As participants in the Rain (and other social media), we're working to attract business from two distinct categories:1. Consumers2. Our real estate peers (be they other agents, loan officers, etc.)If you've followed Kathy Streib's advice about making sure we know WHERE you work, we gradually g
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02/28/2017
It's time to mark your calendars for the annual Build The Walls event at Christ's Church at Mason April 22, 2017. If you ever get to feeling a little skeptical about humanity, this is an event that will cause your heart to swell and put a smile on your face (although you might want an Advil or t
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02/27/2017
Okay, maybe I won't LITERALLY run through a brick wall since I've learned over the years that walls are significantly harder than my flesh and bones, but there's a VERY easy way my clients can motivate me to go well above what they might consider "normal" for an agent.It's pretty simple actually.
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02/26/2017
Sometimes during home purchase negotiations the buyer will say "This is my best offer". The buyer is indicating they have no intention of going any higher, a take it or leave it proposition to the seller.And our sellers wonder "Is this a bluff? Or can a bit more money be made from the buyers?"
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02/25/2017
Depending on your desires for a Cincinnati patio home, the selection might be VERY, VERY limited. It might even be zero!While patio homes make the perfect home choice for many of our buyers, there are a few things that can put a kink in a successful patio home search: A limited location for avai
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02/24/2017
Working with Cincinnati patio home buyers is one of my favorite parts of being a real estate agent! Some buyers buy "used" homes and others go for new construction patio homes! There are plenty of builders in the Greater Cincinnati area offering new patio homes, but it's not always obvious wher
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02/23/2017
There's less than a week left to write your post for the February What I Love About My Job/Career/Profession Challenge! It's an easy, one post challenge and get a 1000 bonus points type of deal! And so far, over 55 Rainers have written a post and left a link! There have been plenty of great re
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02/22/2017
It's Tuesday, and it's a "normal" week so returning to our regularly scheduled AAA schedule. Anyone that has known us in the Rain knows there's one thing they can count on: We WILL have a new post every day. If we didn't show up I suspect there might be a missing persons call made to Bob Stewar
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02/21/2017
Steadily Drees Homes is getting closer to completing new construction courtyard home in Cincinnati's ONLY designated 55+ community Heritage at Miami Bluffs! They finished building the attached ranch condo style within the last few years, and they're now down to a handful of the courtyard homes.
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02/20/2017
Sold by The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite in Springboro's Stone Ridge The WoodsAt first glance you might think Springboro had a horrendous January. Sales volume down and prices dropping significantly. But prices dropped because the luxury homes were absent from sales this month. The indicator
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02/18/2017
