David Patterson - Columbia South Carolina Real Estate

In recognition of my 100th post, I will mark the milestone by sharing some of my favorite Active Rain female bloggers! You should subscribe to their blogs and give them a few minutes of your time. They are women! Here them roar!In numbers too big to ignoreAnd they know too much to go back an' pre...

As I approach my 100th post milestone, I wanted to take a moment and thank some of my fellow members for their contribution to this community and helping me with my business. When you make a list like this one, you take the risk of offending someone. Therefore, here were the two qualifications/di...

Before entering any new endeavor (or any listing that needs to be previewed), I like to do as much research as possible about what's "behind the door". When I started this thing called "blogging", one of the first bloggers to catch AND HOLD my attention was Darren Rowse. For those of you that don...

With any move, you are faced with creating and resolving a TO-DO List. Depending upon the task, the list can go from a simple list that can be written on a Post-it® Note to a season-long project with an implementation plan in Microsoft Access. My recent move to Keller Williams Columbia SC has req...

What does Steve Krug, author of Don't Make Me Think, the O'Jays and the website www.RealEstateInTheMidlands.info have in common? They all believe in giving the people what they want! With little fanfare, Columbia SC real estate professionals have listened to the public and real estate consumers a...

For those of you that are subscribers or frequent my blog, you are aware of my recent arrival to Keller Williams in Columbia SC. One of the biggest challenges with moving to a new company is making changes to all of your marketing pieces and prospecting tools.  When I arrived home on last night, ...

One of the most common questions that are asked by South Carolina real estate Customers AND clients of other real estate licensees is "Can I fire my real estate agent?" That was not asked of me directly on this day. However, the following is a question that was asked by a Columbia, SC home buyer...

"Yes, the school system matters." That was a quote from a reader of the Wall Street Journal blog. When shopping or selling a home, my buyers and sellers always ask me questions about the importance and quality of the school district. They also make comments similiar to these quotes that were als...

While attending John Prescott's Internet Lead Generation class, John was raving about the successes of one attendee that sat in front of me. I said to myself, "I have to get this guy's card. I'll be picking his brain in the near future." Luckily, my new business cards had just arrived in Columbia...