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Real Estate Agent - 1st Cornerstone Realty
My blog is written to help other agents become better. By including my every day experiences, I hope that other people can learn from my adventures. I love being a real estate agent and I hope that I can help as many people as possible.

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2008 

I remember my first listing.  I was so excited that I could put something into the MLS.  Unfortunately, that joy soon turned to sorrow because the listing were over priced and the client had more control over me than I had over them.  I'm finding that I prefer buyers way more than listings.  Its ...
03/31/2008
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I joined a tennis league over the winter in order to get to keep up my practice.  Its turned out to be a great way to network and tell people that I'm a real estate agent.  I've learned not to just go up to people and say I'm an agent.  I've learned to be a little more suttle and it has really pa...
03/31/2008
I moved from North Carolina over 10 years ago to the Chicago area.  This year has been the worse in terms of snow fall.  Not only are my listing hurting but also taking clients on showings.  I personally hate to drive in the snow.  Its not that I'm a bad driver, its because the other person is a ...
03/31/2008
I finally got around to updating my home.  New paint, carpet, a full entertainment system.  I had to spend about 1 month just to figure out all the things that I needed to buy.  The list included:  Pioneer Plasma Kuro Elite, Denon Av-Receiver, Power line conditioner, up-converting dvd player, har...
03/31/2008
As a real estate agent, I find myself lecturing my listing clients about keeping their homes updated.  I've had a single guy selling his place in Chicago.  He hadn't put in one single upgrade in about 8 years.  As a result, it was very difficult to sell.  People would look at his place and then w...
03/31/2008
Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understand...
03/23/2008
Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understand...
03/23/2008
Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understand...
03/23/2008
Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understand...
03/23/2008
Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understand...
03/23/2008
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My blog is written to help other agents become better. By including my every day experiences, I hope that other people can learn from my adventures. I love being a real estate agent and I hope that I can help as many people as possible.