" He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. " - Benjamin Franklin - How often do you hear: •1) This market is terrible •2) No one is buying •3) No one is selling •4) Short Sales take forever Are we just excusing ourselves for not being able to close
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08/31/2010
"Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk and to act." Dr. Maxwell Maltz - Author of "Psycho-Cybernetics" Do you sit on the side lines? OR Do you take action? Ar
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08/30/2010
"He can do more for others - who has done most with himself." S.D. Gordon Many of us just make the paces each day. Get up in the morning, shower, have coffee, off to work, work, go for lunch, back to work, go home, have dinner, do some laundry/cleaning, catch some TV/read a book, then to bed. G
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08/23/2010
"Don't chase your dreams, catch them." Author Unknown So, you want to be THE BEST realtor or the BEST loan officer or THE BEST insurance agent OR ??? You dream about it, you think about it, how do you ATTAIN IT? Start by developing a PLAN OF ACTION. STEPS TO YOUR SUCCESS. Step 1: Decide you
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08/23/2010
"If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one." John Galsworthy Do you think about YOUR future? Do you only live in the present and let the future happen? I have been accused of always thinking of tomorrow. Well, being a financial planner, as well a mortgage consultant, my focus IS
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08/23/2010
To Love is a Duty.. To Be Loved is a Success.. To Be with Someone You Love is a Achievement .. To be With Someone Who Loves You Is Life This quote came from a client of mine: Tina. She and her husband came to me about a year ago. They wished to buy a home, but they were being declined by lender
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07/31/2010
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Harold Whitman If you are bored in your job; if you are hanging with people who do not place a smile on your face; if you wake up
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07/30/2010
As a listing agent, one has the responsibility to protect the seller's interest. But how far should one go to protect? Should you try to keep the buyer's deposit? On a recent transaction, I had a buyer who was purchasing a 2 unit home to occupy one of the units. He was being financed by an FHA
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07/30/2010
"Excellence can be attained if you Care more than others think is wise, Risk more than others think is safe, Dream more than others think is practical, And expect more than others think is possible." Anonymous Do you care? Do you take some risk? Do expect more than others? Yes to all? Success
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07/29/2010
Can the top 3% of the nation reduce the exploding debt of our nation? Our government is hoping "YES". Statistics show 2-3% of our nation is comprised of joint tax filers earning over $250,000 and individuals making at least $200,000 per year. Can this group save our nation? I do not think so. I
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07/27/2010
