Buying Real Estate, Sight Unseen - 08/30/07 10:06 PM
Who would do such a thing... buy a house without seeing it. Well, I have three stories for you about people who did exactly that.
A few years ago, One of my Crofton MD seller-clients was retiring and investing her nest egg in a home thousands of miles away in Canada - without seeing it, unless … (30 comments)
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Knowing WHO and WHEN are just as important as knowing HOW - 08/30/07 07:03 AM
Just a little food for thought: FOLLOW THE MONEY!
In a Seller's Market, listing is the name of the game. In a Buyer's Market, selling is the name of the game. It's as simple as that.
A Buyer's Market, like we're experiencing today, is a good time for agents to target renters, investors, relocation... for … (25 comments)
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15 Things I DON'T Miss About "The Good Ol' Days" - 08/28/07 11:01 PM
Ahhhh... the good ol' days... Who doesn't think fondly of them? Happy memories of growing up, friends, family, and even some "things" - old photographs, that souvenir from the high school prom, or trophies from our glory days.
In real estate, I probably qualify as well as anybody to talk about the good ol' days, starting as a property manager in 1967 and … (37 comments)
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How to Get Business by Farming Your Market Niche - 08/27/07 05:04 AM
IS THERE A MAGIC FORMULA FOR SELECTING A FARM?
Of course there is a magic formula! That's one of the reasons why some agents' farms are more successful than others. You just can't expect to earn a living by mailing to 250 homes with a 2% turnover rate. "I live here, so I farm here" is … (44 comments)
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Hug Your Past Clients (Don't Take Them for Granted) - 08/26/07 09:06 AM
Do you ever take past clients for granted? I confess, I'm embarrassed to admit it, I sometimes do. (But that's going to change in the next few days because I'm going to reach out and "hug" my past clients!)
That realization is just one of the many "lightbulb moments" I experienced this week … (27 comments)
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Agent Open House Tutorial - 08/25/07 07:54 AM
ADVICE FOR NEW AGENTS:
In my market area, we have a formula that works very well for everyone involved in an Agent Open House Tours - listing agents, open house guests and our home seller clients, not to mention the eventual buyers who are the real target of our efforts.
Jessica Pineda inspired this post … (31 comments)
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Maryland Named to Top 15 "Green" Colleges and Universities - 08/21/07 12:15 AM
Your real estate connection for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, Northrop Grumman, BWI and the U.S. Naval Academy
Have you ever heard of GRIST? Don't feel too bad - I never did either, until I read that the University of Maryland has been named to their Top 15 Green … (6 comments)
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NCMC - Update from my lender - 08/20/07 10:59 PM
About ten years ago, I asked the selling agent at a settlement on one of my listings how he found such a GREAT interest rate for his client. He passed me a business card for Chris Washburn at FNMC, a division of National City Mortgage Company (NCMC).
When I called Chris a few days … (21 comments)
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How do you organize YOUR ActiveRain? - 08/20/07 09:11 AM
Okay, I've been doing this ActiveRain thing for several months, now, and I've developed some routines. Let's share, because I could probably learn from YOUR ideas, and somebody might like mine. What do you think? Wanna play? I'll start with Associates and My Home:
Associates - I organized my Associates into Realtors, Lenders, … (49 comments)
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Celebrating 50... let me count the ways! - 08/17/07 10:07 PM
Reaching 50,000 points is a lot like celebrating a birthday. The points, like years, just add up, and before you know it... there you are celebrating a milestone with the people who helped you get there.
Apathy marked my early days on ActiveRain. I don't even remember accepting Carolyn Nelson's invitation to join, but apparently I … (27 comments)
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M-O-S-T Marketing to Increase Your Effectiveness - 08/17/07 07:23 PM
REAL ESTATE ADVICE TO AGENTS:
If you are a real estate agent who does anything without thinking about the M-O-S-T, please stop now!
I'm talking about online and print advertising, door knocking, open houses... Those are tactics, and implementing any "T" without the M, O, and S that should come first is a little like target-shooting without … (42 comments)
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Agents not worth the air they breathe? Critics are wrong! - 08/11/07 04:16 PM
Why is there such a giant disconnect between perception and reality, when it comes to the VALUE of good real estate agents?
There is more to selling a home than finding a buyer, and more to buying a home than finding a house. Yet many consumers (and even some real estate licensees) feel that real estate agents … (85 comments)
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This day is mine, it is unique... - 08/10/07 07:18 PM
MY FAVORITE QUOTE -
It's not about life as a real estate agent, but you could interpret it that way...
This day is mine. It is unique. No one else in the world has one exactly like it. It is the sum of all my past experiences and all my future potential.
This is … (13 comments)
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Crofton MD Real Estate - Market Report for July 2007 - 08/10/07 11:31 AM
CROFTON MD 21114
Crofton home prices dropped in July, putting her in good company with communities across the nation (although the number of homes sold in July 2007 exceeded those in 2006). The news is particularly discouraging, given that the current mortgage market debacle is not reflected in last month's statistics. Given … (4 comments)
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The School of Hard Knocks in Real Estate - 08/10/07 09:58 AM
The School of Hard Knocks is probably our best teacher in real estate, as well as life. But it's usually preferable to learn from other people's experiences, whenever we can.
Adults teach their children not to touch anything hot, out of love, because they don't want their children to experience the pain of getting burned. And … (60 comments)
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Name this super-computer and win $500 - - 08/06/07 10:04 PM
WINNER ANNOUNCED
Are your creative juices flowing today?
If so, maybe you would like to participate in the naming contest for a new desktop super-computer prototype developed by Uzi Vishkin and his team of researchers at The University of Maryland, College Park.
This technology uses uses a circuit board about the size of … (7 comments)
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BRAC bringing 22,000 new jobs to Anne Arundel County MD - 08/06/07 06:38 PM
Included in Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, NSA, Northrop Grumman, BWI, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
Anne Arundel County agencies are scrambling to anticipate the impact of 22,000 new jobs on infra-structure and public services ranging from transportation to education and … (4 comments)
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Chesapeake Bay waterfront homes for sale - 08/02/07 12:40 AM
Your real estate connection for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, Northrop Grumman, BWI and the U.S. Naval Academy
There is something about living on the water that is irresistible. Perhaps it's the smells, or maybe the sounds... some folks will tell you it's the calm that encompasses you … (6 comments)
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