The Star Burglar is back again . Isn't that odd that all of us who were given 5 stars on our posts since yesterday have been robbed of a few stars each except for Becky? It has been clearly apparent to all of us that lately Mary campaigned arduously and Read More...

Belinda, I am sorry to have posted a piece yesterday titled “ Evolution of the Homeless ” that provoked friction between you and Gary and became the arena for a bantering match. I have to bring closure to that event. I can understand both your sides of Read More...

Despite the downward real estate market correction, we, Realtors®, are holding our heads up and we continue to serve our customers perseverance to help them accomplish their goals as painless for them as possible. Well folks, our profession seems to be Read More...

Last night, at around 8:45 pm, before sending me an offer, one of my well respected “compadra”, Donna called me to ask all pertinent information about one of the properties I am selling. After 45 minutes of delightful conversation, she smitten me with Read More...

One of the primary reasons why our clients hire a Realtor® is because they are entrusting professionals to handle all aspects of the sales and purchase process for them. In return they expect, among many things, proper marketing . Touching on Gary Morris’ Read More...

Last night, at a colleague Realtor's® birthday party, a guest jokingly blurred out that insipiduous comment: “You real estate agents make so much money…” A congenial competitor replied “Yeah, I just bought me a new money press” and another jumped in with Read More...

Occasionally, but not too often, in the course of a back-and-forth offer, before it gets finally approved by all parties, I receive offers “whited-out" for corrections. Last Wednesday, one of our associates presented an offer he wrote online on a condo Read More...

When you get in front of a customer, do you try to place yourself in his/her shoes? Do you have sympathy (feeling their emotions) or show empathy (sharing their emotions) when they pour out their difficulties at you? It is quite a delicate act to juggle Read More...

WAIT, relax; it’s not quite what it sounds like. Allow me to explain. Sadly, the traditional business suit and tie dress will soon be something the next generation of humans pay admission to see at the Smithsonian Institute. When I started my new real Read More...

So often I hear stories from fellow Realtors® who vent out about how their day went showing properties to the "jerk customers" they recently worked with or how stubborn the "dreaming a-hole seller" was at the listing appointment. "That jerk found tons Read More...

This piece is not a statement or an opinion. They are only questions. This great new tool (BLOG) enables us to share ideas and experiences from the best RE Agents across the Nation and the world. Now I'd like to know what makes you a good Agent? So, what Read More...

Who is covering for you while you are not working? How frustrating it is to spend hours preparing a showing for a hot buyer and you can only show a few properties because it is impossible to reach Listing Agents (LA) to make appointments. Or better yet, Read More...