I notice that several of you have Partners. What is the down side of this and what is the upside? How did you find your partner? I have thought about. However, after trying it on a few transactions I have found that I ended up doing most if not all of Read More...

My phone rang and here is another sales agent. Does anyone know anything about Home.com.? They say they are better than Realtor.com. $49.95 per month. Wow with everything at $39.95 and $49.95 I could afford every program out there. Of course I would be Read More...

Last night I received a text that I had a new visitor to my website and they had signed up for the IDX. I didn't get home till 11:00pm and checked it early this morning. The name of the person was meant to be vulgar, phone # was 888-888-8888 so you know Read More...

This is too funny!. Last week I had an agent signing for the client. This week I have submitted an offer and the agent called to let me know that the counter will only be signed by one of the owners as she is out of town. What in the world is going on? Read More...

Today I was showing homes for several hours. I called several agents the night before to let them know we were planning on showing their homes and the time I would be in there house. I called 10 agents and received 1 call back saying it was ok to show. Read More...

I have had several calls from Buyers that wanted to know if my Seller's would consider a Lease Option to Purchase. They are not advertised as such. This has just happened this year. Most have homes to sell and want to move into the homes they want prior Read More...

Recently, as most of you know I have had dealings with a difficult agent. In the end the Seller called me to give me his fax so he could get the Counter Offer, sign it, and fax it back so we could get to the binding stage. When the seller called me he Read More...

I had posted earlier about sending receipe postcards to clients. I went ahead and sent the first batch. I send to my FSBO list as well. I picked up the phone and called one of the FSBO's and asked if I could drop by to take some pictures of the property. Read More...

I know I'm going to be put in another site after this post. Is anyone checking their Statistics? I check them daily and find them fascinating. I believe it gives us a real pulse on what search engines and search terms are working for us. What things have Read More...

Here we go again. The agent signed the counter offer and wrote in "per phone conversation with client". This is not binding. Right? I am begining to question myself. Read More...

Okay: I have been going back and forth with the Counter offers and sent one Saturday with the acceptance Sunday at 5:00pm. I really didn't expect to hear from them as it was Father's Day. I called first thing this morning. This agent didn't check his Read More...

Biking your way to better health. Quick trip down the block to a family outing at the park. Riding burns calories, helps heart health and, most importantly tons of fun! According to bicyclinginfo.org research shows the health benefits of bike riding are Read More...

I bought Tim Russert's book "Wisdom of Our Fathers" for my Father-in-law. I found myself reading it and I am almost through it. Please if you get a chance buy one for yourself. The stories will make you laugh and make you cry. It will remind you of the Read More...

Speaking of Open Houses. Is anyone concerned about their safety. Even in a great neighborhood? I like to have another person with me at my Open House. Since the house I have had more than one couple at a time in the house and I don't want to follow them Read More...

So I try to implement some of the ideas (good) I glean from these blogs. I decide to check out our local well known coffee house. Remember, I am by myself so I can't talk to myself. I arrive in the afternoon. Now that school is out some children around Read More...

Continuing. The Counter offer was written on my Purchase & Sale Agreement, not the Counter offer form. The agent did not have the Seller sign. Instead the agent initialed the price change and faxed it back to me. So I called my Broker and he said Read More...

I have a client who wants to purchase the lot that has a Realtors sign on it. I first looked on both of our MLS' and not showing. So I called the agent. Oh, it's not listed but the owner says I can put my sign on it and sell it for him. I didn't want Read More...

I just read one of my blogs from several days ago and Klaus has promised to have clients of his come to my house for 2 days or 2 weeks for a party. The whole 9 yards. Please everyone watch Klaus, he is dangerous. Funny with a wicked sense of humor. We Read More...

This is a first. I was talking with the owner about listing her home. Ms. Seller looked me in the eye and asked " Do you have to tell everyone it is haunted?" Ms. Seller was deadly serious. No pun intended. I asked her if she had proof or local lore. Read More...

