site, do you have them? (1) Check your current website, do you have the 9 critical ingredients for "Great" internet marketing.  Here's the first FIVE for your check-list of critical needs: Information Reports Auto Responders Automated Follow-up Home Search The ne...