Oh, Be Careful Little Tongue What You Say! - 11/28/08 11:05 AM
When our children were little, the words, "Oh be careful little tongue what you say..." were a part of a children's song we taught them.  We'd sing the song over and over and talk about being careful what you say about others.
The words came to mind this morning when I jumped on my computer and saw the story about Lori and Sarah Drew.  You may remember them as the mother and daughter team who drove a 13 year old girl to commit suicide in her bedroom after sending her a message through MySpace that said the world would be a … (43 comments)

We Don't Work with THAT Mortgage Company... - 11/26/08 07:11 AM
So I've got a deal going on a foreclosed property here in our area.  We wrote up the offer, got the addendum's from Fannie Mae and filled those out and are now in contract.  Cool!
Yesterday, I got a call from one of the people in the "foreclosed" agents office.  She was asking me about the mortgage company we are using.  Her questions were direct and edgy.  "Do you know these people (at the mortgage company)"?  Have you worked with them before?  WHY did you choose them?  Do you feel certain that this will go through?  And on and on it … (5 comments)

Why You've Got to Get on Facebook... - 11/22/08 06:24 AM
I'll admit it.  I held off plunging into Facebook for a long time.  This was mostly because I own three teenagers who have been Facebooking and MySpacing for years.  It's a kid thing right?
WRONG!
I finally took the plunge a few weeks ago after reading Jason Crouch talk about social networking and real estate.  Click here to read his post.
Facebook is very easy to set up and install and it is FREE, which is great.  Once you set up your account and upload a pic, you can go pick your high school and graduation year and click the search … (3 comments)

Are You a Native or a Tourist? - 11/09/08 10:20 PM
I read about this concept a couple of years ago.  It was written in regards to church growth, but the idea applies to real estate big time!  Basically, the thinking goes like this...you may think you are a native in your environment because you've been you, doing what you're doing for a long time.  However, you may actually now be a tourist in your world because the world around you changed while you stayed the same.
Want an application?  How about Facebook and Twitter?
I've put off jumping into these two applications for a long time because I always thought they were … (7 comments)

A Lesson from Ford for Real Estate Agents - 11/08/08 12:41 PM
The following screen shot is taken from the new BOK center arena website here in Tulsa.  I was logging in yesterday to buy tickets for an event (yes it was Dancing with the Stars!) when I noticed the Ford logo at the bottom.  Looks like Ford is an official sponsor for our new arena.  Here's the pic...

I figured having a sponsorship on the front page of a major arena might be pricey, so I went looking to see what Ford spent.  As you can see, it cost them 4.8 million dollars.  Click here for verification. Now that will be spent … (1 comments)

What Do You Do When you Run Out of Gas? - 11/06/08 08:51 PM
It's been quite a year for me.
Many of you know that my mother has been fighting cancer.  Now she's in the throws of Alzheimer's on top of cancer.  Needless to say, that takes a lot of energy to deal with!  The good news is that the cancer is responding well to treatment.  The bad news is that the Alzheimer's is progressing.
In the world of real estate, I've had a good...no that's not right...a great year so far.  I live in Oklahoma where our home values have held pretty steady and our foreclosure rate has stayed pretty low.  All in all, … (3 comments)

Post Election Thoughts - 11/05/08 07:58 AM
Finally the election is over.  This is a day I've long been waiting for because in the world of real estate, election years slow down your business.  At least this is what the big dog, long time Realtors in my office tell me.
So now that we're past November 4th, I have to wonder what happens and where do we go from here?
In the world of politics, we now have one party that is basically in power.  This is dangerous, regardless of what party you belong to.  Our forefathers set up our government to have a system of balance and checks … (2 comments)

 

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