Only 10 days and counting...until the much anticipated "Street of Dreams" event will be open to the thousands (and I mean thousands!!) of people who will come see the mystery behind the wall!! This year, the "8th Annual Street of Dreams" event is being held in Lake Club, which is an exclusive,
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04/30/2008
Often times, when a Buyer is relocating or an "in-town" customer wants to move, schools are a hot topic they question their agent about. Because not all schools are created equal, Buyers often seek the guidance of their Agent based on their family needs. Just recently, I was invited to particip
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04/30/2008
Now that I've signed up for the TRANSNATIONAL REFERRAL CERTIFICATION (TRC) designation course (approved by the National Association of Realtors) and have obtained my Accredited Luxury Homes Specialist Designation, I am wondering if I am spending my time and money wisely.The TRC Designation Course
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04/28/2008
As I usually do when I see it in my inbox, I opened the link to the Florida Association of Realtors electronic newsletter today and found that all of the articles were not only interesting, but "hot" topics of mine and many of my other colleagues.One of the articles actually addressed an topic th
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04/25/2008
Tomorrow, I am showing property to a Buyer...yippeee! When I was scheduling the showings for my Buyer this evening, I noticed that they all had something in common...all three of them were "short sales" and the price and commissions were to be approved by the bank. O.K....I can handle that, as th
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04/23/2008
I'm trying to go "more green" and would like to be able to write customized newsletters that I can email to my past clients, sphere, prospects, etc...I've tried E-Campaign, which runs about $35 per month, but am looking for other resources (preferably at less expense)...I've read a few other post
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04/23/2008
When I first got my real estate license, the company I worked for used to say that each agent should have a "farm" area, walk it frequently, ask for listings in their farm and know everything about the community and the people who live there. They even suggested that being on the HOA Board or inv
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04/21/2008
"STOP or I'LL SHOOT!!"....O.K., so maybe I'm exaggerating just a tad bit! Just recently, I was scheduled to host an Open House in St. Johns Landing, a gated community in Winter Springs, Florida. Just as I was about to slide my handy-dandy "Open House" sign into the ground at a nearby cross-street
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04/21/2008
Surprise, surprise, surprise! On the front page of today's paper, the Orlando Sentinel, (often referred to it as the Orlando Slantinel, the headline reads "Lenders slam the door on equity." It seems as though with the drop in home values, lenders are no longer allowing homeowners to utilize the
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04/17/2008
Ok, so maybe the headline should read "What's a REALTOR gotta do to get feedback these days" as this is clearly an issue that affects all listing agents, regardless of gender.With this being only my second day as a member of AR, I am curious to know how many of you use an automated feedback syste
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04/15/2008
