Fact is, I have no idea what they're worth, and neither do you. We don't know, because on 21-23% of the listings in the MLS have virtual tours (according to my study anyway). And those that have tours, some of the photos are SO bad, you can't really tell much about the home. With gas close to $
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07/27/2008
I know many of you will think this is silly - and it probably is. I look at all the people bragging about points - and I get that. I want points too. Proud of my points, and I run first and second in my city. But - I have 900 of you good people that have taken the time to comment on my Blog. I
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07/27/2008
No names will be mentioned!! 1.5 years in Real Estate, and I get my first referral - the referral company gets 35%, but I'm glad to pay it for the biz. Air Force guy, moving to town. Took him and his wife around, and they found a new home to build. Next day, we write an offer. House is just p
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07/27/2008
I've had 2 interviews go bad recently, ‘cause 15 minutes was to far to drive. What? Background: I'm a broker, and I'm in recruiting mode. I've had lots of interviews, and some have told me I'm a great company - BUT 2 recently told me that I was on the wrong side of town. Wichita Kansas reall
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07/26/2008
This is a serious question, looking for your input: Do you work in an office with one Printer/Fax/Copier? I've been approched for years by sales people wanting me to get 1 piece of equipment to do my color printing, be a copy machine, BW printer, fax machine, scan to email. I've resisted. I
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07/26/2008
I've been thinking about this for a while (5 minutes at a time...) I'm VERY active at the local board. MLS BOD, Pro Standards, Former grievence committe - PR - MLS - chairs, Ed committee member, Lock Box search, MLS search, EO search. I firmly believe the best way to change is from the inside.
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07/20/2008
I ate lunch with Frank Chapple yesterday. Great lunch. We talked politics, people, history, and then sales. Frank owned TV stations in the past, and is now engaged in the mortgage business. We miss the old days. I'm 52, and Frank is - well - older. He speaks of things before my time, so I
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07/19/2008
MSN announced just last week that a study by Sperling's Best places said Wichita Kansas is the best place to own a home in the US. Good employment, low average cost of home, good appreciation. #1 in the US, I think Dallas was 4th or 5th. We should be riding high here. Normal DOM, inventory bei
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07/13/2008
ALL YOU SEO people. I’ve been watching changes happen in my keyword discovery tools. They don’t seem to work as well, anywhere. The counting machine gods have gone haywire – then this morning: Google Adwords https://adwords.google.com (a free tool by the way) has started showing Search counts
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07/11/2008
The cities to pick from had to have a population of at least 500,000. The idea was to compare where it was the BEST place to OWN or to Rent. Wichita won the top spot. Consider: Pretty good numbers (appreciation is GREAT for most parts of the country). Compared to #2's appreciation: We've stay
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07/10/2008
