Jackie Connelly-Fornuff's (jackieconnellyfornuff) Blog

Sometimes, You Can't Make Lemonade Out Of LemonsI just read a link that a friend on Facebook shared: Conversations Nobody Should Ever HaveAs I'm reading I'm realizing that a Mother is telling her little girl that she is dying. Her tumors are back and that means she will meet Jesus soon.Holy crap!...

Lindenhurst NY Real Estate Market Trends Week Ending 1/23/2011Lindenhurst NY Homes For Sale: Seven homes were newly listed last week. Prices range from $319,990 to $415,000. Six are in the Lindenhurst School District and one is in the Copiague School District. There is one short sale and there o...

Lindenhurst NY Real Estate Market Trends - Week Ending 1/16/11Currently, there are 240 homes for sale in Lindenhurst NY. Month ending 12/31/10, there were 216 homes on the market. 24 more homes have come onto the market since then. November, December and so far this month, have been busy for myse...

My Sense Of Humor Got Me A New Listing I came home for lunch today. My phone rings and I was going to let it go into voice mail but said, "ah, I better answer it". So I'm speaking with this very nice man and he wants me to list a co-op in West Babylon NY. As we are talking he asks, "what is an SE...

I've Been Tagged By The Biker Chick! June Tassillo just tagged me in what is a really cool and fun post. This is a great way for us to get to know one another better on a more personal level. I'm going for it and I hope my AR friends whom I have tagged will play along as well!What is YOUR Big Hai...

How I Got 5 Buyers In 2 Days - I'm A SEO Whore! Anyone that knows me, knows I like listings. I do not chase, beg, bribe, cold-call, swindle or hog-tie buyers. When I prospect for them, they do that disappearing trick thingy. It's really cool when that happens I swear................NOT.Last Wedne...

Real Estate Agents Aren't Walking Bags Of Money.Did someone open the communication floodgates recently? I am hearing more and more stories about folks that want us to cut our commissions to make deals "happen". I was even asked this recently during a listing presentation. I flat out said no. The...

Screw Procuring Cause - So What, Who Cares?! Get The Home Sold! I work both sides. I'm primarily a listing agent and I will work with buyers. My job as a listing agent is to MARKET my clients' homes so they SELL. Listing agents rely on buyer's agents. If buyers walk into any of my Open Houses and...

How Not To Sell Your Lindenhurst NY HomeThe brokerage where your listing is calls to make a showing appointment and you do not call back for days. Buyers will move on, guaranteed.You are not home at the scheduled showing appointment. The potential buyer will never come back again.You are less th...

West Babylon NY Real Estate Market Trends Week Ending 1/9/2011West Babylon NY Homes For Sale: 13 homes were newly listed last week. Prices range from $189,900 to $460,000. Three are in the North Babylon School District, one is in the Babylon School District and nine are in the West Babylon School...