With the price of gasoline climbing to or surpassing the $3.00 per gallon mark, the days of more of the virtual real estate agent are approaching. What I mean by that is the face to face time with agents will now be more focused than ever before not only to enhance productivity on everyone's part
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11/08/2007
A Realtor colleague was buzzing around the office the other day with handling multiple calls on the Treo phone and using the Bluetooth headset all the while making copies and signing some documents. It dawned on me how in the work world and life in general at times we live in a frenzy. In today's
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11/07/2007
From looking at real estate from afar, then getting into the business, what always popped up in my mind was, "Who are these people?" Real estate seemed like such a "general" occupation compared to say pharmacist or architect. I later learned that to many, if not most, real estate was not necessar
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11/07/2007
I notice many tag lines particularly for newer REALTORs that they want to be your REALTOR for life. I think this is an absolutely worthwhile and admirable goal. Who wouldn't want an excellent professional to serve them for many years? Unfortunately though, I think some just pay lip service to tha
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11/06/2007
November 6th is election day for most places around the country. Like real estate being local elections are intensely local too. Ballots and issues remain important to each state or city and sometimes the issues have impact on homeowners and real estate agents. For example in Texas this year with
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11/05/2007
In the area of direct mail or e-newsletters received from REALTORs I sometimes marvel at the amount of "non-real estate" related items they are composed of. I often see recipes, information about the local balloon fest, community events, etc. I don't mind this information but I would think that c
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11/05/2007
With the many cautious buyers amongst us these days the question is, "Why are they on the fence?" Looking at the reason some buyers are hesitant to pull the trigger include:fears that the price of the home they are buying will drop after they purchase itthe media is telling them this is a TERRIBL
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11/04/2007
A man dies and arrives not at the Pearly Gates but down the road a bit. Satan is at a desk and says before entering Heaven he recommends the new visitor tour each place first (Heaven AND Hell) and make up his own mind. The visitor agrees. First, they look at heaven and it is serene with people wi
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11/04/2007
While driving around I passed nearby our local Dept. of Public Safety office where I saw a teenager with their car practicing to pass the parallel parking portion of the driving exam. It brought back memories of what seems like the most critical hurdle to surmount in those early days of anxiety i
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11/03/2007
There is a plethora of expert advice and tips on building effective web sites for REALTORs. But do even the experts have it right? If you are building a real estate agent web site or just reading one, what might be considered the basics for a good web site? If you take the consumer in mind from t
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11/03/2007
