Real Estate Vet

Apparently, dressing for success is not a requirement in the pool repair business! Finding a good vendor for any type of home repair is tough, often we search mindlessly through the yellow pages or these days it is usually a "Google" search.  For better results we hope for a referral from someone...

FSBO's, the scourge of the Real Estate industry, how dare they think they can sell their home themselves.  Well, they can, they do and we as REALTORS act the same in some aspects, but in a slightly different way!  But then, so do FSBO's. I've known of REALTORS that have sold their own homes, some...

Hurricane Sandy has now completed her swing through the northeastern United States and the damage photos and news reports are very stressful to watch, even for those of us who live far from the destruction.  What is the saying, "if not for the grace of God, there go I!" I live in Florida, we gene...

Yes, pictures lie! As Realtors, we show homes to potential buyers based on what is available in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) at the time.  If we are diligent, we will also show FSBO's and even check on recent expired and withdrawn listings to see if there are potential match's to our buyers...

When you listed the home, why couldn't you tell the truth? A simple question that needs a simple answer.  Ken walked into your office because it was located right outside the entrance to his development, he wanted to sell his Villa.  He was ready, willing and able and would have listed his home a...

What if "we the people" foreclosed on the White House.  Yes, "we the people"; the first three words of the American constitution, doesn't say a word about "we the politicians". I know I shouldn't be political with my postings, but it just (no, wait, it really is) seems that government is complete...

Recently a new ice cream shop opened in Ocala, FL, the new proprietors operating in a space previously occupied by another ice cream vendor.  While setting up their shop they came across a costume left by the previous occupants.  I'll let you be the judge......     Their initial customer traffic ...

When Marketing Fails is because two incidents in recent days made me think about how marketing can actually have a very negative effect and the "marketer" may never know or realize why. In my market area we have a service available called Listingbook, it is a service that allows Rel Estate Agents...

The Tampa Bay area doesn't have much of an identity outside of being a winter destination for a bunch of snowbirds (folks who live in the north during the summer months and have second homes here for the winter) and our beaches which are a fairly good draw most of the year.  We try to be "big tim...

Are we laying off the right people?  That's a question I am sure many people across the nation ask themselves and others.  Every month, week and sometimes daily when we hear or see in the news where another company or state, county, or city has been "forced" to layoff workers.  Sometimes they (th...