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184 things a REALTOR® does for you Listed here are nearly 200 typical actions, research steps, procedures, processes and review stages in a successful residential real estate transaction that are normally provided by full service real estate brokerages in return for their sales commission. They r...

A Happy Labor Day.... Is anyone out showing property on Labor Day or are we all hanging out with the family and friends? Hopefully if you are out showing, you are writing something up. I always wonder if people are out on Labor Day or not seriously looking or if they are just killing time. Does a...

Phone, email or texting? I have even done this using social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook. Does anyone have an opinion on which of these works the best for them and why? I'll post what seems to work the best for me tomorrow, I am curious about the initial feedback though. Thanks! Jason

I am curious if anyone works with a lender or lenders who offer the agents that send business their way a marketing fee. Perhaps a % of the deal or a flat rate per loan, refi or loan modification closed. Does this influence you to use them, assuming they are competent and fair with their fees to ...

Do you show them to buyers actively? Or do you tend to find the ones that seem to have most of the work done, the file assigned, or better yet, and approved amount on sales price? What about listings, do you enjoy working them or HATE it and tolerate it because, hey, a listing is a listing right?...

-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story, all I canthink about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tellmy own story that's not only better, but also more directly involvesme.-Nothing sucks more than that mo...

Of Ozzy Osbourne's hit "I Don't Want to Change the World", the part that says, "Call me a sinner, I got news for you.... I spoke to God this morning and he DON'T LIKE YOU!" Hypocrites are going to find they themselves will be judged someday too. Always best to take the high road in dealings in re...

Just got this nice townhouse overlooking all of Boise sold. Seller got about 98.5% of her asking price and made a great profit for being in there about 2 1/2 years. 5 always seem to enjoy the deal and clients more so when I have sold the property to them in the first place and then put them into ...

 Here is what you will likely see driving around all over town. Good old dependable Sebring! I got this in 2004 from a guy I was selling a house to, so we ended up trading services, we needed a newer nicer car and this one was a heck of a buy. I even remember my wife Jennifer negotiating the best...

The front of our new home....    The backyard with covered patio....  Living room, before and after....  Formal dining with new paint and hardwood floors....  Kitchen with an accent wall and new hardwood flooring....  Family room with some color to it now....Formal dining and living room again......