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    <title>Jerry's Real Estate Blog</title>
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      <title>Better Agent Training, Better Internet Technology</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;With the current market being so difficult, agents need to be with the company who will provide them with the best tools possible to win in Real Estate.&amp;nbsp; Make sure your company is investing heavily in the best internet&amp;nbsp;technology and on-line internet agent training.&amp;nbsp; You deserve the best tools at your disposal to make your job easier, not harder.&amp;nbsp; Best of luck to all.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jerry Grosenick&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exit Realty XL&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;W157 N11593 Fond Du Lac Ave&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Suite 102&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Germantown, WI 53022&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;262-573-9334&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:21:20 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1320613/better-agent-training-better-internet-technology</link>
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      <title>MARKET POINTS TO HOME BUYING OPPORTUNITY</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Jerry Grosenick&lt;br /&gt;Broker/Owner&lt;br /&gt;Exit Realty XL in Germantown&lt;br /&gt;262-573-9334&lt;br /&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Market Points to Home Buying Opportunity
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Germantown, WI (Grassroots Newswire) November 4, 2009&lt;/strong&gt; -- Recent&amp;nbsp;fluctuations in home prices have created a great opportunity for home buyers&amp;nbsp;here in Germantown according to recent market trends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;A lot of people are taking advantage of these conditions and are being rewarded by finding homes in areas that have in the past been difficult to find inventory,&quot; remarked Jerry Grosenick, Broker/Owner, of Exit Realty XL.&amp;nbsp; &quot;What a great time to buy a home.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Many homeowners have gone beyond thinking about moving, to spending some time with a REALTOR&amp;reg; to find a home that best fits their current needs.&amp;nbsp; &quot;We're in a bit of a window right now,&quot; Grosenick remarked.&amp;nbsp; &quot;I'm pleased with the quality of the homes available to show my clients.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Exit Realty XL is one of the fastest growing real estate companies in this area. Driven by higher than industry average commissions and a retirement program, EXIT Realty's revolutionary Formula of financial remuneration for salespeople is taking the real estate industry by storm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information about Exit Realty XL, please call 262-573-9334. Exit Realty XL is located at W157 N11593 Fond Du Lac Ave, Suite 102 Germantown, WI 53022.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:23 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1320590/market-points-to-home-buying-opportunity</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1087495/homes-on-golf-courses</guid>
      <title>Homes on Golf Courses</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;When you return home it is like coming home to your very own resort.&amp;nbsp; Living on a golf course brings with it:&amp;nbsp; the beauty of all the landscaping, the enjoyment of watching the abundant wildlife, the excitment of one of lifes great sports.&amp;nbsp; You will enjoy all the open space, yet have neighbors nearby so you can all enjoy the benefits of a subdivision.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title=&quot;House for Sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/2/9/9/5/ar124308923459922.jpg&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; alt=&quot;Pitching Wedge Ct&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Fairways of Woodside have spectacular homes for you to enjoy the good life.&amp;nbsp; Located far enough away; yet close enough to get to all your work, shopping and entertainment needs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;House for Sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/7/6/9/5/ar124308944159671.jpg&quot; height=&quot;199&quot; alt=&quot;Severn Iron Way&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you or anyone you know have any questions regarding homes for sale on golf courses or any homes in Southeast, Wisconsin contact:&amp;nbsp; Jerry Grosenick&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:iwantjerry@gmail.com&quot;&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; or 877-74-Jerry.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:43:03 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1087495/homes-on-golf-courses</link>
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      <title>Germantown, Wisconsin</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Local Music&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/9/1/6/ar124308726661959.jpg&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Button Box Musician&quot; width=&quot;103&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Germantown, Wisconsin was ranked by Money Magazine as one of the best places to live.&amp;nbsp; This village is a family oriented place to live.&amp;nbsp; Very suburban: close to all the amenities, 12 parks, great shopping, lots of&amp;nbsp;churches, great transportation, etc...&lt;img title=&quot;Music stage&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/5/4/7/8/ar124308763487458.gif&quot; height=&quot;76&quot; alt=&quot;Germanfest&quot; width=&quot;133&quot; /&gt;Germantown sponsors -many family activities.&amp;nbsp; If you would like more information about Germantown or any community in Southeast Wisconsin, contact Jerry Grosenick about any real estate matter:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:iwantjerry@gmail.com&quot;&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; or 877-74-Jerry&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:14:01 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1087469/germantown-wisconsin</link>
