I woke up this morning with a positive goal in mind -- Make something happen! Your real estate career is just beginning. Good things are on the horizon. As Candice would say -- DANCE! Read More...

I have often heard real estate agents called self-serving who live on the unethical border, are constantly concerned with What’s-In-It-For-Me and are prime candidates for the Megalomaniac Club. There seems to be an idea that these people are successfully Read More...

I have learned from many sources - in the seventies and eighties, I studied Rollo May, Abraham Maslow, Carl Jung and others as I was preparing for a career in psychology. However, as an aside and nod to the power of great literature, I still believe Shakespeare Read More...

I thought I would take this to a separate blog, since we now have an issue. First of all, let me repeat, I don't care what anyone else charges. If an agent wants to charge a seller $50.00 and tickets to the opera to sell their home, that's between the Read More...

We are a society that thrives on the negative and negative criticism. We started out as a postive society clearing new paths for innovation, growth and prosperity. Let's hear it for all the good realors we know. The ones who quietly do their job and do Read More...

Okay, since Ol' Number Five doesn't want to HIJACK any threads, let me propose this question here: What would happen if MLS was done away with? M Read More...

So, why do agents need to be information literate? Simply put, it is required in order to be successful for the long run. If being a real estate agent for short-term gain is the goal, then a person may be able to hustle a few listings, deplete a sphere 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...

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...

I think we will see a shake-out among real estate agents this year. Around here, everyone and their second cousins got real estate licenses over the past five years or so. I say “got real estate licenses” because I am reluctant to say “went to work in Read More...