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Are you stumped by the current state of the housing market?   One too many deals trunkated after so much work? Wood you like to branch out and offer a more unique property for your buyers? How 'bout this beauty?   Great view, wraparound porch...a real treet.  Heck, even the Keebler elves would b...
07/01/2009
"I can't do anything for someone looking to refinance." In your day-to-day work as a realtor, you inevitably will come across people who are interested in refinancing.   Whether through your own prospecting, lead generation or bumping into someone at the grocery store, refi's are out there...and...
06/29/2009
      Once again, as Eric Clapton sang in the theme to the Paul Newman movie The Color of Money: It's in the way that you use it. First of all, let's do a reality check.   Unless you're Lance Armstrong, very few people want to know if you just twisted your ankle on a bike ride.  Unless you're Sh...
06/16/2009
OK, it's been a while since I shared an out-of-the-ordinary dwelling with you so this one's a stone-cold winner. What unique property with igneous and sedimentary infused walls and a view that is simply metamorphic! Naturally nestled in a delightfully steep hillside, the rooftop offers unparalle...
06/15/2009
" The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good. Greed is right.    Greed works.   Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marke...
05/06/2009
"It's a fact that many of your clients and prospects are going to judge you by your phone voice." One of my absolute favorite people in the real estate world is Jennifer Allan, author of Selling With Soul.  She did a blog post recently that not only is right on, but it magnifies the importance o...
05/01/2009
  "Beachfront" property with "statuesque" rock formations with lots of peace and solitude.  We've been flooded with offers but are still testing the waters for the right buyer.  With the current wave of interest and stream of buyers, don't be left off the boat.  Pool your resources together and ...
04/29/2009
In going back and purging old emails, I came across one from February with a link to a wonderful blog post by Janet Guilbault in Walnut Creek, CA about the hidden agenda of banks in the current mortgage business crisis. Here is an excerpt: "Are mortgage brokers being squeezed out of the business ...
04/29/2009
This house is a real treet.  A great place to hang around with the family or friends, too.  Great view, but be careful going down the stone steps...they're steep.  Also, I wouldn't recommend going out on the capsule porch during storm fronts with high winds.  Cliff dwelling has never been so chic.
04/22/2009
I saw a wonderful blog post today called 101 Ideas to Jump Start Your Real Estate Career and I encourage you all to take a look at it.  Lisa Udy has compiled a pleasantly exhausting list of ideas that, quite frankly, I wish I had come up with:)   I describe it as pleasantly exhausting because you...
04/22/2009