Stupid Is As Stupid Does Forrest Gump said.  Dunce capWe see it all the time.  Decisions made and announced, and you just go HUH???  What were they thinking??!!!

Last week, one of the local DJs, Eddie Fingers, was fired by Clear Channel Communications over a contract extension dispute.  Unlike so many radio and TV personalities fired for something said that shouldn't have been said, Eddie was fired because some corporate big shot in Texas obviously doesn't understand just how revered Eddie is by the local radio listeners.  After decades on the local radio scene, Eddie just might be one of the most popular figures in Cincinnati.  After the six month non-compete expires, he'll be back on a competing station.  Clear Channel's mistake...as Julia Robert's character in Pretty Woman said " Big mistake, Big, HUUUGEEE!"

The same type of BIG mistake can be made when you select a REALTOR®!  Technically, The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite is licensed to work ANYWHERE in Ohio.  But would we list a home in Cleveland?  No!  Honestly, we wouldn't ever do business in downtown Cincinnati because we don't KNOW that area well enough to adequately represent a buyer or seller.  Dirty Harry said you've got to know your limitations, and we do!  We promise we won't do anything to hurt our clients JUST to collect a commission check!  We CAN find you a great agent that works in areas we don't serve, but we won't personally go to areas we can't protect your best interests.

When you're working an area, you need to know what's important for that area!  Facts like Lebanon has one of the country's largest YMCAs and that Mason has a Community Center that will blow you away (rock climbing wall coming soon)!  That Antique shoppers will love downtown areas in Waynesville and Lebanon!  The best places to live to access the Little Miami Bike Trail!  How long it takes to get to Cincinnati or Dayton from this or that area in Warren County!  The list goes on and on.

So select carefully when picking your REALTOR®!  Make sure they know YOUR local area!

Living and Working in Warren County!
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

 

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We all have our capacity limits.  We know we can only handle a certain number of homes for sale before we either need to hire, or refer.
11:58am • #24
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True.............best part is, you realize it................
12:23pm • #25
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Roger, Working between Dayton AND Cincinnati, we see two different styles of purchase contracts, each board has their own, with their own unique things to watch for.  Someone that didn't know what to look for could get blindsided with extra months of taxes, or inspections not allowed because the contract didn't spell it out.

 

(And it looks like #21 isn't looking over their shoulder..next post takes them...then another week or two to catch #20).
12:29pm • #26
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When I was an agent, I took a listing in an area of San Jose that was 30 minutes away...  I was fired by the seller...  nuff said!
1:11pm • #27
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Chris, Your population is a lot more dense than ours!  In L.A., 30 minutes is probably what, five blocks :)

How far can you get in San Jose in 30 minutes?
1:14pm • #28
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 ROTFL 
1:32pm • #29
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Ok wise@$$, I can actually go a few miles in 30minutes, during rush hour no less. Now, on a good day, at the right time of day, I may actually get clear across town in 30minutes.  LOL
1:35pm • #30
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Sorry, Donne....just could NOT pass up that opportunity, sez the guy who came to a DEAD stop on the interstate on the way to a Dodgers game on a SUNDAY afternoon!!

And make sure on that good day, you play the lottery too :)

Around here, IF I don't have to go through a downtown area, I can clear 20 to 30 miles in 30 minutes. :)  Yeah, US!!!
1:38pm • #31
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Reminds me of WKRP in Cincinnati when Johnny was fired for saying..."Booger"
5:43pm • #32
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Phil, The buzz here is the  execs wanted to make an "example".  If they could fire the guy running the #1 show in the #1 time slot....everyone is expendable.
5:50pm • #33
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Liz & Bill, I totally agree, going to an area that we are not familiar with just to take a listing is wrong if we can not service it? What I find worse than that is when you have agents in their own market area and do not know their market. I saw a listing the price should have been around $1.7-$1.8million and was priced under $900k That I find is a crime of a worst sort.
7:39pm • #34
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Endre, And the bad thing?  The agent will sell it in a week and be a hero to the sellers for a quick sale!  ...unless this is like the urban legend story where the soon to be ex-wife sells the husbands Porsche for $50 :)
8:59pm • #35
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Just kind of an off-the-wall question:  Are either of you movie buffs?

This is an excellent post.  I fully agree with you on this.  For the true professional, our Fiduciary Responsibility takes us to a higher level of awareness.  Why in the world put your hard-earned license on the line for the sake of one "possible" transaction.  I want Client's For Life, and those referrals are our insurance that we'll have the opportunity to sell another day.  Excellent posssssst.
9:12pm • #36
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Tish, Some engineer MIGHT like movies and the ability to recall quotes from them is a natural fit for blog posts....and then YouTube makes it easy to link to a clip.  We don't go to movies very often....Inception was the last...but we do the Redbox rental periodically and have a ton of movie channels (that we rarely use).

We're the same as you, we want our clients to become Clients for Life too!  We spent the evening with a past client and her son, weighing options to help her son and with staging device to get the home for sale.  It's a great honor to have that trust there!
9:17pm • #37
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2010
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Liz & Bill sadly  it is not an urban legend it is a Condominium In Marina Del Rey right on the beach listed at $899k should be arouns $1.8m totally done on the inside....
4:15pm • #38
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Endre, Unbelievable!  And some agent hasn't already bought it to flip?
4:21pm • #39
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Liz & Bill - A lot of my fellow agents make fun of me because I don't leave my "bubble."  I rather refer it to an expert then try to fake it, in my opinion that's not the way to earn future referrals.  
10:49pm • #40
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Michelle, It doesn't take too many times talking to an agent to realize they don't know ANYTHING about the area they've brought buyers to, or are trying to sell a listing in an area they don't know.  We don't want to be THOSE agents!!  We've got one of the largest YMCAs in the country in our hometown area of Lebanon....when an agent DOESN'T know about it... well...here's their sign!! :)
10:53pm • #41
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This is so true, so many people want to sell "Indianapolis" here and we are 1.8MM in population for the metro and surrounding areas.  I have focused my website and my blogs are a small niche.  Do I get as many leads, no of course not.  But my conversion rate is higher because a buyer/seller can tell the minute we're on the phone, I know the area!

Cindy in Indy
8:34am • #42
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Cindy, We're in a similar boat...we tend to advertise to our county, which may be too broad for the average consumer.  We need to spend a weekend with the camera, go get downtown and landmark photos of our specific communities so we can do more localism post.  We don't want to advertise Cincinnati or Dayton specifically...one, way too many agents already there, and two...we don't know those downtown areas and don't want to be driving 45 minutes to an hour for every showing!  Our county fills the gap between the two cities, and that's good enough for us...although the dollar value in Cincinnati's best areas ARE pretty sweet!
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