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      <title>Stop your Foreclosure Today!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I meet many persons in Washington County in Wisconsin, Ozaukee County in Wisconsin and Milwaukee County in Milwaukee who are facing the possibility of losing their home and destroying their credit as well for up to 8 to 10 years.&amp;nbsp; Most of the public is unaware of something called a short sale.&amp;nbsp; It is a sale of your home for which you no longer can afford for less than what you owe to&amp;nbsp;the bank.&amp;nbsp; I am a short sale specialist who works directly between you and your mortgage holder.&amp;nbsp; I do not recieve anything upfront.&amp;nbsp; I only earn a commission IF I sell your property &quot;short&quot; for the mortgage&amp;nbsp;holder.&amp;nbsp; It cost you nothing!&amp;nbsp; The best part is that the bank pays me.&amp;nbsp;Give me a call today to get the details and save the total destruction of your credit.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:16 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1021666/stop-your-foreclosure-today-</link>
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      <title>Stopping your Foreclosure</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;With 13% of Wisconsin Homeowners having problems with their mortgages currently, where do they go to stop their foreclosure?&amp;nbsp; I specialize in short selling of homes in Washington County, Waukesha County. Ozaukee County and Milwaukee County.&amp;nbsp; The bank doesn't lose as much money, the home owner doesn't destroy their credit for up to 10 years and I get paid via the bank.&amp;nbsp; That is correct it doesn't cost the home owner anything.&amp;nbsp; Contact me for the Details. &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:iwantjerry@gmail.com&quot;&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; or 877.74.Jerry.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:48:52 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/982364/stopping-your-foreclosure</link>
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      <title>People Helping People</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;In this economy, there are few that haven't felt the impact.&amp;nbsp; Keep smiling and move forward.&amp;nbsp; If you need to sell a home, then you need to &quot;get into the&amp;nbsp;game&quot; to sell. Don't fool yourself with unreasonable list price.&amp;nbsp; Don't fool yourself with what you &quot;have into the property&quot;.&amp;nbsp; You need to price the property to sell NOW or you will continue to follow the market down.&amp;nbsp; Be pro-active and price to sell, listen to the market and if you need to lower again do it soon - don't wait.&amp;nbsp; I specialize in pricing homes in Washington County, Waukesha County, Ozaukee County, Milwaukee County in Wisconsin.&amp;nbsp; Your Realtor needs to be current as to what is going on in the market.&amp;nbsp; Your Realtor needs to be agressive. You need to listen to them and you need to price your home to sell.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:24:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/970062/people-helping-people</link>
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      <title>Pre-Foreclosure</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Many people are losing their homes to foreclosure do&amp;nbsp;not realize that there is a much better alternative:&amp;nbsp; Short sale.&amp;nbsp; In Washington County, Waukesha County and Ozaukee County in Wisconsin I offer people in financial trouble an alternative that is called a short sale.&amp;nbsp; I actually list their property and then work with the bank to take a lesser settlement.&amp;nbsp; The home owner saves their credit, while the bank doesn't take a larger loss thru the foreclosure process.&amp;nbsp; Everyone wins and you don't even have to pay me - The Mortgage Company pays me.&amp;nbsp; That is a win-win-win proposition.&amp;nbsp; Call me today so I can get started. 877.74.Jerry or &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:iwantjerry@gmail.com&quot;&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Call me before it is too late.&amp;nbsp; Call NOW!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:14:26 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/970042/pre-foreclosure</link>
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      <title>Stop your foreclosure</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;If you live in Washington County, Ozaukee County, Waukesha County in Wisconsin and you are going into foreclosure, CALL ME!!!&amp;nbsp; 877-74-Jerry or &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:iwantjerry@gmail.com&quot;&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Let me stop your foreclosure.&amp;nbsp; Foreclosure damages your credit!! Let me do a short sale for you with the bank so your credit will only get bruised.&amp;nbsp; BIG difference.&amp;nbsp; I specialize in Short Sales: saving people lots of money, saving their credit, and the bank pays me NOT you. If the banks are calling you&amp;nbsp;for payment and are going to take you to a sheriff's auction, Let me stop this and help you.&amp;nbsp; contact me at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:iwantjerry@gmail.com&quot;&gt;iwantjerry@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; or 877.74.Jerry&amp;nbsp; Thank you&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:40:19 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/959243/stop-your-foreclosure</link>
