I just met a photographer at my new listing to take photos. Why don't I just take those photos myself? Because I don't have a $7000 camera like he does. I don't have the same "eye" he has. I don't have the professional photo editing software he has. I don't have the skill he has. I know I "could"
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01/21/2014
I have an oceanfront condo listing that I'm listing with another agent in my office. It's priced at $1.4M, has gorgeous ocean views from almost every room (with the exception of the baths & the closet) and is a full floor unit, so you own the entire floor. It's elevator access only by a key or a
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01/19/2014
"The Beaches" *Market Update Residential Units Dec. '11 Dec. '12 Dec. '13 Dec. '13 vs Dec. '12 New Listings 122 109 169 +55% Sold Listings 121 147 162 +10% Total Active 816 651 603 - 7% Months Inventory 6.74 4.43 3.72 - 16% Residentia
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01/18/2014
I know my year is off and running, and we all have multiple things to juggle. The multiple things can be a hindrance to some of us at times with the sheer multitude of details we are responsible for, personally & professionally. I've found it most effective, for me, to have a to do list (yes, I d
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01/16/2014
Many real estate offices have individual work space (cubes or offices) for agents, with a "bull pen" area in the office that has workspace and computers on a first come/first served availability. I have worked in the bullpen area, usually using both the iPad and a desktop (some things in our MLS
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01/14/2014
December 2013 Housing Sales Results and 2013 Annual Housing Report Available 2013 finishes strong: 21.7 percent increase in closed sales over 2012; $153,400 median price for 2013 is 15.3 higher than 2012; homes selling in average of 88 days. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – December 2013 monthly result
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01/13/2014
I have had HBO for a few years, mainly because they have one show or another I like to watch. The most recent was True Blood. Yesterday, I managed to get my Smart TV to download Netflix, and started with Orange is The New Black - which is hysterical and very smartly written. With the abillity to
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01/13/2014
I'm working with another agent in my office as an accountability partner. To that end, we both purchased the Daily Real Estate Planner, and she mentioned a Tom Ferry app. The app, for iPhone & iPad only (not yet for Android, sorry), has you set your income goal, how many days a week you want to w
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01/12/2014
Most Realtors I know use their car not just for transportation: it's their mobile office, in addition. I know my car trunk has signs, lockboxes, old files, and a stack of business cards, among other things. Following my theme of cleaning up to prepare yourself for the new year, go ahead and clean
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01/11/2014
I, probably like many of you, had a pretty cluttered workspace. So cluttered with stuff, I wasn't sitting there. It felt too crowded for me and my current stuff. So, I took inititive the other day/s, and cleaned it out. All of it. I shredded files that I had brought with me from my last broker -
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01/09/2014