"Love is not what makes the world go round. Love is what makes the journey worth while."-UnknownTime to place a call to, write a note to (not an e-mail) or carve out an hour for that person you love, but may not have been reminded of it recently. When your planning your week, block out some wife
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04/29/2012
Welcome To The New "Short Sale" (Our Latest Depreciating Market): STUDENT LOANS Yep, the default rate of student loans is the highest it's been since 1997. I have had 2 clients that wanted to buy their first condo, declined due to student loan issues. One of them told me most of their friends wer
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04/29/2012
I found these Open House Tips from Wayne and Jean Zuhl to be great and simple ideas as well as they got my creative juices flowing. Make Your Open House Stand Out! Hold open houses after work or during lunchtime on weekdays. Hold the open all day long from unconventional times of 9am to 6 pm. If
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04/26/2012
Why Do People Refer You? YOU DELIVER EXCELLENCE (not perfection) Customer Service Departments exist because we’re not perfect. And oh by the way, customer service is not a department, it's a mindset. People refer you because they have a degree of confidence in your ability to deliver. You a
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04/25/2012
Ever wonder how your FICO Score is determined? As a property manager I'm always checking applicants to rent credit history & FICO scores. It's an important part of the screening which comes down to numbers: income numbers, credit numbers and phone numbers of past landlords (at least 2). Accordi
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04/23/2012
Ever wonder why we experience a "bipolar" industry? We encounter agents who act like you interrupted their dinner when call on their listings, or agents you can never reach or hear back from? When you do get in escrow they bulldoze their way through escrows and make you put them on your “never a
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04/23/2012
Jason is my #1 Direct Lender. He and I have worked together for many years. The "How To Finance Your Closing Costs When Buying A Home" explanation is easy to read & understand, which is why I love working first-time buyers with Jason. He's also quite sophisticated which is why more experienced bu
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04/22/2012
What Matters Most (from my notes, from years of coaching) Discover: What Matters Most (to you, your family, your health, your career, etc.) and then choose to live by What Matters Most daily... Choosing What Matters Most daily gives you peace of mind. Life is full of problems, in fact life witho
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04/20/2012
My bride works for an airline at the gate in San Diego. Their main hub is SFO (San Francisco). Very often they have delays from SD to SFO due to SFO fog (what a surprise) or rain. Inevitably many guest come up to her and get in her face and complain that: "They will never fly her airline again."
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04/18/2012
One Perspective: OPPORTUNITY ISNO WHERE Change of Perspective: OPPORTUNITY ISNOW HERE Same letters, essentially the same phrase, but two completely different outlooks. "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."Football Coach, Jimmy Johnson You know the old ada
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04/17/2012