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      <title>Home Prices are dropping</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;With home prices dropping in Washington County,&amp;nbsp; I recommend that if you can wait&amp;nbsp; 6- 8 years to sell your home - wait.&amp;nbsp; Otherwise if you need to sell your home now, you need to get into the game.&amp;nbsp; Don't wait while prices continue to drop, you need to get ahead of the game and price your home to sell now.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:49:30 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/935637/home-prices-are-dropping</link>
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      <title>Homes for sale in Washington County</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Today it is more important then ever to price homes acurately.&amp;nbsp; Huge inventory of homes, picky buyers, and an uncertain future will continue to bring home prices down.&amp;nbsp; If you don't price the home to sell and stay on top of your price correction, you won't sell.&amp;nbsp; So either you need to wait 4 - 8 years to sell your home or you need &quot;to get into game&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:09:44 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/933758/homes-for-sale-in-washington-county</link>
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      <title>Price your home to sell</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Today it is more important then ever to price homes acurately.&amp;nbsp; Huge inventory of homes, picky buyers, and an uncertain future will continue to bring home prices down.&amp;nbsp; If you don't price the home to sell and stay on top of your price correction, you won't sell.&amp;nbsp; So either you need to wait 4 - 8 years to sell your home or you need &quot;to get into game&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:26:15 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/933205/price-your-home-to-sell</link>
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      <title>Stop your Foreclosure</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;As a Real Estate Professional my job is to help people.&amp;nbsp; Currently many people are in jeopardy of losing their homes.&amp;nbsp; Most of the public only know of Foreclosure.&amp;nbsp; STOP!!!&amp;nbsp; A short sale is the newest answer.&amp;nbsp; It saves the home owner credit, while saving the bank money.&amp;nbsp; That is what you call a win-win.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:21:38 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/933200/stop-your-foreclosure</link>
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      <title>Communication in Real Estate</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We as realtors can communicate in my ways today:&amp;nbsp; Twitter, facebook, myspace, activerain, localism, text messages, e-newsletters, market reports,&amp;nbsp;etc...&amp;nbsp; There is no excuse why we can't get the word out to help our buyers and sellers.&amp;nbsp; Become the local expert.&amp;nbsp; Talk about how you can help a buyer or a seller. Good Luck.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:16:40 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/933197/communication-in-real-estate</link>
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      <title>Sellers List to Sell</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;If your a person who wants to sell your home, then you need to price to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;SELL!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Too many Sellers think they can get more for their home then they can.&amp;nbsp; Then they stubbornly and slowly reduce their home only to keep following the market down.&amp;nbsp; If you want to sell, sell low and make your home look attractive as possible.&amp;nbsp; Get ahead of this downward market ASAP.&amp;nbsp; Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:33:55 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/893374/sellers-list-to-sell</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/889802/communication</guid>
      <title>Communication</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We as realtors can communicate in my ways today:&amp;nbsp; Twitter, facebook, myspace, text messages, e-newsletters, etc...&amp;nbsp; There is no excuse why we can't get the word out to help our buyers and sellers.&amp;nbsp; Become the local expert.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:01:41 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/889802/communication</link>
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      <title>Helping Buyers</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We are doing FREE Home Buyer Seminars to help the new buyer understand what the process is all about.&amp;nbsp; Use a couple of local experts ie. Home Inspector, Mortgage Loan Officer, Appraisor, Title company.&amp;nbsp; We as agents forget the little things that are major items for buyers.&amp;nbsp; Stick with the basics and help your buyers.&amp;nbsp; Remember there are no stupid questions. The focus is on helping people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:57:53 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/889798/helping-buyers</link>
