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Want to know the importance of the blog? Check out this article from the Des Moines Business Record. Bloggers can be great sources information, but also a great source of knowing your customer service to the community. Good or bad. Have you ever felt like Tom? I have. Did you notice his … (0 comments)
It's Tuesday and I'm finally getting around to catching up from the weekend. The past two weeks have been SLOW (Bears in the playoffs and few people doing real estate.) Next weekend the Bears are in the Super Bowl - so nothing will be happeing in Chicago. Given all that - … (1 comments)
Today I'm crunching numbers on a food budget for an Open House. We've decided on a Friday brunch time slot with a homemade, comfort food theme of cranberry muffins, chocolate biscotti, hot tea and coffee, etc. I work for a developer and sell a gated community called The Views at Cranberry, … (4 comments)
If you or your clients are planning to sell their homes and don't want to take on large renovation projects, suggest the following quick fixes, which can help them maximize property value and appeal:
Hi all..
It's a new year and if you're like me, you've looked in the mirror and thought, I need to drop a few pounds. 
I was reading this blog http://activerain.com/blogsview/29858/Sigmund-Freud-What-does and the comment about buyers bringing a third party into a deal convinced me to write this blog.
I was just reading and commenting on Karl Christen's post Good offense is always a better defense. As I was formulating my comment, it dawned on me to make this post about what I have learned to avoid turbulence while flying and how it applies to the turbulence he mentions regarding … (4 comments)
Hey Gang!Just to clarify our strategy here:When you create blogs for this group, please make sure that they are specific to the purposes of our group. They need to contain RELEVANT information for the servicemen and women who are living or will be living in your respective areas. Please refrain from … (0 comments)
While we all send around good cheer to our friends and families, most of us do take the time to think of the less fortunate, well I think we become more thoughtful in later years at least. I can remember sitting in the cafeteria in grammar school and the nuns yelling at … (3 comments)
Mike Ferry tells us there are three ways to get business:1. Wait for it to come to you2. Buy the business3. Prospect for itChoice Number 1 could be defined as Floor Time, Open Houses, someone you know providing a referral out of the blue. Not destined to create significant production.Choice Number … (7 comments)
"Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon,and the deeper it sinks into the mind." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge Yes I know this is coming from a Florida girl, but I wanted to share the thought all the same.Only bringing this up as the end of … (6 comments)
In a recent issues of the Wall Street Journal, there was an article about the latest mortgage fraud issues surrounding the "save your home from foreclosure" scams. According to RealtyTrac, a foreclosure data service, more than one million borrowers have gone into foreclosure so far in 2006. This represents a 27% … (2 comments)
DIY in the home improvement arena has been popular for quite some time, but I've noticed that it's been getting even more prominent. Trading Spaces keeps chugging on TLC, HGTV keeps putting out more new programs, and just last week on the news someone demonstrated how easy it can be to … (3 comments)
I have the Treo 650 and looking to upgrade does anyone have any suggestions. I would like to have the windows based series and they have so many different models now. I have many friends that use the Blackberry and seem to love it. Mine drops calls frequently and scratches easly. … (1 comments)
If I were to give any one most important piece of advice to new agents, it would be to treat the one client that you have like gold. Many many agents spend 90% of their time and money trying to get that one client, but when they do, they only spend 10% … (1 comments)
Well everyone, I thought I would give this blogging a shot. I have never been much of a blogger. Somehow I have always been a little trepidatious when it comes to expressing myself for all to see. Seeing how this great community treats each other and the great networking system, I … (6 comments)
With so many news reports and articles in various publications accross the Country talking about the increase of auctions, it is no doubt why our phone has been ringing more lately.
Everyone wants it. The single thing that will make their business take off. I see it on the few online real estate forums I participate in. New and aspiring agents want to know how to make it big in this business.Well, if we zoom out far enough, there is a kind … (1 comments)
I just saw this comment which was made by a Realtor in one of our area's local newspapers... Is this something that you would tell a seller or be publicly quoted on? In a way it's true but what are your thoughts? I'm not sure that I would educate a seller … (1 comments)
You can find lists and lists online regarding the best ways to prepare your home for sale. For simplicity, I have summarized below the 6 key steps that every homeowner must take to be ready. Home owners can handle any and all of the steps themselves, however even DIY homeowners most … (7 comments)
A reciprocal link, by definition, is an exchange of links between two or more websites. Reciprocal linking is the single most important tool in building website popularity. When your site has many high quality links, it will enjoy higher rankings in the major search engines. This article's purpose is to guide … (4 comments)
We closed a transaction last month. I represented the seller. My listing called for a commission of 6.5% with 3% going to the selling agent and 3.5% going to me (along with my processing fee). We sent the title company our closing instruction letter (kind of like an estoppel letter), letting … (7 comments)
Hello, I am a home inspector in Vancouver, Washington and I am looking for some advice. Next month I am doing a trade show and I have never done one before. I have a 8X3 foot booth and need to come up with a sports theme for my booth along with … (4 comments)
Character is an evaluation of a person's moral and mental qualities. Such an evaluation is subjective - one person may evaluate someone's character on the basis of their virtue, another may consider their fortitude, courage, loyalty, honesty, or piety.Developing true character happens when we focus on character qualities such as: truthfulness, … (1 comments)
Here in Orlando we now have almost 20,000 listings across just two counties - these are record numbers and makes this the absolute best time there has ever been in Central florida to be a buyer. But what if you are a seller? How do you make your home stand out … (0 comments)
Well all like to offer our clients 100's of different loans, which is great! How ever the more you offer them and the more overwhelmed they become the more likely they will do nothing! You are the professional, so be that and guide them! Listen to what they want and … (2 comments)
As of late, I have found that many of my blog replies consist of a comment and then me asking for advice on the subject, so, it has inspired me to ask the question: How many of us are new to the real estate business?Some are concerned about letting on that … (3 comments)
When with a group of people, I tend not to bring up the subject of real estate. Usually someone there, if not many people, know that I sell real estate, and generally sooner rather than later, someone will ask me about real estate - what improvements should they do to their … (0 comments)
Remember to make each day count-LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHERSAL. Your attitude positive or negiative will effect your personal and business life daily. Rember the saying the cup is half full or the cup is half empty? If you are positive about yourself, you will find results in your life … (2 comments)