Below are the beginning business statistics: 1) Started my own Brokerage October 27, 20092) Experience - real estate (licensed 5 years), Associate Broker 3 years, CRS, GRI, AHS, BS Ed, investor 8 years, previous experience building and running my own company 5 years, corporate management 9 years3
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11/21/2009
Hey Everyone, This blog is a record of the day-to-day workings and issues inside a new brokerage. I am writing it to help others make the leap successfully or decide to stay where they are after seeing what it takes to be successful and through your advice and input help me grow a new company I
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11/21/2009
Check out the new Home Buyer Tax Credit Reference Chart if you haven't already gotten one. Click on the link and go - Home Buyer Tax Credit Reference Chart. Once there click on the red box with that info. on the page. I haven't been on in a while because I have been sooooo busy opening my own br
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11/12/2009
Brand new real estate brokerage now open in the Storm Lake MLS area. Want more information - call Georgia Weaver the owner of Weaver LLC Realtors. Pilot Tribune newspaper covering our new brokerage, the services we offer, our philosophy on doing business and the Top 10 Reasons You Need to List Yo
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11/11/2009
Pilot Tribune newspaper article and picture showing our new brokerage sign, Dusty Rydstrom (Office assistant and me posing. No I'm not a poser I AM THE REAL THING! Just ask me :) http://www.stormlakepilottribune.com/story/1584806/photo/1287165.html http://www.stormlakepilottribune.com/story/15
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11/06/2009
This week I finally opened my own brokerage, Monday I went to Des Moines for my license and have been working in my own space since then. This weekend we put some of the finishing touches on, setup the computer for the assistant and hang our big sign. We officially open to the public this Monday
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10/31/2009
Weekly Storm Lake MLS Market Statistics - 9/16/09 to 9/23/09 Storm Lake Available Residential Properties - 71 homes Sold in last 30 days - 14 homes Alta Available Residential Properties - 16 homes Sold in last 30 days - 5Properties are listing and selling, waiting till "the market improves"
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09/23/2009
2008 40 total properties with the above criteria sold in this period Days on Market in this period - 27.5% marketed 0 to 30 days, 35% marketed 31-60 days, 2.5% marketed 61-90 days, 7.5% marketed 91-120 days, 27.5% marketed120+ days Average Days on Market (DOM) was approximately 80 2009 36 t
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09/23/2009
Help, A small town I serve is allowing property owners to remove sidewalks. This is a big problem, the area is northwest Iowa, we get a lot of snow and many children still walk to school. No sidewalks is also a problem if you are handicapped, I think it could lead to some accessibility problems f
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09/21/2009
Denise - Totally agree, one thing I've found is that sellers looking for a Realtor will go to open houses in their neighborhoods, so it can be really beneficial to the Realtor. I like tour of homes better than open houses, it gives lookers a chance to see many homes and puts a sense of urgency
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09/21/2009