realtor: Take Action: Hindsight 2020
- 08/03/20 06:01 AM
"Experience is a hard teacher
because she gives the test first,
the lesson afterwards."
~ Former Pitcher, Vernon Sanders Law
Your action for today
is to think of something you
would do differently in hindsight
and what lesson did that experience teach you.
My coach used to say, "You already paid the price,
you might as well learn the lesson and get you money's worth!"
Design an extraordinary Day!
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realtor: Get After It: Seek Adventure, Not Security
- 07/25/20 03:44 PM
It doesn't matter how long you live,
it matters how you live
~ Jim Rohn
Jim used to mention his mentor, Mr. Schoeff.
He would offer antidotes to Jim like this one:
"Poor thinking habits keep most people poor.
You mind is a factory pouring into
your thoughts, your attitude, your decisions.
What you pour in, is what you get out.
You've got to stand guard at the door of your mind."
~Mr. Schoeff.
Your action for today
is to take 20 minutes to evaluate
what you have been pouring in lately;
is it time to change the ingredients,
or are they serving you well?
Design An Extraordinary Day!
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realtor: Take Action: Eliminate It
- 07/12/20 05:53 AM
"The ability to simplify
means to eliminate the unnecessary
so that the necessary may speak."
~Artist, Hans Hofmann
Your action for today
is to eliminate something that is unnecessary
- from your office, car, home or schedule.
I have done several things to honor thios during
our shelter in place 2020.
Cleaned the office. Cleaned the garage. Organized the book shelves. Tossed out clothes I haven't worn in over a year. Deleted memberships to Facebook Groups I never visit. Eliminated multiple Zoom meetings from my week is the latest. The organization was liberating, gave me a sense of accomplishment and opened up my schedule for … (8 comments)
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realtor: VA Approved Coastal 2/2 Pacific Beach Condo in San Diego For Sale
- 05/03/20 11:40 AM
Search current inventory of: Great Deals in San Diego Homes For Sale
Listing DetailsBeach Town Living & Lifestyle in Pacicic Beach Condo4730 Noyes St #316 San Diego CA 92109
Price: $485,000
MLS number: 200019492
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Square Footage: 856
3-D Home Tour for "COVID-Safe" Viewing.
Call/Text Thomas J Nelson at 858-232-8722 to see if this property is still available and arrange a showing.
You Will Love the Lifestyle of Pacific Beach From this Beautiful CondoALOHA means Good-Buy in PB, 2017+ renovated, turnkey 1-level "Del Rey" condo with a great "roommate floor plan". The elegantly redone kitchen boasts newer white Shaker cabinet faces, granite counters, travertine floors, & dishwasher.
The bathroom(s) updates: vanity, granite … (16 comments)
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realtor: April Showers Bring May Flowers: San Diego Real Estate Market /Economy
- 04/08/20 05:25 PM
April Showers Bring May Flowers:
The San Diego Real Estate Market & Economy
This Week (4 of COVID-19 Shelter In Place)
San Diego Association of REALTORS weekly update April 8, 2020 brought encouraging FACTS and News:
I'll be sharing Local San Diego, CA stats as well as global stats.
Local Economist Mr. Allan Nevin reports "WE ARE NOT IN A 1929 DEPRESSION" We are in a recession, one we were expecting for some time now, so no surprise here. My feelings are that we'll hardly notice the recession since we're all preoccupied with COVID-19 and the government, unlike any other recession, is providing relief loans / … (7 comments)
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realtor: How Realtors Can Fill Their Pipeline During COVID-19
- 04/04/20 07:02 AM
How Realtors Can Fill Their Pipeline During COVID-19 BY SARAH LAYTON | COPYWRITER & INMAN STAR CONTRIBUTORPandemic or not, Sarah provides us with a great list I'd use as a Business Plan for success in 2020 and beyond. We have so much we can accomplish from our home offices while we shelter in place to "flatten the curve".
