Connie Case's (ccaserealtor) Blog

2009 is almost gone, and 2010 is at the Door! Thank Goodness! First Order of Business, is a Business Plan. A Business Plan includes the steps that need to be made to achieve the Goals I have set for the year.  My Plan is to allot so much time per day to Computer work , Phone work, and being Visib...

Situations Change;we were supposed to close two weeks ago however, the situation changed at the last minute! Everything ; was going along as planned( it was my buyer), and the afternoon before we were to close she was let go from the job she had, due to lack of work. We, the Buyer and I , had had...

I had a Tough Close this week, I'm really thankful for the close! My client was great to work with! Let me just tell the story. The Client, let's call her Gina, is a lady who actually knew where she wanted to live and we made an offer after seeing the condo twice. The offer was very straight-forw...

I Just Read Missy's Blog post on Freedom. She did a great job reminding us of the Truth that Freedom is not Free, it comes with a terrible price! My Dad was a Navy man for Twenty years. The Funeral was a Military Funeral with a twenty-one gun sulute and taps, but most of all, an older gentleman s...

Last week was rough, but I have to go back to work. Working with an Investor, as her Realtor is rewarding. The last close I had was for one of her properties, in the  Halls community. The market changed just as she had finished the house What else can you say when houses go from selling within th...

It is a beautiful but sad day for me, here in Knoxville, Tn. At 7:30 last night on the 19th I got the call that my dad, Richard Grubb, had passed away. I know that this has nothing to do with Real Estate, however, it will or has come into everyones life. This fact of Death. My mom, Hazel,  is alm...

Looking through the Realtor Magazine, I came across an article about the things we can do to help ourselves during the recession: I am going to condense and pass on the points. Decide to be Succeed; we have been told time and again that the way we think determines the reality we experience. Get e...

I have not Branded myself well, but I sure am going to! The Seminar, that I went to in Nashville, gave me some great ideas about Branding and Advertising my Brand! With that said I am going to pass on some of the principles I learned and also, encourage you to do some of the same things! Selling ...

Are you in Business for Yourselves? Of course, if you are a Realtor you are! I need to vent, today! I have a Listing, that I have advertised, and shown, had Open Houses, and generally worked on, and spent money on. We got it on the market in December and it is priced to sell! Of course, now that ...

Friday, I listed a Home in the Woods! Yes, really close to the Lake. It is also, a lodge looking house from the outside. So far I have Seen, raccoons, wild turkey, and deer, pictures, supplied by the owners! It would be like being on vacation in the mountains to live here! This House has to have ...