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      <title>New Year - New Start</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Time to get organized.&amp;nbsp; Put your business plan together for the New Year.&amp;nbsp; Put a plan together that you will stick with.&amp;nbsp; Create checklist(s) so you don't forget items for your clients.&amp;nbsp; Get into the internet so you can better serve your clients.&amp;nbsp; Get positive and stay positive throughout the year.&amp;nbsp; Spend time with positive people.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:34:48 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/874099/new-year-new-start</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/852833/merry-christmas-happy-holidays</guid>
      <title>Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I hope everyone took some time to enjoy the peace that a holiday can provide.&amp;nbsp; Hopefully it will re-energize everyone for the coming New Year.&amp;nbsp; Best to All!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:28:59 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/852833/merry-christmas-happy-holidays</link>
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      <title>December is NOT a slow month</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Yes,&amp;nbsp;December is slow because the majority of REALTORS give up working.&amp;nbsp; If you want to be busy:&amp;nbsp; call your sphere, call hotlines calls, call past customers to say hello, Do an open house, work the Up Desk/Opportunity time.&amp;nbsp; Just work and&amp;nbsp;the business&amp;nbsp;will come to those who&amp;nbsp;invest the&amp;nbsp;time working.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:11:59 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/839927/december-is-not-a-slow-month</link>
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      <title>What are builders looking for in a Realtor?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I have always been fascinated in the way that Builders treat REALTORS or should I say - don't treat them.&amp;nbsp; Is it part arrogance on the part of the Builder or the lack of trust that the builders&amp;nbsp;have in REALTORS?&amp;nbsp; I always thought it should be a perfect marriage between the persons who love and specialize in building and the other side that love and specialize in selling.&amp;nbsp; Some where there is a disconnect.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:39:11 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/830778/what-are-builders-looking-for-in-a-realtor-</link>
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      <title>Feel like giving up?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Many REALTORS will probably be leaving the business over the next month.&amp;nbsp; If you are one that is considering it, first ask yourself:&amp;nbsp; have I done everything possible to succeed?&amp;nbsp; SCHEDUALE doing things like: expires, sign calls, calling your sphere, blogging, facebook, linkenin, active rain, sending out letters, emailing, buyer/seller seminars, etc...&amp;nbsp; Sounds like work?&amp;nbsp; YES! This is a job. Work it and reap the benefits.&amp;nbsp; If you sit on your butt and wait for&amp;nbsp;the business, you'll be gone.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:05:45 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/823099/feel-like-giving-up-</link>
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      <title>Business Planning</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Write your business plan for next year and beyond.&amp;nbsp; How can you run a business without a plan or a system of checklist.&amp;nbsp; Get organized with procedures that will help your business run seemlessly.&amp;nbsp; Set goals:&amp;nbsp; appointments/month, listings/month, phone calls/month, keep track of what you are doing. Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:53:19 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/822580/business-planning</link>
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      <title>Get Organized</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The best way to provide customer service is to be organized.&amp;nbsp; This means that you need to put a calender of duties that you do monthly and or&amp;nbsp;yearly.&amp;nbsp; It means that you should create checklists so jobs are done completely and correctly by your staff.&amp;nbsp; Oh,&amp;nbsp; yes I did mention staff.&amp;nbsp; How can you get ahead, be organized unless you have an assistant(s).&amp;nbsp; Get organized = getting better at what you do.&amp;nbsp; Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:34:35 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/817698/get-organized</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/817688/goal-setting</guid>
      <title>Goal Setting</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Realtors have you set your goals for next year?&amp;nbsp; Like any sport you have to set a standard by which you hold yourself accountable to be successful.&amp;nbsp; Set a dollar figure.&amp;nbsp; Next divide that by your sales average and that will determine how many closed transactions you need next year.&amp;nbsp; What percentage will be contributed from the buyer side and what percentage from the selling side?&amp;nbsp; Then simply put into place what you will do to accomplish that goal.&amp;nbsp; How many times/hours/calls per week that you will engage in to reach your goal.&amp;nbsp; Then post it for you to see every day.&amp;nbsp; Good luck&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Jerry Grosenick (Exit Realty XL)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:25:23 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/817688/goal-setting</link>
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