buyer: What do you use?
- 01/29/18 04:50 PM
So i am having to restart my business after a year off due to my wifes illness which after another 7 month hospital stay she is now doing well (over the past 12 years she has spent over 2 years in the hospital so we kind of roll with it now) and I am trying to decide what site to use for generating leads. I am a major power dialer so expireds and FSBOs are my bread and butter so I am a RedX fan but would love to hear your thoughts on it and what else you may use.
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buyer: Agent Safety Part 1
- 02/15/11 03:08 AM
It seems we are having a big upswing lately of agents being robbed at home showings and some even being assaulted or killed. Part of the problem is the economy part is the way our country is sliding into a no-mans land at times. As agents we need to be aware of our surroundings and able to protect ourselves but we also need to use common sense and be smart about safety at property showings. The link is NAR pdf on safety.
The number one item all agents should remember is no commission is worth death! The buyer … (3 comments)
buyer: Boonton,NJ Real Estate Picking up!
- 12/30/10 03:24 AM
It is Christmas time here in Boonton,NJ. Well I guess it is Christmas everywhere but for those of us selling real estate in Boonton, NJ it truly is holiday time. I have seen a huge increase in buyers. My phone is ringing off the hook! Two deal this week and more coming. Last year at this time there was 51 Active listings now there are 60. To look at the numbers the absortion rate is higher this year but since the December numbers are not in yet we will not see the up tick on sales till next month. I will post … (0 comments)
buyer: Great Office Building
- 10/05/10 03:32 AM
This beautifuly restored office building has the original millwork from when the home was contsructed. I was able to personaly view the mill stamps on the woodwork and found that the mill was around a half mile down the road. A member of my lodge told me his grandfather owned it. So I am working on doing some research on the Rockaway Mill. Set up for a great doctors office,insurance and real Estate offices. Click To see the listing at 262 East Main Street Rockkaway NJ.great office building recently remodeled,multi car garage,multi bathrooms,conference rooms,private offices,reception area, storage,kitchen,library,bullpen area, new front porch, … (0 comments)
buyer: Morris County Home Sale Prices
- 08/15/10 07:07 AM
Morris County New Jersey home sales have slowed a bit but overall sale price has increased. The following information is the Garden State Multiple Listing Service and as reported in the Daily Record Newspaper. I am seeing an uptick in clients who are looking to buy but many of them are still on the fence. The follow up to leads is the most important item on any realtors agenda. I am discussing homes with 10-20 new prospects each month. Click here to read the Daily Record Article about Morris County Home sale prices.
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buyer: Town of Boonton Real Estate
- 10/26/09 01:04 AM
Some other interesting facts about Boonton, NJ real Estate. The town of Boonton or should I say old Boonton is located underneath the Jersey City Reservoir! When I was younger during droughts I can remember seeing some remains of houses and a church. When they decided to create the reservoir where the town was located was a good location (is one theory) and the other one is that someone miscalculated the water flow and voila a new lake! Either way it is a story that I understand has happened in multiple areas that towns are underneath water. I am assuming that … (1 comments)
buyer: Buying a new home
- 10/05/09 04:21 AM
So this weekend I was on the other side of the desk. My wife, Mary and I went out looking for a new home, since we are selling her mothers house. As I am lisecnsed in New Jersey and we were looking in Pennsylvania I decided to do walk in at a local rel estate office. We fell in love with a condo on a golf course but the agent did not have all of the information we needed I learned a lot for my personal business and how to treat clients from this weekend The agent was a very verbose … (3 comments)
This is an example of our yard signs without a picture. it has taken me a while to get it settled so now I need to have it proffessionaly created you can only do so much in publisher and power point! I am happy so far with it. I have copyrighted our slogan many years ago and will be working on doing the same for the rest of the sign. It seems to be a good luck . Let me know what you all think. Thanks and have a sparkling day and go sell something!
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buyer: Fins in the water
- 09/30/09 02:09 AM
Yes I am a Miami Dolphin fan but this is not about them but GO PHINS anyway! I am writing today about the Shark Tank TV show. I applied to be on it and it seems I may get my chance. The premise of this reality TV show is a group of business people millionaire/billionaires sit in on a sales pitch that the aspiring business people who appear on the show and decide if they will put their money and expertise behind the idea. We have a great foundation for our real estate system and mix in technology with knowhow. I … (1 comments)
buyer: Vacation
- 09/19/09 03:09 PM
So we have eleven hours till we board our ship for our seven day Canada and New England cruise. We are sailing Norwegian Cruise Lines onboard the Norwegian Dawn. We love sailing NCL. So this means I will not be posting much because I plan on haveing fun not sitting on the computer but I will be posting hopefully a couple pieces from onboard. We all need to get away every little while. I have four deals going at the moment and I always have new deals come up while I am away so I am looking forward to making money … (1 comments)
buyer: A New Web Site
- 08/30/09 02:35 PM
So I have spent the past two weeks rebuilding/building my brokerages web site. I am actualy enjoying it and I think I am doing a good job. Since we are changing some things around on how we are doing business (more on that in a following blog post) I figured we should make our internet presence reflect what we are hoping to accomplish. Making these changes and updating the site will be an ongoing job, I am trying to make it self updating but on a limited budget I can only do so much. More on the web site tomorrow. … (4 comments)
buyer: Grand Opening
- 07/05/08 03:49 AM
From Left Alan our mortgage rep for the office, Wes a friend who we hope to have join the office, Doug ..my assistant and receptionist,me, Joe (Town Alderman, Mary (my wife and co-owner) Bill Peer one of our agents. After the ribbon cutting we went to the golf course and had the First Annual Exit Open Golf Outing. It was great and we recruited two agents at the course!
