According to Encarta Dictionary: 1. continuation further action or investigation or a subsequent event that results from and is intended to supplement something done before ______________________________ I'm here this morning to do a little preaching Read More...

Having gone through several ups and down, not just in the real estate market, but economic ups and downs in general, I have learned a few important lessons. When you draw a straight line of progress from point A to point Z you usually have to mark through Read More...

In the next few years, I plan to convert half of my energy into real estate investment. A great deal of wealth has been created in real estate but it has been created mainly by investing in real estate. Most agents don’t invest. This has always confounded Read More...

Criticism is a good thing. I know, I know, some people (even ME, believe it or not) can be painfully critical and it seems negative and mean-spirited, but if taken with an open mind, it is useful, no matter how it is presented. It always seems best to Read More...

Since the thread below will be moved, I would like to write about the importance of e-mail in general. In our line of work, a good, dependable e-mail system is essential. Nothing will cripple us quicker than a poorly functioning e-mail system. Plus, if Read More...

I did some research this morning on our area. In the last 14 days 3 times as many houses have been placed on the market than have sold. I am not very good at mathematics, so my numbers might be off; but if my calculations are right, every house in the Read More...

Okay, so now you are armed with the how-tos to get high organic placement with the search engines. NO MORE PPC! By Golly, you have arrived! Hold on, slick, before you get carried away. “The times they are a’changin” Who is that behind you? Oh no, it is Read More...

It may be semantics, but the idea of "selling" real estate seems to be outmoded. So many different things make up a transaction that simply "selling" real estate doesn't do justice to the process. "Marketing" is somewhat better, but it still falls short. Read More...

One way to distinguish yourself in the future real estate market, if you live in a large, growing urban area that is running out of developable land, is to become a Condo King. In Savannah, condos are proliferating downtown, due to the limited space for Read More...

Fancy wishes you a good one! Read More...

From what I have been reading, and from what I have seen, and from what I feel in pit of my gut, in the very near future, real estate is going to undergo major changes. There will likely be much more specialization. There will be so many different ways Read More...

the market will change and we will see another housing boom. I am an Independent but I'm thinking of joining the Democratic Party so I can help the real estate market head upwards again. What will the Democrats do? Nothing, probably. But, looking at the Read More...

I am continually torn between new and old. Every time I show a brand new subdivision, I fall in love with the modern openness, the shiny newness, the large, modern baths and kitchens, etc. Then when I show an historic home downtown I fall in love with Read More...

I have decided to go the Exclusive Buyer Agent route. In a couple of months I will change my business model. Not that I have anything against listing and working with sellers. For me, it’s just a cleaner business model. Buyer agency is too clouded for Read More...

There was a young man from New haven Who became a real estate agent He sold lots of houses And had lots of spouses Now he's broke from child support payments I know, I know -- not very good. Then you try it! Read More...

It always amazes me, working in the people business, how many different personalities there are. Right when I think I have categorized all the possible types, I meet new people who fall outside of any category. I find when I stay open-minded and just Read More...

Everything that could go wrong, did. I gave up at one point, just sat in my chair and stared for 15 minutes, as if I was waiting on someone to come lead me away. Then I tried meditation -- you know, getting centered. I kept drifting off, thinking about Read More...

Today I was reading a book on marketing and the author was referring to our tendency to adapt to our environment so fully that we can't see out of it, or stay conscious of it. He compared it to a man asking a trout, "How's the water?", and the trout answers, Read More...

Jay’s post reminded me of what I long for, a Super-site. I dream of a Super-site that has web presence, state-of-the art prospect management, real estate online-forms, online transaction management, all of it synchronized so that once the basic info is Read More...