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
I'm starting a Newbie Tuesday reblog series. Here is the first submission. 5 Guiding Principles to Building a Referral Business When I first started in the real estate business (1987) I didn't really have a plan of action to 'build' a business other than take floor time, do open houses and cre...
06/13/2016
Investing in real estate has proven to be one of the best long term investments of all time. Rental properties are often a key element of a well structured retirement plan.Investing in real estate is one thing. Managing the investment is quite another. Those who choose not to hire a professiona...
06/13/2016
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There is currently a contest within ActiveRain for veteran agents to submit posts on how they generate listings. I am watching the submissions as they come in and have started scheduling reblogs for each Monday: "Get More Listings Monday".Listings are such an important component in a successful...
06/13/2016
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There is a great contest going on right now in ActiveRain, asking members to post their best and most effective ideas for gengerating listings. I'm going to start posting one reblogged entry each Monday. Here is my first submission. Susan Laxson has some non-traditional ideas for us. There a...
06/13/2016
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When I travel and plan to stay in a place for a week or more, I've discovered the Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO.com) website is an amazing resource. I have booked my last two trips through this website and been extremely pleased with the accommodations and convinced I'm saving at least 50% off ...
06/12/2016
Investing in real estate has proven to be one of the best long term investments of all time. Rental properties are often a key element of a well structured retirement plan.Investing in real estate is one thing. Managing the investment is quite another. Those who choose not to hire a professiona...
06/12/2016
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Many of you know about my passion for learning. There are many learning sites on the internet and Udemy.com is one of my favorites. The courses are produced by people with extensive experience in their fields. They have found an excellent way of supplementing their incomes by sharing their kn...
06/12/2016
Whenever company comes to town I love taking them to beautiful Lake Chelan at Chelan, Washington. The 50.5 mile long Lake Chelan is absolutely beautiful and there are 28 wineries scattered around the area. Most of them offer wine tasting. My favorite winery so far is the Lake Chelan Winery, whi...
06/12/2016
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It is Sunday and I haven't posted a Happy Day Challenge submission since Wednesday. Sometimes you just need to stop writing and go out and have fun! That's just what we've been doing. Company came on Wednesday evening and we've been out having fun and being happy. It is catch-up day so stay tu...
06/12/2016
Another great post by Lori Ballen . My parents died without a Will. It wasn't good! Regardless of your financial situation, if you are an adult, you need a Last Will and Testament. No exceptions. Buying a house? Congratulations! Now you get to do all sorts of exciting things, like choosing ...
06/11/2016
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