Yesterday I wrote a blog titled Loan Approval letter means a done deal right? Wrong! regarding my frustration over mortgage lenders that are issuing approval letters that don't mean anything. I have had 3 sales fall in the past 60 days due to this practice.Today I read that Two out of three adu
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07/26/2007
I'm sure the title to my blog is not a surprise to anyone but I thought I would share an experience with you. I am leaving company names out to protect those involved.I recently had a situation where I listed a vacant home which was occupied by a young lady that passed away. Her family which liv
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07/26/2007
I guess it is my turn now. By that I mean that 2005 and 2006 were awesome years for me and pretty much 99% of all offers I wrote or were written on my listings closed.Come 2007 and what a difference! I have now had 3 transactions (offers made on my listings) in the past 60 days that did not clo
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07/25/2007
It was announced recently The Kissler Family Foundation made a $2 million dollar gift to the Boise State University to be used in the construction of a new building that will be built and designed to house the Department of Nursing and the Student Health Wellness and Counseling Center.Saint Alpho
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07/25/2007
How much junk mail are you fielding in a day? Whether it's one of those emails claiming you can make $10,000 per month working part-time on the Internet, or the countless "refinance your home mortgage" letters you receive int eh mailbox, we are deluged with retail requests for our business. I d
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07/25/2007
Extraordinary moments often come from unnatural events. We all endured such a moment borne by a most unnatural event.We have all experienced situations that transformed our lives and we will never forget certain situations that took place when we least expected them. We live through experience
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07/25/2007
Those that know me know that I golf now and then to keep the old muscles loosened up and to reduce the stress that the real estate business has to offer.I also like to watch golf on T.V. now and then an I often marvel at the "Effortless Swing" that many professional players have on the PGA and LP
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07/24/2007
I just read a story on Yahoo this a.m. where a Chihuahua Dog in northern Colorado saved the grandson of a couple from being biten by a rattle snake! The grandson, Booker West was splashing his hands in a birdbath at his grandparents back yard when this rattle snake rattled and proceed strick the
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07/23/2007
Pick Up The Pace - If you or a team member is making 10 prospecting calls a day, commit yourself to increasing that to 20 calls per day. Do it over a two week period. Increase to 15 calls the first week and 20 the next. Once you're at the new level, try to keep it up for six weeks. Block out
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07/23/2007
I recently wrote a blog titled Will Google and Craigs List Threaten Realtors? - This Article Thinks So and many AR members that commented on the blog did not view the major sites as a threat to the real estate industry as we have known it.I am not saying these sites are a threat but yet another a
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07/22/2007
