Kevin Higgins' Blog

What's a Buyer's Designated           Agent             and Why Do I Need One? HONEST Answers to Help You in Today's Sometimes Confusing Real Estate Market   To educate prospective and current clients about the real estate market,  I will be answering frequently asked questions.   Look for other ...

Hi there all, Have not posted in a quite a while so forgive me. But I do have something really cool in 2010.   With the help of a Top-Flight video production company (but reasonably priced),  I've created my first YouTube video. Thought I would share with the group to possibly inspire others, gen...

Getting Serious about doing a Newsletter in 2010.  But,  I need some help on where to start? Looks like there's all kinds of Newsletters and Suppliers to chose from.   What are you doing that is working? Some of my questions now are: 1)  Do I go to a 3rd party vendor to do everything,  ie,  use t...

I'm sure many people have heard about the $8,000 tax credit for new home buyers.  It's a great way to put money in your pocket when you buy a home. To help people understand the tax credit,  I'm sponsoring a FREE Home Buyer Seminar on Tuesday, May 19th. Here's the info: $8,000 Tax Credit for New ...

It's getting closer and closer to the time when I'm gonna have to buy a new printer for the home office. The price of the consumables on my current printer are astronomical !   Heck I could buy a new printer for the cost of new toner cartridges! So I thought to ask the group for suggestions for a...

The U.S. Government is giving new home buyers up to $8,000 as a Tax Credit when they purchase a home before December 31, 2009. This Tax Credit is just like money in your pocket.   When you prepare your taxes the tax credit will be added to any refund that you normally receive or any tax bill that...

Get Your Home Sold! I'm writing this post because I realize there are hundreds of people who would like to sell their home in Macomb and Oakland counties. I specialize in getting homes sold that were previously listed with another Realtor but for one reason or another...could not get sold. My uni...

Wanted to share a most successful and valuable tool with my fellow Realtors. This is an easy and affordable way to stay in touch with your Sphere of Influence, Family, Friends and Past Clients.   How important is that for referrals and business? The system that I've employed for the last 18 month...

  Personal Contact with Your Clients!  Create More Referrals....More Referrals = MORE Money! Here's a product/service that I believe in strongly enough to share with the AR Community. This easy to use service will keep you in front of your clients and sphere of influence in a personal and heartfe...

Here's a subject that I feel strongly about and have shared with other Realtors in my office for years. When completing a Market Analysis for your "potential seller",  how many  agents are actually touring the other active homes that are competition for your seller? I always felt strongly about t...