Doug Jones's (dougj) Blog

I don't know if this is a true story or not but it was told to me by an attorney friend back around  2008-2010. The market had crashed and I had monthly expenses of approximately $120,000 each month and income dropped to $10,000 and some months zero. The pressure was horrible and I wanted to eith...

I opened Mortgage Magic on April Fools Day 1990. It started in a bedroom and within 2 months I had a small office and a part time employee who helped me with all of the things to do to get a company going. Six months later a bank contacted me and asked me to be a direct lender and I told them tha...

I am  new to AI but a technical up to date person in our office put an AI chatbot on one of my marketing pages. I had not paid attention to the chatbot but yesterday a TV new host called me and asked a question about interviewing a Realtor in Iowa. I referred him to the chatbot and he called back...

I am making a commitment to myself to keep up to date on the San Jose, Ca real estate market. It seems I only pay attention to the market when I am actively seeking to find a home for a buyer or posting a listing. Here goes. Not a lot at the start. Today there are 326 single family homes listed. ...

Hard times for Mortgage Brokers was the headlines for the San Jose Mercury News, January 26, 2008. We are again "right sizing" our office space and expenses and I found the newspaper. The article brought back old times which are again current times. Here is the article that shows a repeat of hist...

Hi AI (at Dougknowsrealestate.com  - click on the chat box on the bottom right to ask a question)  What do Realtors need to do to make Home Sellers Happy?Realtors can make home sellers happy by providing excellent service and achieving their goals in selling their homes. Here are a few ways they ...

This is an email I sent to our agents today. Most of our agents are licensed Realtors and Mortgage Loan Originators. The email has been changed a little to fit Active Rain. --------------------Consider I am responsible for what I see.I choose the feelings I experience, and I decide upon the goal ...

My Buyers have been lucky and I seem to be always lucky when representing Buyers. I think I have some answers as to why.1. My Buyers always have full Loan Approval when we make an offer. Full Loan Approval. That means we have a complete loan application with all of the supporting documents, have ...

Like thousands of sales people I have used, and over used affirmations, my entire sales life. Over the weekend I came across an idea that is new to me and it is not affirmations, rather Askfirmations. I will give credit to the author and the book Askfirmations: Make affirmations more effective by...

This is an article written by artificial intelligence. An absolute excellent computer expert friend put AI onmy www.Dougknowsrealestate.com site. I have not used it much yet but woke up this morning wondering,"Can AI write an Active Rain blog for me ?"  I asked the question that all Realtors and ...