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Since the times of "Wine and Roses" have left us in the real estate industry (at least for me right now) I have decided to go back to the JOB world and to my previous profession, Project Management. But I had to pause and ask myself - "did I ever leave it?" Funny question I know but the more I
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02/08/2012
We have went through the fun process of finding the home, and the pain of writing an offer and getting pre-approved by the Bank. It just can't be any harder than this right? Well, when buying a home, particularly an REO, there is a whole lot more to do before you can move in. So, what’s next? A
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10/26/2011
So you have always wanted to live in one of those beautiful "Painted Laidies" that you see in every iconic camera pan of San Francisco. Gorgeous Victorians/Edwardians reminiscent of days gone bye and signature of the plush life obtainable by only a few lucky modern city dwellers. Well, do you
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04/27/2011
One of the joys that I get out of being in real estate is finding these gems of history that you would have never known existed, much less the rich tradition behind it, without someone letting you in because they need your professional expertise to help them solve a problem. One of these gems l
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02/24/2011
In my previous post, What Everyone Is Saying About 2011, I reminisced about those tabloid predictions that I saw as a kid at the supermarket checkout stand in Pleasant Hill, CA. This was the idea generator for putting together a series of predictions by the web experts. Two topics, Small Busi
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01/10/2011
As a kid the end of the year meant going through the checkout line at the grocery store in Pleasant Hill, CA and seeing all of the tabloid covers with predictions for the coming year. This end of year event was the superbowl for all of the Clairvoyants and other Hucksters, to let us know what t
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01/06/2011
This is a tool that I have been waiting for. I know there are other rating sites out there but none have the mass appeal and public audience as Zillow does. Now to put my list together and get this out to my past and present clients.Zillow Launches A Free Online Agent Endorsement System Today,
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12/02/2010
If you really want to know what your clients think about you try having them imagine that you are no longer in the business. Have them ask you to refer an agent, like yourself, and have them list the attributes that they liked about you. This is exactly what happened to me... I had a client t
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11/29/2010
This is my second Raincamp and I have to say that it was another day of great information and content. I brought my Broker, Joe Stokley, with me this time and all that he could say was, "Let's implement this now!" Ben Kinney, again, was the master presenter. Although fighting a cold, was still
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09/28/2010
So I have lost my Grandfathered Rainmaker Status again and the wonderful people at AR got back to me and said that I need to write a post before midnight tonight to get my status back. Wait a minute, I just did this last week. Well, here it goes again.
08/20/2010
