Recently I was working with an investor client who flips properties. We had a 3rd party vendor (foundation repair) come look to provide a quote for the work needed to be done. We never received the quote and then found out that within the following 48hours Read More...
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I have a couple of gripes I want to air out about our fellow agents...these are opinions by the way... like them or not! :) 1. Myth: Designations with certain national associations make an agent (or person in general) ethical. Agents have been claiming Read More...
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1995: The Internet was a baby, my listing presentation was largely verbal, no book - some scripting some improvisation. 1998: The Internet was a revolution, my listing presentation was now in a book and I was starting to go electronic with it. As always: Read More...
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Historically we have given some kind of closing gift to our clients. In the last few years we have been giving out a very nice Mont Blanc pen. There are occassions where I want them to give ME a closing gift, but that's a different topic. For the last Read More...
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What on earth is NIMBY? Not In My Back Yard! New ideas, new concepts, things that are proven to work... I hear over and over "That won't work in my market" Well, if you honestly believe that, then it won't ... you make your own destiny. I remember a time Read More...
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Just yesterday I received an offer at 9:30pm and it was written up to expire at midnight! Now, I can understand that in a very fast market it is critical for a Buyer's Agent to get a response back as soon as possible to protect your buyer... but after Read More...
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Caution: Short Math Content to Follow - It could save a deal! Do you remember the concept of the Least Common Denominator in math class (a.k.a. LCD) ? Here's a refresher (there's a point to this): Quite simply it is the smallest whole number (not a fraction) Read More...
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Just yesterday my mother and I (she's a part of my team) were having a conversation about name badges while on our nightly walk (we're on a weight loss crusade)...badges aren't the most invigorating topic but it brought up an interesting point. It used Read More...
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