love: Friggin... eh! listen up Americans!!!... a Canadian wants to set the record straight.
- 08/27/10 03:04 PM
In 2009, while phone interviewing Realtors for a buyer referral to Florida, I was confronted with a most upsetting agent, and was hurt by the conversation. Sara (not her real name) had the nerve to say that my buyers (and Canadians as a whole) were opportunists and poaching property due to the US economic situation. Actually, they owned manufacturing facilities in the United States, employed and supported the economy, and gave back generously to the local community. I wasn't about to enlighten her to this fact, I didn't think she deserved it. I know in my heart that the majority of … (25 comments)
love: Baked 3,500 cookies with a message
- 07/11/10 04:22 AM
This post is added for Blaine Callen in response to his Blog and thoughtful writing. Its a Christmas message I added to every box of my homemade cookies to clients and friends.
His eyes were wide as he approached me for charity on an icy streetscape in old Montreal. He asked for a handout, some help, for some hope on this winter day. He was 30's or 40's, it was hard to tell by the weathered look on his face. He was certainly troubled and tortured by life and needing more than some small change. I reached in my pocket … (12 comments)
love: Give it away in order to keep it! (part 1 of 2)
- 06/22/10 09:00 AM
There's much written in Real Estate on business development and little on personal growth, at least not outside of nutrition, physical exercise and time management; self grooming on an exterior plain, and little about real inner improvement. Times are changing, or at least rolling back to simpler ideals, with humility and modesty replacing self importance and bigshotism. How did I get on track? What keeps me grounded in the midst of the competitive, hard driving, money oriented, award crazed real estate culture I entered over 25 years ago? The answer was to give back quietly. I started by learning to invest … (8 comments)
My Insights on Real Estate in Vaughan, the Greater Toronto Area, the industry, and the Buying and Selling public. Discussing the responsibilities, duties of the Realtor to his clients, the community, and the world. This Blog takes a heartfelt look at Real Estate beyond the product and focuses on the people being served and those servicing them.
In 2009, while phone interviewing Realtors for a buyer referral to Florida, I was confronted with a most upsetting agent, and was hurt by the conversation. Sara (not her real name) had the nerve to say that my buyers (and Canadians as a whole) were opportunists and poaching property due to the US economic situation. Actually, they owned manufacturing facilities in the United States, employed and supported the economy, and gave back generously to the local community. I wasn't about to enlighten her to this fact, I didn't think she deserved it.
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