opinion: Social Media. How to. What to. When to. Who to. - 11/02/09 03:34 PM
Social Media. How to. What to. When to. Who to.Have you ever wondered how many Social media experts there are out there? If you do a Google search for "Social Media Experts" you get 80,000,000 results. Holy crap Batman!! Now I'm sure this figure is waaaay off so let's say … (25 comments)
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opinion: In order to succeed we must know when to be flexible. - 10/26/09 05:25 PM
A while back I called one of our fellow ActiveRainers. I did this because I had received an email and could tell this person was struggling a little in their business and needed some words of encouragement. So I called.
Anyway, it seems discouragement was setting in because she … (112 comments)
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opinion: Have professional courtesy but don't cross the line. - 10/16/09 04:43 PM
Hi folks. Let's talk a little bit about professional courtesy. I hear this term quite a bit on AR and in my business. Usually, it goes something like this:
"The listing agent should have told me he had other offers on the property, as a professional courtesy".
"Even though my buyer's … (101 comments)
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opinion: REALTORS(R) are the root of all evil!! - 10/10/09 03:24 PM
REALTORS(R) created the bubble and we are the reason the bubble burst.
REALTORS(R) sold houses to anyone that could breathe because we are money grubing theives.
REALTORS(R) give bad advise because all we care about is our commission.
REALTOR(S) are the root of all evil!!
Or so some would want you … (154 comments)
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opinion: Do you pay for leads? - 09/30/09 02:47 PM
If you answered "No" let me ask you this. Do you really believe that? Do you understand how lead generation works?The answer to the question should always be "yes". Here's why.Leads ALWAYS cost us something. Leads cost:
Money
Time
Effort
Or any combination of the above
Most successful REALTORS®, or … (31 comments)
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opinion: Buyers don't suck......do you? - 09/26/09 03:01 PM
I read a post recently that was bashing Buyers. The author/agent had shown them houses for several days only to have the Buyer end up purchasing a home through another agent. As alway there were many agents in the comment section calling the buyer names. I have never agreed with … (119 comments)
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opinion: How to list a property that's already listed. - 09/17/09 04:05 PM
Do you ever take post dated listings? What I mean is, a potential Seller calls you up and wants to get together and discuss placing their property on the market, the catch is, they are currently listed with another company. What do you do? Well, I'll tell you what I do, … (267 comments)
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opinion: Are you protecting the public or pampering agents? - 09/06/09 06:03 PM
Here’s why I ask. My real estate practices are very aggressive. Without a doubt I have pissed a few agents off over the years. Some agents have called my buisness practices unethical, illegal, unprofessional, moronic, deceitful, bait and switch, confrontational, self indulging and blah, blah, blah…..I could go on but … (42 comments)
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opinion: A Short Sale Contract is STILL a Contract! - 08/15/09 04:10 PM
Hi folks. Allison Stewart wrote a very good post this week titled WALK THIS WAY... CAN BUYERS JUST WALK AWAY FROM A CONTRACT?. Allison’s post is talking about Buyers who feel they can just walk away from a Short Sale transaction and get their deposit back because they are just tired … (169 comments)
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opinion: Disclose multiple offers? Sorry...it's none of your buisness! - 08/12/09 01:30 PM
Hi folks. I’ve read a couple of posts this week that have left me scratching my head. Both were about listing agents and their “unethical” practice of not handling multiple offers according to the Buyer agent’s expectations.In the comments on these posts the listing agents were called lazy, unethical, unprofessional, … (31 comments)
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opinion: Selling Real Estate Virtually............. - 08/08/09 06:41 PM
Hi folks. Earlier this week Fernando Herboso wrote a post titled “The Future of Real Estate….I experienced yesterday”. If you haven’t already please take a few minutes to read his post. I’ll wait…………. OK....are you done?Fernando's post is talking about having a real estate closing where the only time he met … (84 comments)
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opinion: Broker Bryant is Full of Hot Air!!! - 08/03/09 03:50 PM
Hi folks. The topic of this post is comments. Not how to make them or when to respond to them but how much value they can add to a post if you give them time to germinate.
When I write a post one of my goals is to create a … (21 comments)
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opinion: How to Disarm Disintermediation. - 07/22/09 07:16 AM
Hi folks. This post is about "disintermediation". I have a whole bunch of stuff I could write about this topic but today I want to concentrate on Real Estate portals, specifically Trulia, Zillow and Cyberhomes.
First, in a nutshell, "disintermediation" is defined as "getting rid of the middleman". The … (77 comments)
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opinion: My Buyer only wants one house. Why make 14 offers? - 06/24/09 05:59 PM
Making offers on Multiple properties. Do your Buyers do it? Mine do. And here’s why.In the Central Florida market right now REOs (bank owned properties) make up a HUGE percentage of the saleable inventory of homes. Most sell very quickly, for higher than listing price and with multiple offers. This can … (183 comments)
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opinion: Advice for the Brand New Real Estate Agent. - 06/22/09 05:29 PM
Hi folks. On Saturday I participated in a Webinar hosted by Jennifer Alan. I thought it went very well. If you attended I hope you feel the same. Anyway, there was one more question that Jennifer wanted me to answer. Since I didn’t do it on the Webinar I’ll do it … (60 comments)
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opinion: Yes....I can be an arrogant SOB.... But not when I'm working. - 06/06/09 09:36 PM
Hi folks. I have on occasion been accused of being "cocky" or "arrogant" when it comes to my selling style. Of course the reality is....it's just confidence. I have an over abundance of it.
When meeting with a potential buyer/seller my technique is to educate them. I'm not selling at … (64 comments)
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opinion: The "Sounds" of a changing market. REDO - 05/27/09 05:28 PM
I can't believe I wrote this 2 1/2 years ago!!! has it really been that long already since the market changed?
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Sometimes, market changes are best understood by the sights and sounds around us. On Saturday I posted my "sign post" that gave a true visual of how the market … (15 comments)
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opinion: Why must there be a Hardship to do a Short Sale? - 05/20/09 04:40 PM
Hi folks. Today I have mixed emotions. Lenn Harley has a great featured post today basically showing how asinine our Government has been by throwing away trillions of dollars to bail out banks while ignoring the true issue……lack of equity. According to Lenn (and I agree) we have an equity problem … (120 comments)
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opinion: Step right up folks!! See why REALTORS(R) suck? - 05/17/09 04:18 PM
Jeff Corbett wrote a post recently titled Survey Says...Realtors Suck.
His post was about a California Association of REALTORS(R) survey that was released in July of 2008. If you have the time give it a read. The post and the survey.
So......why is it that so many REALTORS(R) suck? They’ve … (138 comments)
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opinion: Limited Service. Is it true you get what you pay for? - 05/08/09 02:02 PM
My last post had some interesting comments about Limited Service Listings. Here's a portion of my favorite one:
"I can't understand limited Service at all. It's stupid to say the least! Wreckless at the worst. Just plain neglegent at best. Limited service implies low ball commission. Either list for full service … (57 comments)
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