DeeinAustin

This is a new year and many of us are going to attend national conventions. Perhaps you also attend a lot of local networking events. I found that it can be tough keeping up with all of the contacts, so some of us try to scribble on business cards. I found a simple, easy way to impress the contac...

I wrote about this on my independent blog yesterday. I used to work at Apple Computer, Inc. here in Austin. While working there, we used chat every day to communicate with co-workers and bosses. I took my love of technology to real estate when I decided to pursue my career at Keller Williams. The...

I went to a Keller Williams Base Camp on October and I attended three sessions. The topics were on Business Planning, Accountability, and Keeping Talent. I wanted to share what I learned about the "perfect" day for a real estate agent, which is based on the 80/20 rule, where 20% of what we do wil...

I'm looking for some off-market deals for clients. They're approved and ready to buy, but I need to find suitable properties for them. I wanted to share how I look for off-market deals and wanted to see if anyone else had other suggestions. Email and/or call agents who have active, pending, sold,...

A struggling agent in AgentsOnline.net posted a question about how she can get other agents to partner with her to help her doorknock. She didn't know what else to do. The good folks in that forum immediately caught onto the fact that she was focusing her energy in the wrong area. I chimed in as ...

Just wanted some opinions on stealth websites. Are they "in" anymore or have consumers figured out that they're lead generators for agents? We had a lot of agents get started on real pro systems in my area. I think most people can agree that they somewhat look alike. I used RealPro systems for a ...

One of my friends has a Nintendo Wii game console. He falls into the group of people who "aren't into video games", so I was shocked when he said he wanted a Wii. I later realized that Nintendo has done a great job creating a fun, interactive games like Wii Sports, where the entire family can ge...

It's  end of 2006, so people around the world to do three things: 1. Summarize 2006, the year "in review".2. Drink stuff.3. Predict stuff. I don't drink much and enjoy market predictions more than reviews. It's always fun to hear the smart people tell us which stocks to buy or which real estate m...