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Real Estate Agent - Reliant Realty in Nashville, TN - TN License# 00232013
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As a boy, growing up, I was taught many lessons through memorable sayings.  Remember, "Believe nothing you hear, and only half of what you see."  What about, "Children are to be seen, and not heard."  We all remember, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but WORDS will never harm me." The one t...
04/24/2010
I am amazed at the number of REALTORS® who insist that "You've got to tell the Client, 'YOU ARE WRONG'!"  In response to a blog entitled "LEARNING THE SECRET TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION," numerous REALTORS® want to dwell on being right, rather than being what the client needs.  Am I nieve to the fac...
04/19/2010
When I returned to college after serving in the military (c. 1971), one of the jobs I took was working at TENNESSEE FURNITURE, located on 3rd Avenue South in downtown Nashville.  The owner, Mr. Bernie Kantor had "TEN RULES TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" posted on the wall next to his office door, and ...
04/18/2010
Early in my career, I met a young couple in a small Kentucky community where I lived.  At that time I was a mortgage loan officer working with a relatively new realty agent.  After having prequalified the couple for much more house than they were looking to buy, and after weeks of the wife and re...
04/02/2010
Do you remember the feelings you experienced when you bought your first home?  I Do!  Do you recall the Fear of Failure, the wrenching of your gut, the nervousness of doubt, and the anticipation of failure?  Do you remember questioning whether you should really try this?  I Do! If you never bough...
04/01/2010
"Thinking Rain" sounds like the reply of an old farmer to his wife of many years.  On a windy spring morning, with clouds moving in, the wife was giving him what for about the leaky roof, the squeaky floor, the front door that didn't close right, and on and on...  Finally she looks at him and his...
03/20/2010
In my brief time at ACTIVERAIN I have been overwhelmed with (1) the wealth of knowledge found here, and (2) the unselfish sharing of ideas.  There is much promotion of "Community" in our society, but the ACTIVERAIN Community gets it.  We are more than business associates, house-sellers, "People w...
03/20/2010
IF YOU WANT TO BUY A HOME, YOU CAN...  NOW is the TIME to DREAM, to PLAN, to GET STARTED!!! Buying a home is not painful...IT IS ENJOYABLE!  In order to succeed you have to get started.  TODAY will tell you whether you really want to buy a home.  Let me tell you a true story-- Her name was Holly,...
03/10/2010
Talking about being lost?  I remember buying my first home, and having no idea where to start.  I spoke to a banker, and he said, "Have you found a house?"  I spoke to a realty agent, and she said, "Do you have your financing?"  I went back to the banker, and he said "Do you have any credit?"  I ...
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