optimist group: How to Stay Strong in This Market: - 10/01/08 01:48 AM
1. Consistently pursue your Education. Our reality is changing so rapidly that education is not an option anymore, it is a necessity. To that end, Active Rain is instrumental. I also recommend daily reading of the Wall Street Journal, where one can obtain the same facts the big boys rely … (51 comments)
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optimist group: Just How Good Is This Jennifer Girl? - 08/01/08 11:17 AM
Ever since I made it into the top 100 AR Bloggers, I've been fascinated with my compadres on that list. Most of them have hundreds of blogs under their belts except for... what's this? A blogger with only 40 posts in the top 100? How? Just how good is this … (43 comments)
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optimist group: The Value of Consistency - 07/08/08 11:09 PM
I recently hired a new assistant. She is smart, sharp, beautiful, intrepid and affable. She had a superb first week. By the end of the second week she faded out and never showed up for her third week. She's still MIA.
I watched another friend of mine get so excited about … (24 comments)
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optimist group: The Cancer Didn't Win... The Optimist did! - 06/22/08 12:56 AM
To say that I was inspired today is not enough. I was inspired, impressed and captivated by an extraordinary woman, my client and fellow Realtor, Evelyn Carswell. Evelyn was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the lungs in June of last year, only two months after selling her business of 17 … (32 comments)
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optimist group: Kids, Kids, Kids... Happy Father's Day! - 06/14/08 09:16 PM
Pee or Sweat?
Don't worry Grandma; it's just my new PACIFIER...
Yum! What is that? I haven't tried that flavor yet!
Riding The Donald.
Don't tell mom!
Mine, all mine!
Fly like the wind!
I like daddy's Pepsi, but it makes me feel woozy...
… (40 comments)
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optimist group: Naked Chicks Right Here on AR !!! - 06/11/08 11:27 PM
What did you think you'd find?
Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked:
"How old was your husband?"
"Ninety-eight," she replied.
"Two years older than me."
"So you're ninety-six the undertaker commented.
She responded:
"Hardly worth going home, is it?"
… (26 comments)
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optimist group: Ethical Real Estate Agents Needed - 06/11/08 11:41 AM
We are expanding and we are looking for a new team member. Our Agents are working too many hours trying to meet the demands of our busy market and we need help!
We are looking for an agent with a good moral compass to add to our team of … (6 comments)
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optimist group: AR JOKESTER... At it Again! - 06/09/08 11:15 PM
Three old guys are out walking.
First one says, "Windy, isn't it?"
Second one says, "No, it's Thursday!"
Third one says, "So am I. Let's go get a beer!"
Billy: Mommy, you know that vase that has been in our family for generation after generation?
Mom: Yes, Billy, what … (35 comments)
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optimist group: I Don't Work For The Money! - 06/05/08 03:35 PM
Although money NEVER motivates me, the business of Real Estate certainly does. I'm the kind of person that talks to everybody beyond the perfunctory, "Hi, how are you?" I know many details about the cashier at Wal Mart, the Health food store clerk, the farmers' market owner. I just like people; … (65 comments)
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optimist group: Are we putting deals together, but not closing them because of financing? - 06/04/08 09:40 PM
We currently have 7,740 condos available for sale in the Myrtle Beach area. During the month of May, 2008, the number of condos sold in the Myrtle Beach area was only 261 units. That is a mere 3.37% of the inventory sold. At that rate, it will take us almost … (7 comments)
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optimist group: Mercy Discounts - 05/31/08 06:05 PM
This may sound a bit strange; please indulge me for a few moments here! I was wondering how many of you are giving "Mercy Discounts"? I am not referring to negotiating a lower commission rate when you are taking the listing. I'm talking about having a signed listing in place already and giving the … (23 comments)
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optimist group: AR JOKESTER Quickie - 05/31/08 02:34 AM
I make it a habit never to discuss Politics or Religion because they are too complex and personal, with more shades than the color wheel itself...
That being said, I just could not resist sharing this with you because it's just too funny to keep to myself. I should … (18 comments)
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optimist group: Are We Becoming Healthier? - 05/23/08 11:49 AM
Coca Cola and Hershey have both posted significant first-quarter losses: Coca Cola's first quarter net income fell by 47%, while Hershey Co.'s first-quarter net fell 32%. Does that mean that Americans are developing better dietary habits?
The Wall Street Journal article blamed the higher commodity costs and the economy, however, … (10 comments)
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optimist group: Fantastic Idea: Market Encapsulation 101 - 05/23/08 10:09 AM
This idea came to me as a result of Chris Lambos' remark about a new high rise condo project in Nashville. I didn't know they had high rise condo projects in Nashville; did you?
We are all very familiar with our own areas, but know little about other markets. … (14 comments)
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optimist group: Greetings From Sunny Myrtle Beach! - 05/04/08 11:07 PM
I am the luckiest girl in the World: I live in Myrtle Beach, SC! My office is walking distance to the Beach, my home is mere minutes away.
Today we packed some snacks and refreshments in our cooler, an umbrella, a few towels and off we went. My daughter Amanda, her … (17 comments)
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optimist group: The Best Realtor Series: Relationships - 05/02/08 08:24 PM
Some Agents don't realize just how important being well liked is in this business.
We all know of agents who are difficult to deal with and their career is adversely impacted by not having their listings shown as often...
In this business we all need each other. Being kind, professional, courteous and … (17 comments)
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optimist group: 10 Bad Habits To Acquire as a New Real Estate Agent - 05/01/08 09:16 PM
1. When leads call, answer ALL their questions about the property. Make sure you describe the home down to the most minute details. Talk at length about the pink tile in the foyer. Don't bother taking a name and number, why should you? If they are interested in the home they … (11 comments)
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optimist group: SPECULATE NO MORE: I'VE GOT THE CRYSTAL BALL! BUY NOW!!! - 04/08/08 11:23 PM
NOT!
I don't know, and neither do the Big Boys! We are all exposed to the same information, whether you read "Your Own Small Town Newspaper" or The Wall Street Journal.
Clients ask me all the time to speculate, to render an opinion. I don't. I won't! I have no crystal … (10 comments)
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