Gregg's Blog

Who IS the developer?  Florida has a very strict successive developer law.  The developer that is responsible for warranties and liable for other major issues just may be a bank or some other investor and not the large developer that built the project.  Investigate this thoroughly and get a good...

The Longer the drop, the Higher the bounce?  Two weeks ago I received and email from one of my readers telling me that he was glad I was a salesman and not an economist. My writings and indeed my attitude were much too optimistic for me to be an economist. I wrote him and thanked him for his emai...

Five things I wish other real estate agents would do, but most don't   Identify themselves as agents when they call. Put their contact info on all their contracts so if I need to call them I can. Have a pre programmed signature for all their emails so if I have to respond quickly by phone, I can....

I'm sitting here this morning looking at, what in today's computer dominated world, is a blank sheet of paper: a white screen with a blinking curser standing at the ready, waiting for the words to come out slowly and with deliberation, originating from a brain that is anything but slow and delibe...

I'm sure it started out way before I noticed it as a kid.  I'm talking about the battle of the better-thans. There was a Dairy Queen in Emerson New Jersey when I was a kid. As a treat my parents used to take us there for ice cream.  When ever we came off of the Garden State Parkway from long trip...

Figure out what the real estate wholesaler's "Value Add" is and you too can make money in Real Estate.   I'm not sure where I first heard the expression "Value Add" - I think it was when I was a consultant for the Corporate New Ventures Team at Proctor and Gamble. We were big on buzz words back t...

The quote "There is a sucker born every minute" is often attributed to that great showman P.T. Barnum; but the famous line was  in fact uttered by one of his competitors. (Story here) Fact is; there is probably a suck born more often than every minute. We are all suckers at least once in our life...

Chinese Drywall - Behind the scenes   I was at a family gathering many years ago and my sister Julie's mother-in-law, Ruth, was trying to use a new instamatic camera and was being "advised" on how to use it by Julie's father-in-law Ed. Ed was an interesting guy, he retired as a professional photo...

  Email system Personal WebSite Contact Management Software Integrated  and manageable phone system MLS CRM integration Calendar Planner Mapping Software Drip Campaigner Training/mentoring Lean Capture System Robust Corporate Website Forms Library Transaction Tracker Global exposure     Six month...

Now its THINGS that are dependable, and People that Need Some Work   Am I kidding myself or are things more reliable than people these days?   When I grew up in New Jersey we had a pretty cool basement that was divided into three general areas; the bar/tv room, the summer kitchen/laundry room, an...