Expired Can Get You Fired! Agent lists a property early on Friday and then leaves town and cannot be reached by phone call, text message or email. Upon his return, there are 9 offers on the table and unfortunately, each of them have expired. Not only did the listing agent fail to best represent
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12/01/2022
Less Impressed with Highest & Best! Part of being an effective listing agent is to aggressively market properties, encouraging feet through the door to get them sold. Discussing details of any and all offers that may come in, is also a standard practice. A particular home hit on all marks for sev
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11/30/2022
Adjust your sails! Successful agents own the ability to adjust and adapt in the real estate arena, while moving their businesses forward. When adverse situations present, they find solutions that best benefit the client's goals. Methods that work require tenacity, resiliency and follow through. J
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11/29/2022
Thankful to Gather with Those Who Matter Family gatherings during the holidays has always been a priority. We are very traditional in our ways and are happy that our children recognize the importance of creating memorable moments for their little ones. When the boys were growing up, we were up ve
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11/22/2022
What roles do ethics play in business? In a competitive sales-based industry, agents must prove their value and worth to consumer's who are making one of the biggest investments in their lifetime. The following 3 things can help in business. 1️⃣ Developing and maintaining trustA key component to
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11/21/2022
Making Someone's Day In a Small Way! Upon opening a text, this photo along with a message from my husband appeared..."This rose reminds me of how beautiful you are." How thoughtful he was to stop for a moment and relay that sentiment. Did he have to? No. Was he prompted? No. Moments like this a
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11/19/2022
Channeling My Inner Goofsraba In a changing market, to maintain a competitive edge successfully in real estate, I must prepare to meet it, rather than wait for it to happen. No sense in getting overly stressed about something outside the scope of control. Am so thankful to remain in an industry t
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11/17/2022
Practicing 'The Clients for Life' Business Model Most of the time, once a transaction records, that’s pretty much the end of the business-client relationship for many real estate professionals and their buyers or sellers. For me, it is just the beginning! The 'Clients for Life' business plan has
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11/15/2022
It takes both sun -and- rain for a flower to grow. Have you noticed that we now live in a culture where many adults are unable to handle constructive criticism because everything in their lives is based on emotions? They may refuse to accept any advice. To that segment of people, it may feel more
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11/14/2022
Only 6 More Saturdays Until Christmas! Santa is vacationing on some beach, some where, enjoying some down time before the schedule gets really hectic. He has been making his list all year long, watching to see who's been naughty or nice. It will be revealed in 6 weeks time. Are you on target with
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11/12/2022
