Eric Trautmann's Morris County NJ Brokerage Blog

So we went for a friends birthday today. It is a nice place called Pub 199 a steamed clams and steak joint. They had a special of eight pound lobsters! Now i am not a big lobster guy (I do not like having to beat up and rip apart my food before I eat it) so my friend decided to order one for the ...

Land in Cedar Knolls $169,000Great town to build your dream home in. Plans available for a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home. Will build to suit. Low taxes and many amenities. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your dream home in a great town with tons of ammenities and low taxes! If you or a clien...

Split Level in Denville $459,000This delightful home has plenty of space for your growing family. With plenty of room to accomodate any family it offers many extras that will make life much easier. Possibilities abound as the property may be sub-dividable.5 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath, Full Finished Ba...

 Colonial in Jefferson $540,000This delightful home has all the amenities you could ask for. With plenty of room to accomodate any family it offers many extras that will make life much easier.4 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, 1 Half Bath, 2 car garage, Full Finished Basement, Wet Bar, Central air, and to...

So everyone in my family says I play too much golf. I do play a ton of golf. I have completed two transactions from clients I regulary play golf with and if I was not on the course I would not have gotten them. So it made me think about our business and how we market ourselves. We spend so much t...

When I say golf shirts I have them made with my compay logo on the chest so it is closer to a work shirt....but at times I guess we look like we work at best buy. I do like the idea of wearing what will make your client feel comfortable but I am always reminded of a story that we were told at an ...

I am someone who feels that the old IBM dress code is what I should wear when selling a home. Although, in the summer I like the golf shirt and slacks look. I am guessing that most people fall into the shirt and tie range. I am trying to decide where I feel my office should be. My gut feeling is ...

So I have the phone system set up, almost. I seemed to have programed something wrong and it is impossible to dial out. This will be a headache but we all have cell phones so it will work for now. It is a partner II system and any of you who have worked with them will know that my user manual is ...

In the old days...say 1985 you called Ma' Bell said I need a phone line or two, they came out and hooked it up...back then you might have bought the actual phone at Two Guys or Jamesway or some such. You had some options but not a whole lot. Fast forward to today and for my office I was looking a...

So I have spent the past two weeks rebuilding/building my brokerages web site.  I am actualy enjoying it and I think I am doing a good job. Since we are changing some things around on how we are doing business (more on that in a following blog post) I figured we should make our internet presence ...