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buyer: When is Too Much, Too Much?
- 04/29/08 02:46 AM
Our job is to sell houses and homes. How do we do this? By getting as many people in the door as possible to view the home. (Of course in the lux and high end markets or niche markets this is not the model). Technology will help you with this imensly but some tech tools may actualy hurt you in your home selling endevours. How so do you ask? Well if you have a nice house with great curb appeal but maybe a lousy floor plan. If you put virtual tours up you may not get the home buyer in to … (1 comments)
buyer: To Tell or Not To Tell
- 04/24/08 06:32 AM
So I have a contract in on a short sale in my county. My client likes two houses on this particular street the one we put the contract in on and the one right next door. They both are nice. I received a call today from the firm handling the short sale for the home owner(we have two realtors on their side, the bank and now the short sale company plus me the closing table will be packed) and they informed that there are a few issues with the house one being the septic but the other being that a young … (1 comments)
buyer: Tech 101-Part B
- 04/24/08 02:23 AM
So someone asked what I use a portable DVD player for. Well, the first and easiest one is thta I have some promotional videos that I play for my home sellors when I am at a listing appoinment. I also will make up a loop of properties that will play or a highlight slide show for my open houses and play it during the showings. The best use of it is for the young home buyers or first time buyers who have kids. Slap in a shrek video and let them watch it and let mommy and daddy sign up to … (1 comments)
buyer: Man Was Meant to be a Social Creature...but it is SOOO Hard Sometimes!
- 04/03/08 03:17 AM
Social Networking is the key to the next generation of marketing. You heard it here second,we spend so much money on mailings,cards, gifts and web sites and now we have the advent of social networking. A site like ActiveRain is a huge help in getting your name out there but more so what you write and how you write it...even your pictures give someone a feel for who you are and what you are about. A buyer client or home sellor has to feel comfortable with their real estate agent before they give them the new business. Today the first impresssion … (1 comments)
buyer: What a Tangled Web ...Site we Weave
- 03/26/08 05:45 AM
So today I decided to update and fix my website. The site was set as an agent site to market me the real estate salesperson not me the real estate brokerage and its broker of record. So I decided it needed to be less about me and more about the company and needed to help recruit agents to the office. As an owner that is the way it has to be but I agonized over the loss of the marketing materials that I have developed over the last few years to help me earn listings and buyers. So I started doing … (2 comments)
buyer: HURRY UP and WAIT!
- 01/29/08 01:37 PM
So today I heard from the Real Estate Commision and they informed me that my broker and brokerage license is ready....but I am not. So I drove down to Trenton to see what can be done, and I could slow it down for a month if I wanted I would just have to resubmit everything. So we have decided to open our office officialy on February 5th. While there I was supposed to speak to the education and training department of the real estate group to see if they would waive time and education requirements for my brothers who happen to be … (0 comments)
buyer: A Picture is worth a Thousand WORDS
- 01/29/08 01:29 PM
Our firm is located in a historic building in downtown Boonton, New Jersey. Conviently located seconds from routes 287 and 202. Fully wi-fi capable and comfortably furnished the office is designed with you in mind.Our Welcome Mat service is a true one stop shopping service that allows you to have a single point of contact throughout the entire real estate process. Since 2000 our team has been servicing the needs of our clients worldwide. With affiliations with thousands of agents and offices in the United States and thousands more worldwide we can respond to any need of our clients. … (0 comments)
buyer: Location, Location, Location
- 01/27/08 02:59 PM
In real estate the axiom is Location, location, location so picking where to place your real estate brokerage home and leasing or buying that property is a huge decision. Especialy for a new business. For us it was an easy one that will make sense when explained. EXIT REALTY is a big office real estate brokerage company. they are opening offices in New York that are over 16000 square feet. The average office size seems to be 5-6 thousand square feet. We will be at around 900 square feet to start with an option for 2000 more in 9 months. I … (1 comments)
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So i am having to restart my business after a year off due to my wifes illness which after another 7 month hospital stay she is now doing well (over the past 12 years she has spent over 2 years in the hospital so we kind of roll with it now) and I am trying to decide what site to use for generating leads. I am a major power dialer so expireds and FSBOs are my bread and butter so I am a RedX fan but would love to hear your thoughts on it and what else you may use.
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