by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Silicon Valley freelance writer and San Jose homes Cupertino Schools selling expert "What Percentage Do You Want?" the painter asked. "Huh?" I thought and ignored it. "How much percentage do you want back from the job?" he clarified. Still dense, I asked, "What are you tal
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07/27/2011
I like her story about the experiences she had - and how an incompetent agent motivated her to become a good one. Lots of people knew my late mother Judy Carr as a powerhouse, multi-million-dollar real estate agent. What they don't know is she was motivated to go into real estate for the same rea
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07/27/2011
FREE TICKET to Joe Stumpf's By Referral Only San Jose, CA Seminar Wed., July 27 8:30-12:30 by Michelle Carr-Crowe, San Jose real estate consultant As a member of Joe Stumpf's By Referral Only community, I have a FREE TICKET to Joe Stumpf's By Referral Only San Jose, CA Seminar on Wed., July 27 fr
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07/26/2011
This gentleman nicely summarizes his life and career journey that led him into real estate. As I also come from generations of real estate agents, especially my mother, the late Silicon Valley real estate legend Judy Carr, his talk of land's importance truly resonates with me. I especially like h
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07/26/2011
Whose Pleasure Are You Living For? by Michelle Carr-Crowe I enjoy life and its pleasures; I'm sure you do, too. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional asks "Whose Pleasure Are You Living For?" Savoring a delicious meal is a pleasure each of us can experience, usually without regret. The Bible says th
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07/25/2011
In case you missed it, ActiveRain trainer Abe here has compiled a LONG list of ActiveRain tools to help agents like you (and like me) dominate Google. Some are very basic, such as Points. Others are important (and often overlooked) such as how to re-size photos for your blog. Exploring the Google
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07/25/2011
Silicon Valley First U.S. Market to Recover? by Michelle Carr-Crowe Everyone's looking for signs of economic and housing market recovery. According to super agent Ken DeLeon of Keller Williams, Silicon Valley has all the signs of being the first U.S. housing market to recover. With many homes in
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07/25/2011
Rumors, Snopes, Urban Legends and the 1% Transaction Tax or Think Before You Post by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Silicon Valley freelance writer and Cupertino real estate agent Recently I read a post from a fellow ActiveRain blogger warning about President Obama "sneaking in" a 1% tax on all banking tra
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07/25/2011
FREE Leveraging Web Knowledge Seminar on Zillow, Yahoo & Zestimates Wed., July 27 in San Jose, Calif. by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Silicon Valley housing expert and Top 5% San Jose real estate agent Curious about how to explain Zillow and Zestimates to your clients? Want to know how Yahoo fits with Zi
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07/25/2011
I LOVE THIS IDEA! Positive news creates positive energy-and that's something everyone ethical needs who is connected to real estate right now. My mother, Silicon Valley real estate legend Judy Carr always taught me, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all...so think of somethi
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07/25/2011
