Being a big fan of multitasking I've grown to love the Podcast. I probably haven't found as many sites to download from yet, but for those who aren't techies here's the scoop:The latest audio files (typically music) are in the MP3 format. Then there's the players. Two types - MP3 players and the
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10/31/2007
I'm a believer in matching people to the right home that they are seeking. Also, from a consumer point of view there is a right match to a REALTOR that a client would best work with. In addition to the chemistry and being able to communicate well together, a prospective client should definitely a
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10/31/2007
As I've delved deeper into my local MLS I've discovered provided tools or add on application software tools that generate information that many agents either don't use or don't provide to the public. They are mainly in the area of statistical analysis. Most of the public knows that a CMA can show
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10/30/2007
With too much gloom and doom in the news about mortgage problems and real estate prices falling we need to keep our perspective. Life has its ebbs and flows. Real estate agents in counseling clients need to remind them that a market never remains the same. Don't let a dip in a cycle get you down.
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10/30/2007
Outsourcing is very familiar for those of us that have had a technology, manufacturing or customer service background. The same concept has been around a number of years in the staff assistant world in real estate. They are called "Virtual Assistants."Essentially if a local person is not availabl
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10/29/2007
In today's tenuous market the give and take between buyer and seller can be delicate at times. Oftentimes the seller prices a home 7 to 10% above what market is. If you talk to almost any seller (probably even about your own home) they all think it is worth more than it is.The buyer has three str
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10/29/2007
Walking by a colleague real estate agent's office I popped my head in to see how things were going. She was busy with email reading and replying. I asked how many emails she received per day. She said 150. I don't know how many emails you get a day between business and personal but that number or
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10/28/2007
Being one who has never been good at the all thumbs entry for text messages I longed for a better way. If you are like me and can type faster from your PC and like the bigger keyboard here's your solution:Just enter the cell phone number followed by the domain as the example shows 2145551212@tele
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10/27/2007
Sitting in traffic in suburbia one day it dawned on me how important traffic patterns are to where you live. I've heard it said that before you buy a house you need to leave the house location and drive to work in the morning and likewise drive from your work location and drive to that house loca
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10/27/2007
I'm always amused how people take commonplace aphorisms and twist them in some new way. Most have heard about what mainly is important in the value of real estate - the three L's - location, location, location. Another writer said it was the three T's - timing, timing, timing. Well in the value o
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10/27/2007
