THE HIGH NOTE...

By John Mangas, Broker/Co-Owner RE/MAX Preferred Toledo, Ohio "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." -Sir Winston Churchill So on Tuesday another election cycle ended. There were winners and losers’ but one thing that every candidate had in common...

By John Mangas, Broker/Partner RE/MAX Preferred Toledo, Ohio   We are all in business, and self employed… And upon occasion we all fall into the certain traps that are part of being human. Let’s face it, sometimes we allow ourselves to take the easy path and yet there are times when we are super ...

By John Mangas, Broker/Co-Owner RE/MAX Preferred Toledo, Ohio   It’s the 4th quarter…are you re-positioning yourself to reflect that in your business practices?   I think most of us would agree that how you are conducting your activities in the 4thquarter is different than it is in other times of...

   By John Mangas, Broker/Co-Owner RE/MAX Preferred Associates Toledo Ohio    “Where did I leave my MLS book?” “Can you fax this for me?” “Will you pick up the prints at Photo-Mart for my new listing?” “Let’s ride together today on tour” “After I stop at Quick Print for 5 color copies, let’s do l...

 By John Mangas, broker/co-owner RE/MAX Preferred Toledo, Ohio  We all have those periods when frustrations begin to take us to a point where burn out starts to take over. Believe me, I've been there.  Recognizing that something is "off" is a huge first step. As Real Estate professionals, we don'...

By: John Mangas Broker / Owner  RE/MAX Preferred Associates     Spring has given way to Summer.   Just like how the seeds that we planted in our gardens have blossomed into flowers, the Metro-Toledo real estate market is blossoming. Single family and Condo/Villa properties are showing a lower nu...

By John Mangas, Real Estate Broker at RE/MAX Preferred Toledo, Ohio I had the great privilege to be in Washington DC for the REALTOR Rally at the Washington Monument. There was patriotic music, terrific speeches and a feeling of oneness. But the message was much, much more. Home ownership matters...

By John Mangas, Real Estate Broker, RE/MAX Preferred   April 9, 2012   While on his morning neighborhood walk Bob commented “Good morning Frank. Did you hear that the Smith’s house finally sold?” And Frank replied, “yeah…and they only had to bring $17,000 to the closing!”     That is a quick sna...

By John Mangas, real estate broker with RE/MAX Preferred Toledo, Ohio     Last week I had the pleasure to be at the Ohio Association of Realtor’s 2012 inaugural in Columbus. The very talented Bob Miller was inducted as the 2012 president of OAR.   In Bob’s remarks, he spoke about “one more”. He c...

With the new year just beginning we have seen a lot of buyer activity in our market. So now would be a great time to schedule an open house. We have several Realtors who made a good income from holding successful open houses. If you would like to shadow or chat with someone who has had success at...