I have a program that identifies FSBO's in my area and sends me emails daily of these properties. My procedure is to look at the comps and info before I call. Lately I have noticed a trend of the FSBO's asking $30-100K more than the comps. I looked at Read More...

#1. Show up. #2 Pay Attention #3 Ask Questions #4 Don't quit Bob Gilbert, PH.D, Editor, Bits & Pieces I really enjoy these Bits & Pieces. These help keep us focused. Read More...

Well her saga continues. It has been on the news all day. While I am working on my website I've been able to keep abreast of this horrible injustice. I know the rest of you are quite busy closing deals and negoitating new ones. I feel it is my job to Read More...

I have several properties that are land sales. So my sale is sometimes long term. You have to maintain the relationship with the client. I have gone on bike rides with one of my clients. Another client has become a friend of our family and we go out to Read More...

I have never been involved with a Lease Purchase and one of my clients wants to offer this as an option. So, I agreed. Has anyone handled these and has an expertise? It may be the way to go if the market continues as is. My main concern would be destroying Read More...

I have been trying different types of Advertising and throwing out the old. I have found different types of Post Cards will be keepers instead of just tossing them. More blogging (which is free) and I get lots of hits. This has been most effective. My Read More...

Paris Hilton is out of jail. We are so happy for her, aren't we??? Read More...

I have been getting several responses from my bloggs. I have had other agents call me and from the Blogg had gone to my website for information on a neighborhood. Today I got a call from one agent and she said she had a client and was looking up info Read More...

I have been on several listing appointments with FSBO's and I haven't gotten one to sign on the bottom line. This was the main line of listings for me. They are staying on their own or actually selling. Most of course have not sold but.....So am I losing Read More...

Put the offer in the agent was estatic. Kept in touch with him and he said they were going to counter he was going to meet with his people that day. 10 minutes before the counter was due I called him. He told me a full price offer had come in. Now, I Read More...

What are you doing to your website that makes it stand out? What are you doing to your website to make your rating in P2 stand out? We see so many great websites but what are your numbers saying? Are you adding pages for neighborhoods in your area or Read More...

While watching Hannity & Colmes (I record these) one of the subjects was google street maps. Apparently, they can capture anything from the street in their sight but nothing that is in the backyard or closed to their view. So I have come up with oogle Read More...

Have any of you worked Expireds. This market is huge here and I think I need to dip my feet into the waters. I am anticipating they are really unhappy with their past Realtor, and the market. Do any of you have a great way of listing expireds. I do a Read More...

I sent my receipe cards and now for the follow-up. Do most of you call to see if they have received the cards. I was thinking of calling and asking if I could come over for dessert. This way it would let me know if they recieved it, liked it, or tossed Read More...

Really enjoy working with 1st time home buyers and newlyweds. They are so excited about the prospect of owning their own home. It reminds me of when I bought my first home. I don't remember having a great agent. I go out of my way to make the buying process Read More...

Just had a buyer do all the leg work and called. Wanted me to take them to look at two homes. The first one was it. I am going to write and offer tonight. Wow! I have never had this happen before. Painless and easy. Wish they could all be so easy. Not Read More...

My husband and I were out to dinner at one of the many nice restaurants in Atlanta. I looked up and saw my old Sales Manager of my previous firm waiting on tables. He was one of the top producers in our RE office and I was surprised. I started to go say Read More...

I mean it, one more person I take around who offers $30K less than the house is worth..... I don't know what is going to happen to them. I gave them the CMA's of those in the neigborhood that sold recently. I explained the seller may be offended and not Read More...

I had Magnetic strips with my face, name, phone # and company logo when I first started the business. I don't anymore. One is I like my privacy and I didn't feel these helped me attract business. However, when I changed companies I used these on my friends Read More...

The media has jumped on google street maps due to it's possible capturing of live events. Even though it is not real time they could potentially capture someone coming out of a AA meeting, Medical building, and so on. It is a great tool and I hope they Read More...

I called a FSBO yesterday and have an appointment. His property would be perfect to sell as a rental for someone to hold onto while waiting for it to go commercial. We were talking about this option when he suddenly steered the conversation to the danger Read More...