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2010 

We need a property with plenty of room for boats and 4 wheeler toys; we want to see your listing so we can store the toys near our home.  During the phone call we discuss the property; it's an RV Garage with a 1bedroom garage and an extra lot.  They indicate they live 2 blocks away and have alrad...
10/30/2010
RE/MAX scores again.  Our region, RE/MAX Midstates Dixie sent us addresses for 10 powerful Social Networking Websites.  8 of them were new to me and to most everyone else I know.  I'm using all 10 now and getting great results. We can reach clients one at a time in our office or in our car or we ...
10/28/2010
RE/MAX scores again.  Our region, RE/MAX Midstates Dixie sent us addresses for 10 powerful Social Networking Websites.  8 of them were new to me and to most everyone else I know.  I'm using all 10 now and getting great results. We can reach clients one at a time in our office or in our car or we ...
10/27/2010
Not that long ago we could show HUD properties and know what to expect.  Those days are gone. Now that HUD is changing the marketing channel they put some properties on Bidselect and some on HudHomestore.  The commission rate is 2% more on Bidselect but we undertand eventually all the HUD propert...
10/27/2010
Not that long ago we could show HUD properties and know what to expect.  Those days are gone. Now that HUD is changing the marketing channel they put some properties on Bidselect and some on HudHomestore.  The commission rate is 2% more on Bidselect but we undertand eventually all the HUD propert...
10/27/2010
Our Springfield / Branson market is booming and I'm ever thankful. Even so, Buyers who would have looked at 10 houses 2 years ago now have to look at over 50 and still wonder if something better is out there. When a buyer won't talk to lenders they don't get in my car. If we go out 2 or 3 times a...
10/23/2010
Our Springfield / Branson market is booming and I'm ever thankful.  Even so, Buyers who would have looked at 10 houses 2 years ago now have to look at over 50 and still wonder if something better is out there. Once we accept that the days of showing 10 properties and writing a contract are over l...
10/23/2010
I have an out of area client with an attitude because they didn't get what they wanted for the property they sold. On the other hand prices in our area have been static but have not fallen so our sellers aren't taking the big hit.. So now it's my job to make someone here go below market just beca...
10/22/2010
I have an out of area client with an attitude because they didn't get what they wanted for the property they sold. On the other hand prices in our area have been static but have not fallen so our sellers aren't taking the big hit..  So now it's my job to make someone here go below market just bec...
10/22/2010
Interest rates fall and refis (not sales) rise.  When we complain we hear "it would have been worse if we hadn't done it". I'm picturing a 6th grader with horn rimmed glasses doing a science project making a scale model of our solar system. Let's try putting Jupiter where Pluto is maybe that will...
10/19/2010
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