katerina gasset: Seasons of Life for Ann Arbor Realtor - 09/05/08 06:29 AM
I think this is the longest I have gone without a post since I began blogging on Activerain in Dec 2006.
Not sure if it was burn out from all the localism posts, I was trying to do or maybe trying to learn Vista and Office 2007, and getting all the … (31 comments)
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katerina gasset: Simon Conway Saves The Day! Active Rainer To The Rescue! - 09/04/08 11:41 PM
Simon Conway saves the day for our family! He deserves kudos, handshakes and hugs for being one of those that walks his talk.
While we were up on our weekend getaway in Orlando this weekend we stayed in a vacation townhouse that we have listed for sale as a … (45 comments)
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katerina gasset: So When Does Katerina Ever Sleep? Question of the Week. - 08/28/08 09:15 AM
So when does Katerina ever sleep
So When Does Katerina Ever Sleep?
This
is the most asked question that I get in emails and comments.
So
for the Question Of The Week; I will answer your question
about when do
I sleep.
I … (46 comments)
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katerina gasset: Has the market changed in your area? It sure has in mine! - 08/21/08 09:55 PM
Happy to say, my market has been going crazy...I'm working 16 hour days.... Not complaining, however, it seems to me that the bottom is gone and we're moving forward! GOOD NEWS!
I have not slept much in the last two weeks...My customer's are seeing the end of good lending...the end of … (25 comments)
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katerina gasset: From One Active Rain Newbie To Another, What's The Deal With Points-This is NOT the Olympics! - 08/15/08 01:12 PM
After being on Active Rain for about 4 months, I am still a newbie.. I wrote my first blog post about Home Staging here on 5/20/08 . Learning about Active Rain can be a curvy road - it's NOT the Olympics. I have recently read other newbies asking about points and posting to groups, etc.. It took a while for me to … (25 comments)
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katerina gasset: Active Rain -Meeting Members Is Like Seeing A Friend You Haven't Seen For A While! - 08/11/08 10:57 PM
Active Rain is the best online networking venue ever! Testimonies abound from making money, learning more than you did in College, getting referrals and creating the most wonderful people.
The icing on the cake is when you get to meet each other in person. After reading each others' blogs, emailing and … (19 comments)
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katerina gasset: Who should I Thank? - 07/27/08 11:05 PM
It has been awhile since I last posted and I thought I better get in here and post something. But what should I post? What should I write about? I was sitting here in my living room working on my laptop when I was thinking about this. I am always … (22 comments)
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katerina gasset: Working Together, Best Of All Worlds! - 07/23/08 09:42 PM
Real estate couples working together
Working Together, Best of All
Worlds!
Nestor
was working on his laptop in our home office at his desk on our expired
program.
I was just finishing up writing a blog on Active Rain in our office
when 'Sweet Thing' by Rufus and Chaka … (47 comments)
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katerina gasset: Welcome Active Rain Newbie and Our New Wellington Florida Buyers' Agent! - 07/21/08 09:49 AM
Please welcome a new blogger and Active Rain newbie, Lisa Schlitz. She just wrote her first blog post introducing herself to our community here on the rain. Please go and leave a comment on her blog and make her feel welcome.
We are very proud and honored to announce that … (16 comments)
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katerina gasset: An Open Note of Appreciation to... - 06/19/08 09:23 PM
...Katerina Gasset!
Dear Katerina,
You must hear this all the time, but THANK YOU! Your input has made a big difference in my career and fired my enthusiasm once again! I have really appreciated your efforts to help others by way of your blog posts, comments, and promotion of others … (5 comments)
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katerina gasset: Expired Letters...To Share or not to share? - 06/17/08 04:27 PM
Since posting, Expired Letters: Attracting the Cream of the Crop!, my email has been getting a steady flow of people asking if I can share my letter with them. The fact is...I would love to. The truth is...I can't. Why? a few reasons.
This is not simply a letter. It is … (15 comments)
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katerina gasset: Expired Letters...Attracting the Cream of the Crop! - 06/16/08 10:39 AM
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katerina gasset: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATERINA GASSET - 06/10/08 09:16 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
KATERINA
You're
Not Getting Older You're Getter Better...see experience Does Help! Here's to many more wonderfull years!
Have an
Awesome Day
… (10 comments)
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katerina gasset: We Are Growing Again! Welcome Our Newest Member Of Our Team! - 05/13/08 01:29 AM
We have been blessed with listings, sales and more sales. After a 2007 with no buyers to be found in Florida to getting multiple offers on our listings; this has taken our business for a wonderful tailspin.
When we have 8 listings signed and do not have the time to even … (19 comments)
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katerina gasset: Another Reason I Love ActiveRain - Katerina Gasset, Gifts of Appreciation - 05/05/08 06:42 AM
Over the weekend, I wrote a post titled Three ActiveRain Leads Equal One Busy Week. And yes, the new business generated by ActiveRain is reason enough to love this community. But here's another:
Last week, I received an email from Wellington Florida REALTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE Katerina Gasset, with a link to Anne Arundel … (45 comments)
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katerina gasset: How I Make a Living in Real Estate in This Market - 04/20/08 10:51 AM
Our weather has been so strange. We had snow yesterday! On April 19th. it was snowing in Tacoma! This is the latest recorded day of snow in our history.
