As March opens, I think of my father. He always used to say that by 2012 or so, we’d no long have to cook; instead we would simply reconstitute our food. Just pour water on a pill and there you’d have it, a sizzling steak dinner! In 2010, we aren’t there yet, but we’re close enough. Slide a stea
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02/28/2010
How often do you talk to your active sellers? After the contract is signed, you shake hands and turn and walk away. What happens after that? How often do you touch base with your seller? If you are like many agents, not enough. In today's market, many contracts come to an end with no closing.
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02/18/2010
Goals. Everyone sets them, but they often do they truly get fulfilled? It's amazing how quickly life swiftly sweeps us off our feet, and buries those goals below the piles of daily life. That is one thing I am proud to say in our house, does not happen. Each January, my husband and I sit down,
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02/16/2010
Cynics may say that Valentine's Day has only commercial value, though it has become a sentimental favorite. What does it mean for real estate agents? Can we jump on the commercial bandwagon to leverage this holiday to benefit our business? Flowers, candy, heart jewelry, lingerie, engagement rin
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02/14/2010
Every real estate agent has dealt with a difficult client. There is really no way around it. Anyone in business has challenging clients - even Best Agent Business! How you handle tough clients is a great indicator of your overall abilities as an agent. Good agents, just like good service prov
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02/11/2010
In real life, in my family, when you came to eat, you learned not to put your elbows on the table, throw food at your brother, talk when someone else is talking, or leave the table without permission. That's what my parents said. No singing at the table either. The rules may vary by household,
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02/02/2010
This article by Missy Caulk is so useful we wanted to make sure our readers did not miss it. Setting up fan pages is crucial if you want to maximize your social media presence!This week I had Mary McKnight updated my fan page Ann Arbor Real Estate Talk on Facebook. She added my home search site
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02/02/2010
