One of the things I will never do is drag up an instance in which I suggested a client do one thing and a client chose to do some other thing. Because it's always their choice to make these decisions. Do I feel as though I have failed them somehow if they choose badly and it comes back to bite? Y
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05/21/2015
I realize I'm about to sound like James Dray in this blog by sharing a piece of trivia with you that you might not believe about the city of Sacramento but it is actually true. That's not to say that James' pieces are not true because they are. It's just that when you first hear about this phenom
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05/20/2015
It seems like I'm always rooting for the underdog, even though I try to be fair and balanced, which means I can't be quiet when I see inequities, people being treated unfairly, and laws that probably should be changed. Yet, I don't have any aspirations to enter law or politics, so I simply write
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05/19/2015
It's easy to notice all the glimmering, shimmering aspects of a brand new listing, but it takes a special breed to zero in on the defects. My dilemma is often how to convey those defects to the seller. Of course, I don't want to hurt their feelings, but on the other hand, they need to know if the
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05/18/2015
I've sold my fair share of luxury homes in Orange County when I lived in Newport Beach in the 1970s and owned my own brokerage. Looking back, I laugh at what today I would deem to be my feeble marketing efforts. It's probably a miracle I ever sold anything 40 years ago. Fast forward to Sacramento
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05/17/2015
Last year I had a conversation with a close friend of mine who is also a Sacramento Realtor about running out of gas. She actually ran out of gas. I was worried at the time that she was burning the candle at both ends, and running out of gas was a symptom of her stress level. Now, I'm thinking it
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05/16/2015
A headline in one of my news feeds this morning grabbed my attention -- being somewhat ADD, like a dog in the vicinity of a frantic squirrel, I clicked on the link. That lead to me to several articles and a page where the DiSC product is sold as a package at $999. I guess that's in case you want
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05/15/2015
It's odd to admit that my husband has been working for the State of California since last October and I've never been to his office. We've both been too busy. That's kinda nuts. The last time I was over at 15th and Capitol was several years ago, the day I had spent with my commercial photographer
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05/14/2015
You know who thinks real estate agents make too much money? The guys who don't hire a good real estate agent. I hear other agent's clients yipe about the fact they think we real estate agents make too much money. Those are the people who are dissatisfied with their agent. The clients who are happ
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05/13/2015
The nicest thing a seller can ever say to me after a transaction closes, even when it's a condo in Roseville, is where can he or she write a glowing review. They realize the importance of online reviews in today's world, and it thrills me to pieces when they offer it without my asking. I've even
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05/12/2015