Today it is bright and sunny. Sure it's cold outside but it's sunny! I am enjoying a cup of coffee on my … (3 comments)
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katerina gasset: The Journey Continues...It isn't always easy! - 04/18/08 10:48 PM
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katerina gasset: Activerain Week in Review -04/07/08 thru 04/13/08 - 04/13/08 08:04 PM
Well here I am after a week of Mind blogging reading....I've realized that no matter how many ''posts' you read you're never going to catch up! Theres always going to be the one more....
Last Monday Neal Bloom asked me to do the the Week in Review and I have to … (66 comments)
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katerina gasset: Welcome In Video Our Newest Assistant For Nestor and Katerina's Real Estate Team! - 04/11/08 10:38 PM
Welcome Our Newest Team Member and New Assistant to International Properties & Investments, Inc. Due to our increase in business and helping people save their homes from foreclosure by successfully completing short sales we hired a new buyers agent, Doug Pellicano.
Then we began interviewing applicants for a position of an … (27 comments)
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katerina gasset: Countrywide, Thank You For Cancelling The Foreclosure Sale! - 04/10/08 08:14 AM
We did it! Oh, to make that call to our seller tonight was the best call I made today. The 11th Hour Save!
Our attorney was calling CW's attorney all day today and when he finally reached them the attorney told him that they would gladly cancel the foreclosure sale in … (27 comments)
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katerina gasset: So You Want To Be A Real Estate Star? - 04/02/08 11:53 AM
As many of you know by now Katerina Gasset held a contest recently. The prize was three months of coaching for the lucky agent who won. I have learned so much from Katerina and her blog in past months that I knew I had to enter the contest.
I was … (3 comments)
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katerina gasset: We Are Having Growing Pains! Welcome Our New Buyer's Agent. - 04/02/08 12:34 AM
Buyers agent
We Are Having Growing Pains!
Welcome Our New Buyer's Agent!
Thanks to our great niche
in Expired Listings and our blogging on Active Rain; this
has led to making some great contacts and closed sales to
show
for it all. We have been going through some growing … (29 comments)
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katerina gasset: Sweaty Palms and A lot of Thanks! - 04/02/08 12:20 AM
Late last night, Katerina posted the winners of her Discover The Keys To Your Success Coaching Contest.
This was a contest with one of the biggest prizes ever a 3 month coaching session with Katerina. For those of you that know Katerina, you know that this is HUGE. What an honor for … (20 comments)
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katerina gasset: A March Towards Success: March 2008 Blogging Success - 03/31/08 10:10 AM
As the month of March comes to a close, many in the real estate industry are finding that there schedules are getting busier with more buyers coming out to look for homes, realizing that there are some good deals out there. Many sellers are also preparing to put their homes on … (20 comments)
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katerina gasset: Newbies, where art thou? - 03/12/08 09:04 AM
I got to thinking today, I wounder just how many people know where to find the current list of newbies and the archive list of newbies. So, I thought that I would write this little post and help people out in finding them as well. First, I want to thank Katerina … (59 comments)
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katerina gasset: VillageWalk Wellington Florida- Town Center, Comfort and StressFree living. - 02/20/08 02:02 AM
VillageWalk of Wellington Florida is a place you definitely will want to check out and put on your list of great places to live in Palm Beach County Florida. You will fall in love with this completely self sufficient community in the famous and desirable village of Wellington.
Much of Wellington … (21 comments)
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katerina gasset: Expired Listings and Active Rain- Matchmaking That Works In Business! - 02/15/08 11:18 AM
What do expired listings and Active Rain have to do with each other? ALOT! When you work both of these marketing opportunities in total unison you will find a match none of your competition will be able to beat!
If you are not working the expired listings in your market you … (39 comments)
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katerina gasset: Maryland to Florida Snowbird Express - 01/08/08 05:05 PM
Who wants to move to Florida?That's a question I'm asking Crofton Maryland residents throughout this month and next. Many people in the Crofton area arrived 20 or 30 years ago for a government, consulting, or other white-collar career position in Washington or Baltimore. Now they're either retired or on the brink of retirement, with … (9 comments)
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katerina gasset: Yes, Virginia -- Winter's Coming. Do You Want to Move Someplace Warm? - 12/04/07 08:40 AM
The leaves have fallen off the trees, the mercury's plummeting, the wind chill factor is increasing. You might have felt yesterday as if you were walking through an Arctic tundra.
Yes, Virginia, you can tell, Winter's right around the corner.
Dreams of moving somewhere warm or buying a vacation property in a … (45 comments)
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katerina gasset: Active Rain's a Master Class -- Who Are Your Instructors? - 12/02/07 03:12 PM
Have you ever been to a Master Class?
