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2012 

We all know there are various ways to get listings. My top way is through referrals of other clients. Everytime I take a listing I make sure they clients know I need referrals. I also be sure to let all my friends and neighbors know to refer clients to me. When I get a listing I also door knock o...
01/31/2012
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Just a few minutes ago I took myself and 4 team members to a house where the owners had some items in the garage they wanted to give away or donate to charity. I unlocked the house and went into the garage and opened the garage. We were all in the garage looking at the items and I realized I had ...
01/31/2012
I love real estate and it is fun to me most days. I also am 58 years old so I have less energy and endurance than I used to. It is hard for me to get even 2 hour day off. It seems every time I schedule a day off something happens - a buyer calls, a seller needs me to come by for an issue, an agen...
01/28/2012
I have a great house listed for sale and I have been showing up for the showings to get feedback from the buyers and the buyers agents. In the past week at 2 different showings with 2 different buyers, I was asked by the buyers if there was negotiating room in the price of the house as it was suc...
01/28/2012
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I have a short sale in process with Bank of America for about 3 months on Equator. We have a high price offer on the house. The buyer is on board. It is all moving smoothly------ than yesterday, we get an email out of the blue that the file has been closed due to insufficient offer. I called the ...
01/28/2012
I am selling 2 condos located next to each other. I had an appointment today with the buyers of each condo who are friends. We have appointments to view the condos. The first condo we go into, the tenant is so nice and happy and hospitable. The home smells of clean. The tenant wants to renew her ...
01/21/2012
1. You sleep through your alarm 2. You are crabby to even the nice people 3. You feel tired all the time 4. You haven't had a day off for several weeks 5. You look forward to sleeping in a bed other than your own 6. All of your transactions are complete 7. You look forward to doing nothing for aw...
01/20/2012
One reason to do a short sale after your bankruptcy is final to have some control of when you will be rid of the house included in the bankruptcy. This can help you control costs like fines from the city to maintain the lawn and house. It can control and stop HOA dues. It also can possibly save y...
01/18/2012
This video has really good tips for all of us on how to get appointments today. Thanks Tom for the clear and concise tips on how to make it happen now.Happy Wednesday! In this video, I am going to talk to you about where you can find your next 20 appointments, right now! Remember, your strategy m...
01/18/2012
There are many reasons to be present when your listings are being shown by other agents. 1. The top reason for me is that I can see first hand what the client reaction is to the home. 2. I find out what people like and do not like about the home 3. I get a pulse on our competition for selling the...
01/18/2012
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