I've actually been implementing many of these tips below for years, but never more so than the last 3 weeks. I woke up and realized I had neglected some of these fundamentals; a realization that has been making the last 3 weeks extremely busy playing catch up. Calling my … (4 comments)
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realtor: Can I Play With Madness? Staying Positive While Working From Home
- 03/20/20 07:56 AM
"I have no choice but to go through this. But, I can choose how I go through this and how I'll feel about myself when ZI look back on it." Thomas J. Nelson
Barry Habib is an mortgage industry executive, and Founder and CEO of MBS Highway. Barry, a well known professional speaker and TV commentator on the Mortgage and Real Estate markets offered some fantastic health, financial, mortgage and real estate advice in an emergency Facebook Live yesterday (March 19,2020). Watch Video Here
I have worked from home on and off for 35 years across 5 careers including the last 1.3 years in real estate. … (35 comments)
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realtor: An Open Letter To COVID-19
- 03/18/20 01:53 PM
An open letter to COVID-19 Abundance, Gratitude, Positivity, Inspirational, Resolute, Opportunity, Community, Connection; all words used by the Century Toastmasters today (video meeting) as each member offered up their positive solutions and best practices for today's "new normal COVID-19 world". Allow me to share the "good stuff" we discussed: These are unprecedented times in the COVID-19 world. We will persevere if we remain calm, generous and resolved to do so, no matter our circumstances.We were reminded today that you have the power to turn this moment in time into a great memory! How?Reinvest in you; brush the dust off your … (32 comments)
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realtor: Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands: COVID-19 San Diego And California INFO
- 03/15/20 11:44 AM
COVID-19 San Diego And California
As a business owner #SmallBusinessStrong, husband, father and good neighbor I'm staying positive, calm and keeping informed. The risk of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for the general San Diego County population remains low. Take precautions, be safe and sane with common sense decisions. It's business as usual for me so far, in fact our real estate market is busier than 2017 when we had seemed to peak. This too shall pass (as did the previous 6 pandemics in the last 17 years). This too shall pass and then how will we remember our actions, behavior, competence … (12 comments)
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realtor: You Get the Talent That You Pay For!
- 10/10/19 11:00 AM
You Get the Talent That You Pay For!
If my work looks easy or I get your home sold in hours not days or weeks, it’s because I’ve spent 21 years (so far) annually training and weekly working in the trenches to have that talent. You pay me for the knowledge, skills and years invested, not the time it took me to get your result. You Get the Talent That You Pay For.
I Love this Parable, author unknown:
A steam ship engine failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they … (26 comments)
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realtor: The I-Buyer Smoke and Mirrors
- 04/30/19 01:12 PM
“Don’t get too comfortable with what you think you know. You have to adapt. You need to plan!” Barry Habib
What home buyers, sellers and REALTORS® need to know about the smoke and mirrors of I-Buyers… my notes from an AMAZING webinar that shines a light on the I-Buyer sites.
I’m sharing my note with you dear reader, not my opinions, taken from this amazing Facebook Live Webinar that was offered on April 17, 2019 by three of the most significant and respected mortgage professionals and REALTOR trainers in our industry.
What is an IBuyers? Glad you asked! An eye buyer is a big … (12 comments)
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realtor: Summer Soldiers: The Reality of Discount Realty (Part 2)
- 08/05/18 11:42 AM
Continued From Part 1
What drives REALTORS®
What this strategy does is allow REX to double-end or represent both sides of the deal, thus making the 2% they do charge, which is only .5% below the average commission these days paid. We’re seeing many 5.5% - 5% - 4% listings in our San Diego MLS. Again, the fee is negotiable, and I feel the fee offered reflects the skills set of the listing agent; with exception to military discounts, repeat client rewards, similar-etc.
Regarding Buyers: You pay no fees typically with a buyer’s agent from any company as the buyers’ agents are paid by the … (0 comments)
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realtor: The Race To The Bottom: $99.00 Listings?
- 05/18/18 07:59 AM
Do you support an MLS
that supports this?
We're hired for the Big 3
Marketing
Negotiating
Problem Solving
Sellers still need negotiators and problem solvers, but damn, why give away the MLS access and marketing?
FSBO's have always been around and over 80% of them convert to a REALTOR® when they realize they have no clue what they are doing. FSBO's also leave an average of 13% of their potential capital gains on the table for lack of the BIG 3. Broker's that flat fee supports them have always been around too, but I do not understand why our MLS supports this practice?
BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT FOR SALE BY OWNERS!
