Kathy Sheehan Mortgage Lender

I know it isn't anywhere near football season yet, but Kyle is thinking about it all of the time.  Kyle is my cousin and his mom has asked for friends and family to watch this video clip of Kyle's season at South Dakota State University.  The goal is to show a large number of viewers.  What bette...

  Just as a quick recap, in lesson one we talked about asking the right questions.  In lesson two we talked about the importance of listening to our customers.   Now for lesson three, it is a common mistake thinking that you can operate as a sole entitiy.  In the real estate business, it takes mo...

With this post, I will cross that goal line.  I have been on Active Rain for just over a year, and I am the first to admit, I was a little slow at getting started for all of the imaginary reasons I created.  My first success was starting small, and trying to make some friends.   I found agents th...

Short sales continue to be a major part of the market.  The information in Scott's blog will help you navigate through the process and understand who the players are.  In many cases a short sale can take a longer period of time to be approved and it can start to increase your stress level.The que...

Sometimes we need to have a plan that sets us apart from our competition.  Using more of the technology availabe is a great way to do that.  What would you talk about in a podcast?Right now most of you guys are aware that YouTube video's, blogging and the use of Social Media is "where it's at." F...

In the first blog in the series discussed the importance of asking questions.  In this entry, we are going to address our listening skills.   One of the biggest mistakes a sales person can make is not understanding what the customers want or needs.  So here is the question for you, when your cust...

Inspiration can come from anywhere and it seems lately I have been reading more and more blogs about real estate deals that are in trouble for one reason or another.  In reading some of these stories, it has occurred to me that a little pre-planning could have eliminated many of the hurdles in ge...

Answering your phone and email in a timely fashion are critical in our market.  Technology has made it possible for clients to have immediate access and they have come to expect it.  A huge THANKS to all agents that don’t answer the phone when it rings or feel the need to return calls the followi...

I do believe there has been a shift in the real estate market.  Here in Atlanta, our inventory is about a third of what it was 3 years ago.  The most important thing to remember is that real estate is local, so be sure to do your homework.I have read numerous post lately about seller's markets.  ...

If you are going to blog for your business, it would be nice to see the results.  Take the time to watch John's video regarding google results.  It is worth the time investment.Creating Localism and Google Results I recently created a Localism type post for a local business “Sweet Treats & Such” ...