Having confidence in yourself can make or break your career. An agent this week asked me to help her go to a listing appointment so I can get a FSBO sign her listing agreement because she is not confidence in asking them and getting the contract signed. The agent thought that having the contrac
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09/03/2010
How important are our data and the clients information? These days we carry our smart phones and laptops containing clients' confidential papers like bank statements, social security, etc., yet many people do not take the necessary security measurements. These days our phones are mini-com
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09/01/2010
Feng Shui is not some mystical art practice by Asians. It is an art and science of living and working in an environment that is healthy and balance that helps accumunate wealth. Unfortunately it could also cause the opposite affect if used wrongly. Some of the basics of Feng Shui makes common
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08/31/2010
Just finished submitting the approval paperworks to a servicer for IndyMac so I can start the escrow process and close this short sale. Just started the short sale last month and hopefully close this by the end of September. Lots of sleepless nights and running around to get this short sale to w
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08/29/2010
Recently at a Craig Proctor seminar, one of Craig's coach, Jack, mentioned that Cold Call is a 1950s technique that still does work but is one of the lease effective way of getting leads and business. He mentioned a couple of ways that leads can be generated like through blogs, websites, etc.
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08/26/2010
Is the iPad a toy or a tool for our daily real estate tasks? I got an iPad for about two weeks and it has been great taking it around with me to Starbucks to do some reading and great for taking notes for meetings. Try to do more and we all of a sudden find out that the sky is not the limit f
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08/24/2010
After every seminar that I come back from, I learned something new and feel refreshed and motivated to work harder. Only about 2 weeks later I found out that I am running low on gas and slowly revert back to my old ways with just some minor improvements. A month ago, I came back from the Mike
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08/22/2010
There are a lot of talk about using the web to get lots of leads and making a ton of money. Post ads on Craigslist and wait for the flood of leads coming to you. Put an IDX on your website so potential buyers can search your website and buy from you when they are ready. Create an email drip cam
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08/20/2010
I remembered a few months ago reading some blog post about how getting into and being in real estate is expensive. When I first got into real estate I spend over $8000 in the first 8 weeks for marketing materials, association dues, training classes, traveling to seminars, meals, and a ton of S
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08/19/2010
When I was learning to get my real estate license many years ago, I was taught that the more we let the buyer or seller talk the better it is and to ask questions. Questions like "Are you interested in buying a home?" or "Are you planning to sell your home anytime soon?". Of course I learned t
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08/18/2010
