https://activerain.com/blogs/elizab528 en-us https://activerain.com/blogsview/561653/do-you-know-any--flippers-- Hi all, Do any of you know any investors or builders who have been unable to sell their properties/investments and have turned to leasing them out instead? I've been hearing about this lately and was wondering if anyone else has experienced the phenomenon or knows someone who has.  If  you have, would you please let me know and send me a few words about your or your clients experience.  I'm putting together an article about it. I'm trying to get an idea of how much this is really happening, not just in California, but all over the United States.  It's an interesting niche of people who seem to have been caught in the transition of this market cycle. Thanks in advance! Betsy Betsy Bloombaum (Keller Williams) Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:49:51 -0700 https://activerain.com/blogsview/561653/do-you-know-any--flippers-- https://activerain.com/blogsview/548792/suddenly--there-i-was--- ...reflecting on what shapes behavior.  This random thought came to mind because I am actually taking a three-day weekend to play.  Halleluja!  And, I am going to Laughlin, NV to join the rest of the pigeons in those wonderful, lighted "Skinner Boxes", i.e., casinos.  I'm not much of a gambler.  Money has been too tight lately to throw it up in the air on the chance I might get a return.  However, off to the Laugh(lin) I go. So, I started thinking about pigeons (Coo! Coo!).  They keep pecking at the light in the box until they get a reward.  But, the reward does not show up every time.  In behavioral terms, it is called intermittent reinforcement.  One of the most powerful addictive forces on earth.  It is hard to break the pattern because you never know when that pellet of yummy pigeon food is going to come flying down the chute and land at your feet.  So, where is the motivation to change the behavior? I remember seeing and hearing that great definition: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a new result"  (Or something like that.) As it turns out, doing the same thing repeatedly is not such a bad thing if it actually yields results.  The trick is to figure out which behavior gets the most pellets!  Doing so, however, requires getting "outside the box."  Do ya' think they were referring to Skinner when that saying became popular? I like what Ralph Odierna says in his blog about Mind Shift which, by the way, has little to do with pigeons, pellets or insanity, but has a lot to do with behavior.  My take on it is that you change your behavior as a result of changing your expectations from "trying to get" something to "knowing that you've already got it."  Once you grok that message, the laws of attraction take over and the power of your own expections shall bring forth all that is good. So, I'm going to stir up some laws of attraction in Laughlin and watch those jackpots come rollin' in!  Coo! Best to all. Betsy Betsy Bloombaum (Keller Williams) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:40 -0700 https://activerain.com/blogsview/548792/suddenly--there-i-was--- https://activerain.com/blogsview/545131/as-i-was-saying--- Belief systems are strong.  Think of them like a jungle-gym inhabiting your brain. One with lots of habit-trails, odd connections and slipperly slides.  A piece of information enters your brain.  It aimlessly gets pushed and pulled through the well-established belief system.  Then, poof!  Out pops a conclusion that has nearly nothing to do with original idea.  A typical example goes like this: New Info:  Lead Generation is your primary job and the easiest, most cost effective way to accomplish your goal of quality lead generation is to go door knocking in your farm. New Info enters brain and comes out with conclusion:  "Sounds great! I guess I could do that. But, where would I start? What would I say?  What if someone slams the door on me? Oh, geez.  It's going to be close to 100 degrees tomorrow.  Maybe I'll wait until the weekend.  Besides, it'll only cost me $xx.xx to send out this really cool mailer.  Nobody will be able to resist it!  It would save so much time and I don't like it when people knock on my doors." Good grief! what just happend?  The jungle-gym of my mind, like the old game Chutes and Ladders, sent me sliding into a warm and cozy comfort zone of paralysis!  Eeeeuuw. I can't begin to tell you how often I've played this game of solitaire (and I'm not referring to Spider...that's another story). My point is this: If they're not going to knock on your door (and THEY are not), you've got to reach out to THEM.  In the great big picture, it's all about the number of people you meet.  Whether it's knocking on doors, meeting people at the carwash, grocery store, gym or at a casino...just be yourself, have fun and engage in conversation.  Our job is not to sell.  It is to meet people, build rapport and trust, and be a resource of service. Remember, Change isn't a Good Thing...It's a GREAT thing! Best regards to all.  Betsy Betsy Bloombaum (Keller Williams) Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:18:16 -0700 https://activerain.com/blogsview/545131/as-i-was-saying--- https://activerain.com/blogsview/545081/experience-is-the-greatest-teach Funny how we all believe exactly what we want to believe.  More soon.  Got distracted.... Betsy Bloombaum (Keller Williams) Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:36:25 -0700 https://activerain.com/blogsview/545081/experience-is-the-greatest-teach