Carol Williams' Real Estate Marketing and Goal Setting Blog
As a retired agent, broker/owner, and property manager my blog is a menagerie of wisdom and ramblings from my career and life in general.
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2016
Great photo tips from Shaun Nilson. If you can't hire a professional photographer, these tips might help. By now we get that great listing photos are pretty much must-haves. I wrote a blog post about it earlier this year, if you want to check it out. Basically, your listing photos are goin...
06/25/2016
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"Sunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly fly the years."What is more enjoyable than watching a beautiful sunrise with a cup of coffee in hand?Maybe watching a sunset with a glass of wine and a special friend or companion?My happy place is at the ocean and I can't think of a more enjoyable place to ...
06/25/2016
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I've always considered myself a creative thinker but I have no artitistic talent... nada, zilch, none! I can't draw, or paint or sing. I've always admired people who can, though. A couple years ago I got a bug to learn. So, I bought some books and watched some videos and even drove 2 1/2 hours ...
06/25/2016
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What a great post by Kathleen Daniels. I read the following quote today and am compelled to share it with the ActiveRain Community. "Every movement starts with one person who dares to stand up, alone, unprotected, and vulnerable, and be different. To say what others aren’t saying, to do what o...
06/24/2016
My brother and I have both been interested in photography since childhood. When he comes to visit we enjoy going out looking for photo opps. We have a friendly competition going on called: The Sibling Rivalry Photo Challenge. We have 13 categories of photos and we try to update our best submiss...
06/24/2016
Historically, when a discussion of "affordable housing" came up, most of us thought of making housing available to the low income sector of the population. Apparently we need to adjust our mindset. There was a front page article in the local paper, the Wenatchee World, today with our mayor, Fran...
06/24/2016
APR is an often misunderstood subject. Thanks for the great post George Souto . Even with the new Loan Estimate (LE) which replaced the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) one of the most frequently asked questions I am asked during the time of originating a loan, continues to be The APR Is Higher Than...
06/23/2016
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The ability to focus is one of the most important factors in a successful career. Focus Your Thinking “Focus your thinking on doing what’s important for you to do . . . . to successfully achieve your goals. Focused thinking creates focused effort . . . . Focused effort becomes the stepping stone...
06/22/2016
Horse tie-up postWhen I am out on a photo opp day, I enjoy the scenery around me but tend to be more drawn to the little random things in our world. As I was walking through the Mt. Mora cemetary in St. Joseph, Missouri a few years ago, I was fascinated by this post with a horse head ornament on...
06/22/2016
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Wonderful post about branding by Dick Greenberg . In 22 years in the real estate industry, Mary & I learned many lessons. Some of them were enlightening, some invaluable, some painful, and some a complete waste of time. Among all of those, there is one that really stands out as a major contribut...
06/21/2016
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