Summer in Sonora (picture) - 07/29/11 01:32 PM

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Mother Lode Real Estate "Must Reads" for July - 07/28/11 12:11 PM
This blog post is the next in a continuing monthly series where I'll pass on some information of interest that you may not get the opportunity to see otherwise. It won't take long for you to check out the following four articles covering the subjects of real estate and technology.
Realtor.com's App Rocks – So Say I and my Clients by Jim Duncan on RealCentralVA.com.
6 Daily Habits for Facebook Marketing Success by Amy Porterfield on socialmediaexaminer.com.
California versus Texas - A tale best through fishing parable by Jeff Brown on agentgenius.com.
6.5 million Americans are over … (2 comments)

Help! (plus video) - 07/25/11 02:02 PM
"Help, I need somebody, Help, not just anybody, Help, you know I need someone, Help!" Thus starts the famous Beatles' song from the 1960s. (Video below.) And we don't like to ask for help. (Some of us don't.) I mean, it's a sign of weakness. (Some think it is.) It's a sign of dependence. (And we're supposed to be independent, rugged individualists. It's the American way after all.)
And there are other reasons why we don't ask for help. We may be in denial. And to admit we need help would be an admission of a problem we're not wanting … (0 comments)

Gary Shilling Gives Real Estate Forecast (video) - 07/20/11 12:23 PM
20% further drop in home prices in 2012? Agree or disagree?
(If you can't see this video, click here.)
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I Didn't Think Doing Real Estate Would Be So Hard - 07/18/11 01:10 PM
"I didn't think doing real estate would be so hard." Have you ever heard anyone say that? (Was it you?) The fact is doing real estate is hard. And it's not just unique to our day.
The average failure rate in the first year of people who go into real estate according to a study in the 1990s was just shy of 9 out of every 10. (Are you surprised?) I want to drill down a little bit further in this 9 out of every 10 failing at real estate number for a moment to get you thinking.
Of … (2 comments)

Create Websites on Your iPhone (video) - 07/15/11 01:03 PM

Zapd in 60 Seconds from rocketvox on Vimeo.
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10 Mistakes People Make with Facebook (plus 1 bonus) - 07/13/11 01:25 PM
Lightning fast post meant to make you think...
10 Mistakes People Make with Facebook: (what might you add to the list?)
1. Use it as another static website.
2. Neglect "Liking" others (business pages) and commenting.
3. Do business promotion on their Friend page.
4. Cuss a lot (to impress? / be accepted?).
5. Post status updates every time they breath.
6. Spend too much time and neglect offline relationships.
7. Broadcast when they're out of town.
8. Publish their scores on games.
9. Want their business page to be an … (3 comments)

One Teensy, Weensy, Itsy, Bitsy, Tiny, Whiny, Minor Little Thing - 07/11/11 01:18 PM
So what's the craziest thing that's every happened to you as a homeowner? I'm talking about things that can go wrong ~ and they do go wrong (right?) ~ and they go wrong at the worst possible time (right again?) ~ and when you don't have any money to fix it (right, right, right).
Oh, the joys of home ownership.
We had this broken pipe, you see (due to a freeze). We tried to save some money by having a "friend" fix it. (First mistake?) He turned off the water. Then came in to turn on the bathtub faucet … (4 comments)

Last Shuttle Launch (picture) - 07/08/11 12:35 PM

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6 Things Getting Caught in a Dust Storm and the Challenging Real Estate Market Have in Common (plus video) - 07/06/11 01:23 PM
One of the most incredible videos of the 2011 Phoenix, Arizona dust storm is below. Watching it I couldn't help but think of the following quick list that I'm convinced speaks to the challenges of the real estate market of our day (don't forget to watch the video as it relates to the list)...
6 Things Getting Caught in a Dust Storm and the Challenging Real Estate Market Have in Common:
1. Some saw it coming.
2. Some didn't see it coming.
3. Some were prepared for it.
4. Some weren't prepared for it.
5. When it hit, it … (0 comments)

Mother Lode Area Real Estate Stats - 07/05/11 03:20 PM
I've got the latest Mother Lode market numbers for you to look at today. To begin with, you'll notice the overall sales picture including all sales classes. CLICK HERE to view June 2011 compared to June 2010. CLICK HERE to view January-June 2011 compared to January-June 2010. You'll also want to notice the graphs including the Mother Lode Residential Unit Sales through June 2011 graph versus the previous five years (clickable picture 1 on the above left) along with the Mother Lode Residential Volume Sales graph versus the previous five years (clickable picture 2 on the right) and the Mother Lode … (0 comments)

Schoolhouse Rock - Fireworks (video) - 07/01/11 12:10 PM

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