You CAN help someone who is looking to refinance! - 06/29/09 04:58 PM

"I can't do anything for someone looking to refinance."
In your day-to-day work as a realtor, you inevitably will come across people who are interested in refinancing.   Whether through your own prospecting, lead generation or bumping into someone at the grocery store, refi's are out there...and rest assured most of them understand that you're not a banker and cannot help them directly with a mortgage.  Yes there are some homeowners who may not fully understand and who might think you DO handle mortgages.
In both instances, my question is the same:
Why do so many realtors treat these people as … (0 comments)

Twitter: Ego Gratification or Communication Tool? - 06/16/09 01:10 PM
     
Once again, as Eric Clapton sang in the theme to the Paul Newman movie The Color of Money:
It's in the way that you use it.

First of all, let's do a reality check.   Unless you're Lance Armstrong, very few people want to know if you just twisted your ankle on a bike ride.  Unless you're Shaq or some other person with legitimate celebrity status, very few people want to know what you're having for dinner tonight.
More and more I'm seeing people use Twitter too much as a mass marketing tool (and an ego gratifier) and not … (22 comments)

Listing of the Week 6/15/09 - 06/15/09 06:20 PM

OK, it's been a while since I shared an out-of-the-ordinary dwelling with you so this one's a stone-cold winner.
What unique property with igneous and sedimentary infused walls and a view that is simply metamorphic!
Naturally nestled in a delightfully steep hillside, the rooftop offers unparallelled sledding, skiing and snow-tubing thrills in the wintertime while really not doing much at all to squelch the brutal heat of the direct sunlight in the summer.
Parking may be a problem, too, but I wouldn't worry too much about it.
 
 
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