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2016 

I am attending Success Tour by Buffini & Company at Richmond, VA.And the business is as usual.No new out-of-office response from my email.Michael Jacobs shares what your out-of-office response say about you. What Does Your Out Of Office Response Say About You?   So, I make the call to get an answ...
03/31/2016
Do you believe things happen for a reason?Isn't that true for Internet Leads, too?Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner believes that Internet leads are Gold Mine! Internet Leads.....Mining For Gold     When I find a slow week/weekend coming up. I go gold mining. I head into the data base of Internet leads...
03/30/2016
Listing is the name of the game!List to Last!And many more statements that shows how important listings are -for our business.However, what if the seller wants to overprice it?Answer in this post from Peggy Wester . Recently I've been noticing some new listings popping up that are priced at a poi...
03/30/2016
Okay, you all know, I love ActiveRain.And for those 'Naysayers',answer from Donald Payne -Why ActiveRain Works & What It's Good For! ActiveRain is the leader in Real estate blogs across the nation but why use AR instead of our own website or blog?   I've been on ActiveRain since 2010 and have not...
03/30/2016
One more staging re-post today.On a special occasion for Sharon Tara .And what's so special about today?You don't need to guess....Wishing you a very... Preparing a home for sale is a matter of emotional mathematics. Everyone in the real estate business has stories of how emotions have played a r...
03/29/2016
Staging is an art.Art of seeing the home through buyer's eyes.What they like and what they don't.Great staging concepts in this re-post from Janice Ankrett. As a Burlington Home Stager, one of the hardest concepts to get across to a client is how the 'Focus' of their home has to change.  When you...
03/29/2016
Google Alerts!What is it?How do you set up Google Alerts?How does it help me in my business?Answers to such questions in this re-post from Kathy Goldman . What Are Google Alerts? Should I Take Cover? Google Alerts are probably one of the most effective tools you can use to keep your identity safe...
03/29/2016
I believe, we are fortunate in Real Estate industry.We can earn a bit on referral fees when we refer someone to other agent.When it comes to mortgage industry....Joe Petrowsky clarifies the facts in this re-post. “NO, I Can’t Pay You a Referral Fee”   You may or may not know that referral fees ca...
03/28/2016
Referrals are the heart of my business.I still learn a lot from the posts from Joe Petrowsky .Like this one teaches what is the best way to THANK for referrals. “How Should the Realtor Communicate After Receiving a Referral from Me?”     I am so excited that Joe sent me your information and I hav...
03/28/2016
Don't we hear this time and again - more so in this market?That's it! Seller will not take a penny less!Yes, these are tough guys!Have you come across any such 'tough' guy?Thanks Eric Kodner for the original post. Seller Won't Accept One Penny Less - The Era of the Tough Guy   We live in what I c...
03/27/2016
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