"I'll always do what's in my client's best interest." (Dutiful Charlotte Realtor) "...That new technologies replace existing ones because they are cheaper and more consumer-friendly." (Harvard professor Clayton Christensen on "disruptive technologies") "...The Indianapolis Colts opened as a fo
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01/31/2010
"I have a lot of home listings for sale. The only problem is I don't get paid unless they sell!" (Frustrated and Broke Charlotte Realtor) "FHA bailout? New real estate fees, loan rules to avert one" (USA Today headline, 1/20/10) "The point of a business is to make money doing what the customer
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01/24/2010
"Straight sale or no deal." (Charlotte Realtor when presented with a rent-to-own offer) "There's nothing like playing with house money." (Las Vegas Credo) Oh, it has been difficult finding Realtors who want to deal with rent-to-own prospects for their listings for sale. Some won't call you ba
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01/18/2010
"I understand that qualified buyers are becoming scarcer by the day. More and more houses I list are sitting vacant on the market while the owner eats the mortgage every month. Do I just tell them to wait for the market to come back or is there something I can do?" (Charlotte Realtor) "In soc
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01/10/2010
"I'm okay at sales. I send out 1,000 postcards and call all my internet leads every month. I'm just trying to figure out how to convert more of them this year." (Pensive Charlotte Realtor) "That's right! You're not your dad. He could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves."
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01/03/2010
"I thwink... 2010 will be a treeemendous year... I mean, it's gotta, just Gotta (with a capital "G") be better than this one... you know what I'm sayin'? Hey, honey, pass me another glass..." (Drunken Charlotte business owner bypassing the shot of hemlock for some more red wine) "The MacArth
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12/27/2009
"Oh... Deck the halls with boughs of holly (picked for free from the yard), fa la la la la, la la, la, la... ‘Tis the season to (fake) be(ing) jolly, fa la la la la, la la, la, la... ("Unthankful" Charlotte Business Owner) "...give thanks in all circumstances..." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) "L
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12/21/2009
"I'm not making any money. The economy is killing my firm. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't in anything but survival mode at this point. My New Year's resolution this year is to be able to make a 2011 resolution with a roof still over my head." (Charlotte business owner) "Creativity without i
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12/13/2009
"I'm not sure what we are going to do... Revenue is down and costs are the same. We are scraping by on a few first-time home buyer sales that come through. Worst of all, my employees are having a hard time making a living in this traditional brokerage business model." (Frustrated Charlotte R
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12/07/2009
"I'm sorry. My Broker-in-Charge does not permit us to do lease options. She said the percent of people that actually purchase is 8%." (Charlotte Realtor) "Statistics are like a drunk with a lamppost: used more for support than illumination." (Winston Churchill) Wow- 8%! I still can't get ove
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11/28/2009
