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Getting agents out to visit your listings in the Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills MI market can get tough.   Currently, the listing inventory is very high.  As marketing times are getting longer, some agents are getting creative with the marketing.  Today, Darlene Jackson and I hosted a joint broker o...

If you are a sales manager or a broker owner who still sells homes, this one’s for you! Let me set the scene:I wrote an offer on a home last Thursday.  The listing agent is a broker/owner who still sells homes.  We’ve been going back and forth for a few days now.  Yesterday I left a message for t...

 Kristal wrote a post about being an ambassador for your area and your profession.  It really got my wheels turning.  So thank you KK! I love my community….. Birmingham Michigan is just a wonderful place to live.  I’m very enthusiastic about my city when helping people decide where they want to l...

I have officially put out a Missing Person Report for Josh Plummer. The race has fueled my fire for weeks now.  I’ve looked to JP to keep me going.  Where has he gone?   I’ve cut my posts back to a minimum of one a day.  I’ve held off inviting the people Maureen has missed.  I’m trying to keep th...

What does the title of the post mean??  It’s simple…4 is the number of weeks that I’ve been a “blogger”.  Today is my anniversary on AR.  It seems like it has been longer than 4 weeks.  Is that good or bad? 20,000 points have been awarded for this crazy obsession.  Can I trade them in for a round...

Have you ever heard of the term Pay It Forward?  Yes, it was a movie (I never saw it).  It's also a foundation (I don’t belong to it).  BUT, I do practice “paying it forward” as often as possible.  The concept is simple…Do something kind for someone and that person does something for someone and ...

One of the biggest decisions I’ve ever made in my life occurred on September 12, 2001. I knew that there would be so many posts yesterday about the tragic events of 9/11.  I spent much of yesterday night glued to the TV with a box of Kleenex. I prayed for all the people that lost loved ones that ...

After years of being late for everything, a very good friend of mine sat me down and had a chat with me.  She lovingly told me that every time I was late for an appointment I was sending a message to her that I didn’t value her time.  That was about 7 years ago.  I’m happy to say that I’ve never ...

I get numerous calls every week from mortgage reps wanting to partner with me.  Some offer to pay for my catered broker open houses.  Others want to subsidize my advertising costs.  It seems that everyone that calls on me has something that they want to do for me to gain my referrals.  Ok... firs...

It's a dreary day here in the metro Detroit area.  It has rained on and off all day.  It's the kind of day one would love to snuggle into their sofa with a good movie or book.   I think it's a good day to sell a house.  How about a crash course in the basics?  Here are a few things that I highly ...