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home: DON'T BLAME THE PHOTOGRAPHER! - 06/04/07 01:16 PM
Oh, and if the listing doesn't sell... DON'T BLAME THE PHOTOGRAPHER! I am a professional phoographer, as well as a realtor, and I shoot for many other agents. On many occasions, home owners, who refuse to price their house to sell, instead blame the photographer now! There is one house in particular, a new construction for around $4 mil that has been doing this. It's been on while under construction and once that was finished, the hired me in to take photos. At first they were thrilled, saying how fabulous th ephotos were and loved the virtual tour I did as … (12 comments)
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home: A Pen that can help you protect your Identity! - 05/15/07 11:31 PM
This is an excerpt from the show on ID Scams that was on Oprah - this is the one thing that caught my eye the most, thought i'd mention it here!Shield Your Fortune with a $2 PenAll it takes to empty your bank account is a single signed check stolen from your unlocked mailbox and some acetone-the active ingredient in nail polish remover. (Conveniently for criminals, pure acetone is also available in the paint department of home improvement centers.) Here's how the scam goes down: The crook steals mail likely to contain a signed check-envelopes addressed to the phone or … (8 comments)
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home: Agency Relationship Disclosure - how well informed are you about it? - 05/03/07 03:16 PM
I'm usually shocked when I talk to buyers who are working with agents and the buyers have no clue what agency disclosure is. In New Jersey, it's the law that you inform buyers and sellers of this! The biggest thing is knowing when to explain agency relationships. Like at open houses, do you know when to disclose?How many other states require agency disclosure? This is the usual information I give clients that explains Agency Relationships in NJ:SELLER'S AGENT A seller's agent WORKS ONLY FOR THE SELLER and has legal obligations, called fiduciary duties, to the seller. These include reasonable care, undivided … (4 comments)
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home: YOU as a Product! (The four P's of marketing YOU!) - 05/02/07 10:38 PM
Now, i'm sure we all know the four P's of marketing:ProductPricePlacementPromotionNow, most of us use this method to promote listings, but how many actually use this formula for self-marketing? Lets take a peek at product YOU! Maybe this will get your gears going!You - The Product.How can you improve quality?Have any new products or upgrades lately?How do you provide better service and support?Do you have a warrantee?Are you a bundled product? ;)You - The Price.Cuts costs? Reduce prices? AACK! (there's that commission thing again)Do you offer discounts for quantity or loyalty? Do you offer better terms? Are you low risk?Maybe if … (34 comments)
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home: Outrageous Brownies - 04/16/07 02:45 PM
Outrageous Brownies
1 pound unsalted butter
1-pound semisweet chocolate chips -- (2 2/3 cups)
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips -- (2 cups)
6 ounces bitter chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
2-tablespoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups flour
1-tablespoon baking powder
1-teaspoon salt
3-cups walnuts -- chopped
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1 inch baking sheet (if your pan is smaller, use it, and adjust baking time, it will work, as long as you do not over bake the brownies)
Melt together the butter, 1 pound of chocolate chips, and the bitter chocolate in a medium bowl … (1 comments)
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home: More Broker's Open House Treats! (you'll get hungry reading this!) - 04/16/07 01:47 PM
More brokers open house recipes!Sugar Free Cheese Cake
Ingredients
• 16 ounces of cream cheese • 12 packets of sugar substitute or to taste • 2 cups of heavy cream, whipped • 1 tsp vanilla extract or lemon extract• Optional: No-sugar fruit spread and/or sliced fruit
With a mixer, blend the cream cheese and sugar substitute well. Fold in the whipped cream carefully until well blended.
Line a pie plate with waxed paper or plastic wrap and pour the mixture into it. Refrigerate for at least two hours. When you are ready to serve, place a serving plate on the top of the … (5 comments)
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home: Digital Image Tips: - 04/16/07 01:40 PM
Digital Image Tips:
Understanding image resolution is the key to good images. Here are a few rules to help you get the best image quality you can.
1. Digital images are made up of pixels
Think of image resolution as the density of pixels in your image. The more dense it is, the better quality image you will have at larger sizes. The less dense it is, the poorer the image will look at larger sizes.
2. Resolution is often expressed as pixels per inch (PPI)
These numbers look like this; 640x480, or 1024x768, and they refer to how many pixels are … (16 comments)
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home: Tips for preparing a home for a photo shoot and/or virtual tour - 04/16/07 01:28 PM
I have photographed over 1500 homes and created hundreds of virtual tours. This is a basic list of what home owners REALLY need to know BEFORE a home is photographed! Preparation is key to great photos! These same times can be used for Open Houses as well!
Enjoy!
Tips for preparing your home for a photo shoot and/or virtual tour
Preparing your home for a photo shoot is very similar to preparing your home for an open house, but
you only have to do it once. The photo shoot is an opportunity to show your house at its best, so put
on your sales and marketing … (9 comments)
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home: What triggers buying behavior? - 04/10/07 08:27 PM
You've got your impulse buyers - i've had those, they love to make offers and write contracts - but... sometimes they pull out of the deal before the end of the attorney review. Ugh. Sometimes you take them out for a month to see tons of houses... then you get that call one Sunday.. Guess what we did! All excited they tell you of a house they saw on open house and put a contract on - with the agent hosting that house! Impulse. Sometimes they aren't so impulsive, but rather the opposite - they need to know for sure that … (7 comments)
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home: Mistakes, Questions & Conversation Starters with prospects! - 04/05/07 11:33 PM
I am creating a Q&A list for packets to give to buyers and sellers along with my area information newsletter, and I'm trying to make a list of common mistakes and how to avoid them, but first figuring out the mistakes. Do you see any I missed, that you would add? I happen to think this is a good way to cover yourself in the long run - after all, informed buyer's and sellers are our best customers!
I think these could also make some great conversation starters for prospects too! Ask people what they think are the biggest mistakes and why - it could really … (27 comments)
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Jane E. Haas
Davenport,
FL
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