Think … (43 comments)
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realtor: An Active Rain Contest To Win With and Learn From
- 05/05/18 09:36 PM
Topic idea - Riches In The Niches
Best Idea Contest : Entries will be judged on what was chosen for their niche, how the niche will be marketed and branded. They also must explain what lead to this choice, the "back story": personal reason? passion? education? experience? special skills? other?
Topic summary - Pick The Niche That Will Get You Rich!
Premise: You get to keep all your present skills, education and experience, but you have to start your real estate business completely over today. You have no database, no leads, no prior sales; it's ground zero, day one!
Choose One Niche Only i.e. one client type, or one property type, or … (29 comments)
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realtor: I'm Certain There's Uncertainty!
- 04/25/18 05:14 PM
I got a kick out of this list, a list only a seasoned, quality agent could pen. We do see so much, we do know so much. But, we still have them days too. Always know your value, be able to communicate and never let anyone rob you of it. I think Liz and Bill Spear did a great job on this list, it's worth a read, I've read it twice it's so nice!
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
The longer I'm in real estate the more certain I am about certain things.
I'm certain there's a buyer for every home, no … (5 comments)
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realtor: Thank You to CRS Magazine 4 Featuring Our Annual Gratitude Gathering!
- 03/27/18 09:18 PM
I was very flattered to be interviewed by CRS Magazine (aka RRC now) about what has become a very big tradition in my business and for my clients and service providers:
Our Annual Gratitude Gathering aka The Reverse Pop-By for Pie Party!
Why revers pop-by? Typically throughout the year I pop-by my clients homes and service providers places of business and so forth and do a quick face to face 5 minute check in. I typically drop off a thought gift or item of value and just see how they are doing and let them know I appreciate them!
But, at this event, I … (5 comments)
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realtor: Podcast #136: LionDesk and The Power of Closing Deals with Your CRM
- 02/17/18 08:28 AM
Listen Here
Why a CRM is One of The Most Important Tools You Need if You Are in Sales? We have a great interview with Randy Tobbe from LionDeska CRM designed for real estate agent and brokers.
At LionDesk, we are serious about building tools to help real estate professionals close more deals. Our team is constantly innovating and creating cutting edge systems that allow you to spend more of your time talking to the client and less time wondering who and when to follow up. Learn More Here
Watch Here
LionDesk helps you avoid being cliche' and generic with how you treat your clients!
Our Guest Contact … (0 comments)
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realtor: PODCAST #118: Discovering Your BIG WHY with Josh Forster
- 10/14/17 09:41 AM
Episode #118
iTunes Link Here
We invited Realtor, Author and Philanthropist Josh Forster of Fort Collins, Colorado on the show today and here’s what we discussed…
Josh is a full time Northern Colorado real estate agent specializing in exceptional customer service for all his Fort Collins clients. Better than 95% of the people Josh helps are repeat clients and referrals from previous clients. Josh and I both coach at Buffini & Company together too!
And while we chat a bit about Real Estate, the main focus of today’s interview is on Goals and more specifically; you BIG WHY.
You see, Josh is a fellow author & blogger and he just … (1 comments)
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realtor: PODCAST #117: The Plan To Save Real Estate and Your Career
- 10/14/17 09:41 AM
Episode #117
link to iTunes
"There's no App for what we do, it's time to act like it and communicate our value to the public!"
We interview a man who is very misunderstood in this “bonus” episode of our Mail-Right Podcast:
Greg Hague is known for his STOP ZILLOW Campaign, which is now his www.plantosaverealestate.com movement.
Many of you have heard of this, but may not know the full story. This is about reclaiming our industry as entrepreneurs and agents; an industry we naively gave away over the last 10 years. NAR, CAR and our local boards have their head in the sand, it’s up to us! Too … (0 comments)
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realtor: PODCAST #111: Prosperworks shares CRM & CMS Advice & Tips
- 10/14/17 09:38 AM
Episode #111
link to iTunes
After years of experience at top companies (Yahoo and eBay), then building and selling two successful businesses (to companies like Zynga), Jon and Kelly set out to do it for a third time. Why? Serial entrepreneurship is a real thing, but they also realized they could tackle a huge problem: complicated, unusable CRMs. In turn, ProsperWorks was built to offer businesses of any size a CRM teams actually want to use.
We have a great show here with special guest Gabrielle Hughes content marketing manager for ProsperWorks.
ProsperWorks is a powerful but very easy to use CMS (client management system) … (2 comments)
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