Broker Agent News is a great industry publication, and I hope everyone gets a look at this. You can subscribe for FREE . . . one of my two favorite 4-letters! Today's has a good article by Walter Sanford . . . . Twelve Positive Real Estate Trends for Read More...

I enjoy reading an e-zine called Early To Rise, and in this week's issue there's a story called 'Too Much Of A Good Thing' which caught my attention. It's about what you might want to consider if you start a business -- and that business REALLY TAKES Read More...

Okay, got your attention! Is your client a RENTER or BUYER? In our market and perhaps in yours, we are doing all kinds of creative deals while inventory is high and financing more difficult to obtain than in previous years. It's challenged us all to think Read More...

We ALL have to be flexible in our business. The different personalities, needs and situations make that pretty much non negotiable. How flexible are YOU in your life? Physical flexibility -- can you really operate at peak sitting behind a desk all day? Read More...

We've been doing more deals than usual lately with 'blended families' -- either extended families like mom in law or the kids, OR more than ever, two or MORE families going in on a single house. Not earthshattering since we're a resort area and even moreso Read More...

A bit of trivia for you: Madonna's 80s song "Holiday" was a tongue in cheek inside joke because she is known for being a hardcore workaholic . . . how many of the bloggers would use that moniker when describing themselves? I personally would not, though Read More...

If I could, I would be a professional student! I think back on all the teachers who have left a lasting imprint on my life. High school psych and drama teachers who taught me to think outside the box. College professors who got me really interested in Read More...

I'm going to share an exercise we used to do in a personality development class I used to teach: Close your eyes and IMAGINE you are sitting in front of your computer. Your hands are on the keyboard and your monitor before you. You type in your name and Read More...

Alice Cooper has a funny-cool song called 'It's Just The Little Things That Drive Me Wild' where he sings about his pet peeves as only Alice can: "I've been beaten, I've been hung, I've been buried alive and I can deal with that . . . but if you talk Read More...

I'm IMPRESSED, you quick study! It appears you have the basics from Part One 'down'. So off we go to the 'meat' of the real estate matter - the SELLING part: Start by SAYING THE FOLLOWING: REAL-TOR (that is pronounced REEL-TORE. NOT 'real-a-tor'. EVER.) Read More...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292366,00.html Well, the Fed is holding on interest rates again. READ THE STORY. Here's an excerpt below: [Many analysts believe the Fed will remain on hold through the rest of this year, preferring to watch and make Read More...

Then listen now to what I say . . . How many new agents really know what they're getting into? Here's part one of a three part primer to help the newbies figure it out. If you have had a broker to hold your hand, and I mean really be married to you, your Read More...

What's in your ultimate home office? When I was a Prudential e-Partner prior to opening my own office, each of the agents was a 'satellite' of the 'mothership' which was located 200 miles away (we transmitted files to the broker electronically). Although Read More...

Woh - ho - boy, did I misplan for THIS day . . . Quick rewind to Friday . . . in office minding own biz. Phone call comes in from a young lady who says she is the new tenant in one of my for sale listings. She needs me to get her a key so that she can Read More...

I've always known this. When a post doesn't get a lot of comments, it may not mean it's not important to someone. I got two notes this past weekend from people responding to posts of mine that got little notice by 'standards', wanting information or just Read More...