Jim Hirschhorn's (jhirschhorn) Blog

I passed a big banner on a steakhouse today that said, "Voted Best Burger, $5.99" and I wondered, who said? I also wonder who is checking these facts? this is not a poltical campaign where you have people researching and fact checking everything that is said or written...it's a steakhouse! This s...

Bill and Jeralia Kolb and Mary Parrish have joined our team and will be focusing on Lake County Florida. They bring years of experience along with many great contacts and we are excited to welcome them.

I am the first one to admit that it is hard to be creative. We all go through periods where we got it or we don't! "This One Won't Last" I have seen a great deal on listings. Even if it is true, it is still a funny thing for me to see. I suppose it is due to the agents who have never gone back an...

What would cause an agent to leave their current Real Estate Brokerage? Usually it is one of two things. They are upset with their Broker or they are upset about their money. It is very difficult for an agent to decide to make a change. They sometimes think that their identity is tied to the comp...

I remember traveling to St. Louis years ago and they had a Casino on a boat that was docked permanently. I asked how they were allowed to do this and they told me that there was a body of water 60 miles away and they ran a pipe from that body of water that trickled water in and made it ok to have...

Cook Time 1-15 Years Level Beginner to Advanced Yield $20,000 - $150,000 per year Times: Prep2-6 WeeksCook Time:Until Perfected Recipe Tools: Tell a Friend Sphere of Influence Hand out Business Cards Ingredients 1 Real Estate License  1 Cell Phone 1 Automobile 10-12 Marketing Ideas 1 Laptop Compu...

Do you have the pleasure of having, knowing or being in close proximity to a teenager? We all were there once and based on our age, we all have said, when I was that age, I would never do this or that. Some are just cranky. Some have a problem with authority. Some are into things that they should...

If you were 5 or 6 years old, this would be a good question. For adults, it does seem kind of silly. It's a given that you brushed your teeth today, right? I see blogging as a brushing your teeth for your business. I constantly talk to our agents about how important it is to have a presence on th...

They say that it all depends who you talk to with regards to perspective on an issue. With the down turn in the market last year, as expected, Real Estate Agents have left the profession in groves. With a little over 12,000 agents a year ago to todays 7000 in Orlando, we have seen a "thinning out...

If you are on Facebook or even if you aren't you have probably heard about the "25 things about me" exercise that is going around. In the event that you haven't, it basically asks you to randomly write 25 things about yourself, presumably that people don't know about you. Try it. It is not so eas...