suburb: Open houses, do they work? - 06/25/08 09:24 PM
They have for me!
A few minutes ago I was answering that blog question and I felt my answer was informational enough to post.
I sold 2 houses last year at my own open houses. One of them, was a lovely home and the seller called 10 min before I was leaving … (17 comments)
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suburb: Did you give away a car today? - 06/03/08 02:01 PM
When you price a home, you should try your best to price it correctly from the outset!
When we ask someone for a price reduction very often we think of it as a percentage of the sale. A $20,000 reduction is only 5% off the selling price of a home … (15 comments)
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suburb: What do you love about Active Rain? - 05/29/08 04:26 PM
Things I love about Active Rain...
The Community Spirit, all the friendly, helpful people are amazing.
The fact that you can get to know a little about agents from other areas so you can refer buyers and sellers to them.
The technology and Internet information. Much of my information traditionally … (12 comments)
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suburb: Memorial Day - 05/23/08 08:43 PM
According to Wikipedia...
This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country.
It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.
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suburb: What is a Good Home Inspector? - 05/22/08 07:59 PM
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suburb: Follow the market...or sell! - 05/21/08 01:19 PM
The people who say a house is worth what someone will pay for it are really clued in to the market.The newspapers, the internet, TV, all the media have been beating up Real Estate for the past year or two.The prices went too far, too fast. There is a nationwide price … (8 comments)
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suburb: New York City or Close By...White Plains - 05/19/08 10:20 PM
Westchester, the secret to an easy life if you are working in NYC.
I was talking to a prominent New York City broker the other night and we were talking about the market and pricing and comparisons. We talked about how expensive it is in NYC right now and I mentioned … (2 comments)
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suburb: Please welcome Roseann Paggiotta Century-21 Mancuso - 05/15/08 07:15 PM
Please welcome Roseann Paggiotta to Active Rain. An experienced Broker Manager and a member of our Board of Directors.
Roseann is a personal friend as well. I have been lucky enough to have been on the Board of Realtors or the Board of the MLS here for many years so I … (14 comments)
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suburb: A great day... Hang in there and it can happen for you! - 05/15/08 05:39 PM
I have to admit, I have been a little goofy since I started on Active Rain. It has brought a lot of enthusiasm back to Real Estate for me. Having only been on Active rain for about a month I still consider myself a NEWBIE!
There is so much great information and … (15 comments)
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suburb: Make time for yourself! or Burnout... - 05/15/08 03:39 PM
You need to schedule time for yourself.
As a Realtor people expect you to be at their beck and call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Write down on your calendar 1 or 2 days off a week.
If someone says I would like to make an appointment on … (3 comments)
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suburb: Open Houses - A new idea for an old standby. - 05/15/08 11:51 AM
My recent post on open houses got a huge response, thank you all.
As I read the responses I was seeing that in some areas they are really effective and some areas they don't seem to be.
An idea came to me that might help your business in terms … (12 comments)
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suburb: Are you New in the Real Estate Business in this Tough Market. - 05/14/08 08:15 PM
This is my second time using a response to someone else's (Ken Tracy's) Blog as my own post.
If you can make it now you'll make it any time!
It is much harder to start in an easy market and go into a difficult market, than to start in a … (19 comments)
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suburb: Are you Involved or do you just complain? - 05/12/08 01:17 PM
Committees, Board Meetings, even open meetings at your local Board of Realtors, are you there supporting, contributing and learning or do you just complain about those people, what are they doing now?
It has been my privilege and pleasure to be involved with my local board for over 20 years and … (4 comments)
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suburb: Please welcome Leah Caro to Active Rain - 05/12/08 12:31 PM
Leah Caro is owner broker at Bronxville Ley Realty. She is currently Vice President for the Westchester County Board of Realtors.
She is one of those great people that I had the privilege of meeting in the past couple of years through the Board of Realtors.
She has an independent brokerage … (22 comments)
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suburb: Is this your first Mother's Day without your Mom? - 05/12/08 01:42 AM
If it was, my heart goes out to you.
I lost one of my best friends, my mom 16 years ago, she died the end of May in 1992.
She was one of the first people I would call when something good or bad happened to me.
A lot of water … (7 comments)
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suburb: Back to the basics? - 05/09/08 04:18 PM
If you are a little slower than you would like to be in real estate it may be time to go back to the basics.
1) Send out poscards. Just listed, just sold. Happy holiday, change your clock (Cheap easy get your name out there.)
I hate to tell you this, but … (11 comments)
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suburb: Kindness in Real Estate? - 05/07/08 09:30 PM
Look around - Some of the kindest people in Real Estate are on Active Rain.
I just read Melody Botting's post "Open the door then get the heck out of the way!"
It made me think about kindness in general in Real Estate. My feeling is that being kind to people as … (7 comments)
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suburb: Tips for Sellers - Cheap-Easy ways for Sellers to Help Their house look better and sell more easily. - 05/03/08 01:47 PM
1) Light & Bright.
Open or Remove the Drapes. Higher wattage lightbulbs. All the lights on when the house is being shown.
In 25 years I have only had 3-4 people ask that the lights be turned off to see the natural light.
2) Get rid of the clutter.
This one makes the house look … (16 comments)
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suburb: Valhalla, NY Home of the Kensico Dam. - 04/29/08 03:31 PM
The name Valhalla comes from Norse Mythology. It means The Hall of the Chosen or Slain Warriors.
A Heaven-like place. Valhalla NY enjoys a beautiful topograpy with lovely hills and wonderful homes. Quite appropriately there are 2 beautiful cemeteries in Valhalla, Kensico Cemetery with Sharon Gardens and Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
The … (0 comments)
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suburb: Elmsford A small yet very convenient village. - 04/23/08 05:36 PM
Elmsford is 1.1 Square mile village with less than 5000 residents.
Located in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County it is about 25 Miles north of Grand Central Station in NYC, about half way between White Plains and Tarrytown.
There is plenty of shopping and nightlife along rte 119 and rte 9, as well … (3 comments)
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suburb: Hartsdale, NY - 04/21/08 01:52 PM
Hartsdale is a wonderful little Hamlet in the town of Greenburgh, NY with a population of about 10,000.
The first house I ever sold was in Hartsdale, and I have always enjoyed the Hamlet. The commute to Grand Central Station in NYC is about half an hour and the train station is … (7 comments)
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suburb: Westchester County, NY The Golden Apple - 04/17/08 10:47 AM
Westchester Westchester County NY
The Golden Apple
Nicknamed The Golden Apple because of its proximity to NewYork City and its affluent communities, Westchester is the first northern suburb of New York City.
To give you an idea of how close; if you started at Times Square and drove directly north on Broadway for about 12 … (4 comments)
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