Rian Muleback's (mback) Blog

    Today I have been challenged by my principle broker to do more.  Attact my fears and get the job done.  I am licensed to do a job that I am not doing.  I have been trained and given the knowledge to help people buy and sell real estate in my state.  So why am I not doing this?  A wall.  I hav...

  It seems these days that I am always thinking about what is coming up next in my life.  While that is not always a bad thing, sometimes it can be.  I seem to get too caught up in things that I have to get done.  When I do this, my stress level seems to go up and my amount of sleep seems to go d...

   One of the most important things you may learn as a sales person is to ask a question and then say nothing.  How do I know this?  I have a great teacher of course.  You know it really doesn't matter what you do in life, being a master sales person will get you far.  Think of it.  If you know h...

   I am sure like me, all of you read the reports on the current housing situation.  How much is too much though?  It seems that everyday and new report comes out and a new person steps forward with their opinion.  I just read an article in the paper about a buyer who said that in the end it come...

   It seems that everyone hates Mondays.  The start to the long work week right?  Well, maybe if we all like Mondays more they would be nicer to us?  Ok, maybe I didn't get enough sleep last night.  After having an open house yesterday that was less than impressive, I began to wonder how long it ...

   Does it ever go away?  The thought of improving your business that is.  I seem to think about how I can do my job better day and night.  I even dream about it.  Crazy?  I hope not!!  I have always tried to be the best at my job no matter what it was.  I have always gotten compliments from ever...

  If you could give your client one piece of advice, what would it be and why?  It can be anything from how Realtors are paid to how to help your clients save money on a home loan.  I appreciate your feedback.  Enjoy your day!!

    One of the greatest tools I have found in my quest on how to become a better real estate agent, has been books.  It is amazing the things you can learn by just picking up a book and reading. Most of the books I have read have been passed along to me from other agents in my office.  I will adm...

   As many of you know, today was the day a lot of people have been waiting for.  The Fed cut the rate by half a percent.  Since we starting feeling the air slowly going out of the housing bubble, I have been watching things closely and reading more about financial stuff than I ever had before.  ...

    Everyday when I check my email, I see headlines for cnnmoney.com.  There are three headlines and at least one of them has something to do with the housing industry.  Today I got the pleasure of reading a story about a couple from Penn.  who got a "Toxic Mortgage."  Everything worked out for t...