realtors: Virginia Real Estate Blog Brawl...Bring It!!! - 11/10/08 10:32 AM

I need your help here......I have some VERY tough competition.
The "Sensational 16" have been released for the Virginia Real Estate Blog Brawl and TinainVirginia.com has made it to round 1!
Thank you to everyone who nominated my blog.  Your votes are greatly appreciated, even though I'll be paying bribes for the next few years of my life!
So, here's the deal....vote for tinainvirginia.com and get stuff.  The higher up I get, the better the "stuff" will be as I find things deeper and deeper into the pile in my garage!
For round one....vote for tinainvirginia.com and email me to … (11 comments)

realtors: I Never Thought I Would Associate With the Association! - 11/06/08 03:14 AM
When I first started in real estate abut 11 years ago, I was told it was "company policy" that I apply for and become a member of the local, state and national Realtor Associations.
I've never been one who thrives on conformity.  I didn't like the "policy" and I let that be known.  Other than a Code of Ethics which a lot of agents seemed to ignore, the only other thing I really saw the Association doing was organizing and hosting the Circle of Excellence Awards Banquet (aka Realtor "Prom") each year.  Unlike most MLS's throughout the nation which are coordinated … (7 comments)

realtors: Word of Mouth Marketing...Interview with Andy Sernovitz - 09/28/08 11:47 PM
This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of interviewing the keynote speaker from the VAR08 Convention, Andy Sernovitz.  Andy is an expert on Word of Mouth Marketing and explains how it relates to real estate and the day to day life of real estate agents.
You can also follow Andy on Twitter: @sernovitz or read his blog: www.damniwish.com … (7 comments)