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Novice - Expert - Pretender - Contender - Champion - 05/30/08 10:39 AM

I struggle, I'm challenged, I have hopes, dreams, wishes and aspirations. Unfortunately, as Fred has shared, HOPE is not a strategy. Smart action is. (Personally, for me...surrounding myself with Realtor Icons works like the sun rises.)
Good News and Bad News. In pursuits professional and personal, to grow requires more...doing … (4 comments)

Polaroid - The Woodlands, TX - Real Estate Market - May 29th, 2008 - 05/29/08 03:17 PM

A quick snap shot of The Woodlands real estate market - by Ken Brand
To win big-fat and juicy, consider a Forest Gump like sprint for the next 90 days.
Historically, more sales are written in June, July & August than any other three months. You know what to … (0 comments)

Do you know what Joe Dirt Knows? Where's The Good Stuff and Who's It All About? - 05/28/08 02:01 PM

Joe Dirt shares the sage secret. It's about the consumer dudes and dudettes.
Golden Rule 1.0 - Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
Golden Rule 2.0 - Do unto others as you they would have done unto you themselves.
Go ahead, watch it, Dirt takes the scenic … (1 comments)

Voice Mail Hell Be Gone - For Good Yo! - 05/27/08 07:38 PM

Two reviews.
Voice Mail Hell Be Gone - For Good, YOThis is an uber~cool tool/time saver. My friends, go to VoiceCloud and sign up for your free account. Have your Cell Voice Mails instantly text transcribed and sent to your email account - FREE. You can read 15 transcribed Voice Mail … (9 comments)

Don't Judge The Trulia Genie - Befried & Benefit - 05/25/08 11:20 AM

Attention Listing Agents
It's not easy. You've succeeded where others have stumbled and bumbled. You've invested time, energy and emotion, money too. You have listing inventory. Well done, Now What?
Now, you want to get those listings SOLD - the faster the better + you want to leverage the … (6 comments)

The Woodlands Real Estate Market & Gas Prices + I'm smarter than I look. - 05/21/08 06:19 PM

Here's the deal.
Yeah, I know, I might look like a dork...but I'm smarter than I look. Here's the market down-low.

Want more information, facts, stats, reports and data?
Here's the straight skinny - Reports Only - .PDF style
A snapshot - May 21st, 2008, The Woodlands, Tx. … (4 comments)

Women Rule - Deal With It. - 05/21/08 09:49 AM

Skies above our ragged red-flash-fast personal planets are strobed by meteor showers of fresh ideas, smarter ways and interesting perspectives. Catch some like fireflies, it's FREE.
I read, skim and scan dozens of blogs daily....I use Newsgator Feedreader. My jar is blinking...I wanted to share this post from Selisus Real … (2 comments)

Cats Smoking Camels - What are you smoking? - 05/11/08 05:54 PM

Do you know anyone who walks their CAT on a leash?
David Freeman said he could jokingly, but I think he's a cool enough cat himself to actually do it..."Why?" is another story.
Who do you that can actually herd CATS?
My take on CATS - they do what … (2 comments)

WTF - Words That Fail - Lose'em - 05/09/08 10:58 AM

What business are you really in?
Sure, you help people buy and sell real estate, if all goes well, in the end there's a "closing".
But, how does it all begin?
I believe it begins with a conversation, which leads to connection, then discovery, then you provide solutions/services, your solutions/services … (1 comments)

Realtor Icons Huddle-Up in The Woodlands - 05/06/08 12:32 PM

The theme today......3 types of people.
Some people watch what happens.Some people MAKE things happen!Some People wonder WTF happened?
Which are you? Who are we? What do we want to be? How will we be? When will we do?
The Agenda is kinda thick, we went over real estate market … (0 comments)

Sex In The City, Iron Man, Raider's Of The Lost - Pick One, Roll Out The Red Carpet - 05/06/08 12:18 PM

This week's focus...same as last week.
Why in the world flush burn spend your hard earned money trying to snag a stranger. Don't waste your money.
Instead...entertain your friends, have some fun, chit-chat, listen.
Plan this, this week. Do this, next week.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Visit your local theater website to check new … (1 comments)

Real Estate Report - The Woodlands = Sales Quicken, Prices Leap, Supply Tightens - Whatcha Gonna Do? - 05/05/08 11:45 AM

You could feel it, now you can see it.
Realtor Icons weren't ambling, they walked, talked and rocked with animated action. Doers were busy, the un-doers are still wondering what will happen. Don't tell them. It's already happening.
The Woodlands Real Estate Market is "strong like bull." Houston Association of Realtors, … (1 comments)

Are you Cher, Maddona, The Donald or Britney? - 05/02/08 01:08 PM

A few questions and two thoughts.
Are you so famous that when you speak your first name people instantly know who your are?
Unless you're Cher, Bono, Madonna, Britney...or maybe The Donald, it's doubtful.
Why do I ask?
Have you ever had someone phone you and say, "Hi, … (4 comments)

Texas Earnest Money Disputes - Arm Wrestle Resolution or TAR Down Low? - 05/01/08 10:27 AM

Sign Up for the TAR EnewlestterIf you're a REALTOR in Texas, go to the TAR site, register and subscribe to their eNewsletter, Texas Realtor Focus. It's free and jammed with interesting and useful information. One highlight, the Legal Briefs. TAR answers commonly asked legal questions about real world situations.
Legal … (0 comments)

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