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The simple answer is YOU DON'T !!! That's right, I said it, you don't tell them their home is worth less, if you do you become apart of the message. If you are the message or even the messenger, you are going to be held accountable for the information. I am a firm believer that you need to learn...

DISCLOSURE, this blog is to open conversation only. Some of my recommendations are to "stir the pot" and get us talking as a group. So don't get mad and write flame mails to me... ***** BLOG ***** What is wrong with our industry??? When our parents purchased their homes the minimum down required...

OK, I have gone on and on about the problems, now the solution. It is simple, REALTORS are rated the worse profession in almost every survey because of a lack of training. We only pay $2000 and 120 hours and we are good to go... It should be a three part process... Part one Pre-License should be...

There are too many HACKS in our business, and why not, it only costs about $1500 a year to maintain. If you sell one $200,000 at an average commission of 3% (no anti trust issue here, just an AVERAGE, don't freak people)... You only need to sell one home every four years to break even. There are...

I think that it is too easy to get a license to sell Real Estate. Here in Nevada it is simple 90 hours of “pre-license” class room training State Test (40 questions) National Test (80 questions) Finger Printing and background check Once you have your license there is one additional requirement. ...

I read so much about peole that complain about McCain or say that Obama is not ready... I ask, are you ready to get involved??? Does not mater if you are a GREEN, a RED, or a BLUE (or some other color), America need your vote... November 4th is not far away... Do your research, take the time to r...

Too a many renters are being evicted with no notice because the home they are in has been foreclosed on. As a renter you need to be educated and you need to stay on top of it each month. It only takes a few months from the first filing of the Breach before you get that knock on the door and told...

I just wrote a blog on taking the Short Sale or Not and I got to thinking… Do agents really understand and disclose to their clients what Short Sales are doing to the market??? THEY ARE KILLING IT!!! Look at this: Homes for sale by the average person that can sell it for at least what it is wort...

SHORT SALES THE CURSE OF OUR CURRENT MARKET The market is cursed with way to many short sales. I my not be popular with this blog, but people get a clue. The nation wide statistics say that far less then 10% of short sales ever close escrow, oh, 90% go into contract, but few ever close. Look at ...

OK, you have a potential client that wants to meet, so you go to set a time that works best for the potential client right??? WRONG By doing that you set a tone that you are there to jump hops and that you are at there whim. You need to set the tone from the start, make the meeting about a clien...