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
This was a busy week and I missed a Happy post on Saturday. So, here is the catch-up Happy post for the week. Today is the hottest day of the year in Wenatchee, Washington... 103 degrees right now (at 5:50 p.m.) on June 5th. It must be a record for this early in the year. I am super happy to ...
06/05/2016
As a real estate agent, you can't help but realize buying houses is a good thing. So, I decided to start buying houses... lots of houses... for cash. Unfortunately, the only houses I could afford for cash were birdhouses. Over the years, I have accumulated quite a lovely portfolio. Oh... and by...
06/05/2016
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This is a point I preach all the time to ALL agents! You must have total control of your website and email address. When I first began selling real estate in late 2007, I knew nothing. Not only was I entirely new to real estate, I was also new to the area. We had moved here from the Chicago s...
06/05/2016
I sometimes wonder if I might have a bit of Indian blood in me because I absolutely adore American Indian art and arts & crafts. This metal sculpture of an American Indian on a horse was taken at the Circling Raven Casino near Coeur 'd Alene, Idaho. I have many Indian themed wall hangings, vase...
06/04/2016
What great advice, especially for first time home buyers! Thanks, Gita. The housing market has improved and many renters are looking to buy a home. They go to a lender to get prequalified and then call agents and tell them they can buy a home worth a certain amount. I like to ask buyers a few mo...
06/04/2016
What a great reminder by Kyle Reyes . More timeless advice. It's causing the death of a generation. Or at least the communication of the millennial generation. And we're all becoming infected. My wife is trying to save our family. She's identified an antidote. It's called "20 minutes of no techn...
06/03/2016
Anyone who has been following me for a while knows I am a big sports fan. So, today I am happy the 2016 NBA Finals are starting tonight. First game tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Pacific time.The match-up between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers is the showdown I was ...
06/02/2016
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It amazes me how many agents do nothing to follow up on leads after an Open House. These are people looking for a home! They are prime prospects. Denise Lones has some great advice for making your Open Houses effective. Converting Leads After the Open House An agent asked me recently, "Deni...
06/02/2016
I'm a big advocate of reading, but I'm a bit of a restless soul and rarely sit and read. So, I love love love my Audible.com subscription. It lets me download audio books on my phone and tablet, allowing me to read no matter what I am doing. I've even been known to have my bluetooth earpiece ...
06/01/2016
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I was cruising the ActiveRain Archives for some timeless real estate advice and came aceross this gem posted by Larry Lawfer in January of 2015. Prospecting is the real business even though we are in the real estate business. In most states it is not too difficult to get your license to sell r...
06/01/2016
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