During my Thanksgiving trip to Florida, I had the wonderful opportunity to sit in the audience during a Master Class given at Lynn University Conservatory of Music by world-renowed cellist Orlando Cole. Watching this amazing 100 year old virtuoso instruct seven students 1/5 his … (38 comments)
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katerina gasset: So You Got A Call From Your Expired Letter! Now What! - 12/01/07 10:08 PM
So you now have a very compelling expired letter going out to the expireds in your area.
You are mailing them out every day like clockwork. You have committed to do your expired letter campaign for at least one year. You are using your commemorative stamps and personally addressed envelopes. And you … (57 comments)
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katerina gasset: Expired Listings Are A Gold Mine If You Mine It Right! - 11/21/07 01:21 PM
We have had such phenomenal response and feedback on our Expired Listing Niche program and follow up copywriting the expired letters and brochure posts:
Compelling Copy Part 1Compelling Copy Part 2 andCompelling Copy Part 3Expired Listings is our Niche and has been for many years. We have been fine tuning … (61 comments)
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katerina gasset: Compelling Copy Needs To Be About "YOU" not "I"; * Part 2* - 10/09/07 05:05 PM
Many of you are sending me emails with your expired listing letters and I am getting to all of you as fast as I can. I am very proud of you all for working on your copy. Taking the initiative to improve your business is something we all need to be … (116 comments)
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katerina gasset: What! The Seller Did Not Get His Estimated Net Proceeds Disclosed? Here we Go! Cleaning Up Another Mess! - 09/03/07 09:11 AM
I just could not believe this! I mean, let me tell you if you are not taking your duties to be a good agent seriously then please find another business to get into!
We received a call on one of our expired packages. We decided we needed to see this property before … (80 comments)
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katerina gasset: Listings- Going, Going, Gone * Or Re-Listed?* - 08/27/07 12:27 PM
How do you get your listing that is just about to expire to re-list with you?
Well, first thing is to decide whether you still want this listing or not. The first part of this post we will discuss wanting to keep the listing and get the seller to re-list with … (28 comments)
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katerina gasset: Listings- When Are You Willing To Walk Away? - 08/21/07 03:32 PM
We get all excited when we get a listing, don't you? We are all full of energy and good intentions to service this new listing in the hope that it will sell while we are the agent with the listing. Then we go about putting the listing in the MLS and … (40 comments)
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katerina gasset: Tag I'm It; My Media Meme - 08/19/07 07:38 PM
Thank You Sally For Tagging Me! So here goes!
Television: I very rarely watch Television. I stopped watching the news last November and it has done wonders for my soul, my attitude and the results showing up in my life. I also stopped watching news related shows. It was hard to … (18 comments)
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katerina gasset: Equestrian Equus Luxury Living With All The Amenities Including Boarding and Paddocks! - 08/17/07 08:50 PM
Discover Your Equestrian Community Dream HomeLocation: EquusBring your horses and your family! Architectural details adorn this luxury estate located in a most desirable Equus Equestrian Community set with a spectacular view of the Paddocks. Board your horses here. Spacious Providence model with thousands of dollars of upgrades like granite countertops, jacuzzi … (10 comments)
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katerina gasset: If You Don't Want To Work, Get Out Of The Way! - 08/16/07 08:06 PM
We went on a listing appointment on Tuesday. Nestor had done all the in depth study of the market to make sure we had the right price in this volitile market. They need to sell. If the seller does not need to sell in this market than they should … (106 comments)
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katerina gasset: Enjoy A Drive Around VillageWalk Of Wellington Florida - 08/15/07 11:11 PM
VillageWalk is a gated community. If you would like to see the homes that are for sale in the neighborhood of VillageWalk in Wellington enjoy the photo tour here of the area and then we can make an appointment to see the homes for sale in your price range. The homes … (11 comments)
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katerina gasset: Town Center Of VillageWalk in Wellington Florida Welcomes You Home! - 08/15/07 03:11 PM
Town Center of VillageWalk in Wellington Florida Welcomes You Home.
When you drive through the security gate at Wellington's Village Walk build by Divosta you feel like you are home. You are warmly greeted by this stunning Town Center Tower complete with clock at the top like you would … (7 comments)
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katerina gasset: Why Do The Residents Of Village Walk in Wellington Love It Here So Much? - 08/08/07 03:35 PM
Village Walk of Wellington is a Divosta built this community of 954 homes all on lakes and on culdesacs. All the homes were built from 2001 to 2006. There are single family residences and villas. There are 5 different floor plans which made choosing your model easy. The homes range from … (4 comments)
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katerina gasset: So You Want More Compelling Copy For Your Expireds? Here Goes: - 08/07/07 04:48 PM
Thank you all for commenting on my post: Do You Niche In Expired Listings? Here Are Our Best Kept Secrets, Look Out!
I have been doing Copywriting for many years now. I never went to college, never took a class in marketing or theories of marketing. I read a … (191 comments)
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