Rita's Blog

Keller Williams has come out with a youtube update on real estate each month.  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O-UFD5q-HI

This is a great way to network in a small group setting.   Two groups are formed, one stays seated and the other rotates around to the tables.  Everyone has a mission to get as much info about the other persons business in a limited amount of time.  The bell rings and you go onto the next person....

What is a tea party?  TEA - TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY! Everyday the people we elect to office sits behind a desk brainstorming on how to get us to pay more taxes.  I only see this getting worse.  I just read that in Connecticut they are now trying to tax the professional services commission on top of ...

I attended the Keller Williams Family Reunion this past week.  It was a fantastic conference.  As a real estate agent at Keller Williams, the opportunity to learn new techniques and tools to coduct a business that constantly changing, has given me many ways of doing business.  Even in the challen...

If you are thinking of buying a home, when is the best time to buy? While no one can predict when, or even if, prices in a market will decline, by looking at the history of the market and get a clue for how markets will respond within a margin. Clearly if you are asking are we at the bottom, you ...

Gary Keller is coming to the Central Ohio Area on October 15, 2008 to introduce his new book Shift.  This book, if like his Millionaire Real Estate Agent book, should be full of practices to take your real estate business to new levels.  I can't wait to be introduced to it. If you have had the op...

 AVG Freesoftware is a good tool, however, if you computer feels sluggish, it could be because this software is working in the backgroud.  It seems to be a memory hog.  I would personally recommend AVG Free for your personal home computers.  If this occurs you need to check your settings.  It sho...

With 2007 behind us and 2008 in front of us, what are your resolutions in Real Estate? I plan to spend more time developing strategies online.  Creating ways of showcasing my listings is my first order of business.  I have posted them on housing blogs with little response.  Internet Video opportu...

IN A MARKET WERE 100+ DAYS IS THE AVERAGE TIME ON MARKET, 582 UXBRIDGE IN GAHANNA OH  SOLD WITHIN 5 DAYS. STAGING BEFORE YOUR HOME GOES ON THE MARKET GETS IT DONE FOR YOU! I AM ASKED BY SELLERS IN THIS MARKET, WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE?   IT'S ANYTHING THAT SETS THEIR HOUSE APART FROM THE REST OF T...

Networking doesn't work for those who don't do the (it does not take much). When you network well you do several things with focus, discipline, and intent of purpose. The goal of networking is to get business and contacts for yourself and others. It is not complicated, so don't make it that way. ...