I just got back from my four day on-on-on coaching, training with Mike Ferry, and 2,000 of the top Realtors in the US!  I'm excited, full of energy, great thoughts, sales skills, and ready to sell 200 homes in 2008, in Katy, Sugar Land, and Houston Texas!  YES!  Thats one of the best things about having a sales coach like Mike instead of just a motivational speaker (which he is too...in his own way), he teaches you Real Estate Sales skills that are proven to work.  I have been coached by Mike for 16 years, and learn something new each time I attend any of the 3-4 meetings I go to a year.  This will be continued with some thoughts from Mike, and from me on what I have implemented that might also help you...so stay tuned in, more to come! 

For the next 7 days let's talk about the realities of our business. #1. The business is not going to improve in 2008 ... But there is certainly not a single reason why you cannot improve dramatically. #2. The number of listings that will sell is going to remain low ... But ours will sell because we are professional sales people and know how to get them sold. More tomorrow,

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Also while at the seminar I got a buyer referral from another Mike Ferry agent that will be moving to the Houston, Katy, Texas area.  Another great reason to be involved, lots of great qualified referrals for buyer and sellers from top Realtors across the US and Canada.  These buyers are moving to either the Cypress, or Katy sections of the greater Houston area next month.  The main reason to move to Katy, or Cypress from San Diego is the cost of living is so much lower here.  Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, and the greater Houston areas are also like some of the other major cities of Texas including Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin, in that we have not experienced the decline in housing prices that CA, and the East Coast have.  The housing market is still in good shape, even experiencing some minor price increases of around 2%.  However we are seeing longer days on market, as well as a increase in the number of homes for sale.  So even here we are seeing some of the problems just not as dramatic as other areas of the country.  One of the other top things I learned this time is to make my schedule my # 1 priority.  If you are in Real Estate and do not have a schedule of do not follow your schedule, then you are letting life just take you off your course.  So put a workable schedule in place and develop the disiple to follow it.

Thanks for the privilege, Liz

Liz Carter, Owner/Broker Liz Carter & Team Realty, est. 1976.  21949-D Katy Frwy, Katy, Texas 77450.  281-391-SOLD (7653) or 800-783-4041.  Fax 281-392-2910.  Web Site http://www.lizcarter.com