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2008
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The purpose of this survey is to gather information about a marketing tool called TALKING HOUSE. It is a National Association Of Realtors, sanctioned product that I was convinced would be the greatest prospecting tool. After two months of using it however, I changed my position. My "coach" was...
04/18/2008
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One of the most difficult decision I have had to make since I been in the Real Estate business, is choosing a Real Estate website host. There are quite a few factors that I considered. The three biggest ones were: cost, lead generation, and content provided; basically, which company offered the...
04/17/2008
As we speak, Congress is taking action to clean-up the predatory lending practices of Credit Card companies in HR5244. How does this relates to Real Estate you ask? More protection for consumers means more qualified buyers. I have been so frustrated with the number of individuals interest...
04/17/2008
One of the first lessons I learned in the Real Estate business was that I needed to focus on listings. “Without listings,” I was told, “you would never be successful in real estate.” That appeared as a very plausible position, so my main focus was always to get listings. But something has happ...
04/17/2008
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Besides the warmth that most people express on this network, I have noticed another very refreshing trend that I would like to share with you. Let me say that this is not intended to take away from anyone; my observation is based solely on my experience with a limited number of people on this n...
04/12/2008
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Besides the warmth that most people express on this network, I have noticed another very refreshing trend that I would like to share with you. Let me say that this is not intended to take away from anyone; my observation is based solely on my experience with a limited number of people on this n...
04/12/2008
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Are Short Sale Really Worth it? I have been investigating the subject of Short Sale for the past six month. I have gathered a quite a bit of information from books, blogs, and agents who have done these types of transactions. One would expect that at this point in time I would be close to makin...
04/12/2008
Since getting in the Real Estate business in 2005, I have observed a practice by the larger companies to open the floodgates of new agents on an ongoing basis. The result of this action is to saturate the market, too many agents competing for too few transactions. When the market does correct i...
04/12/2008
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This is a follow-up to my previous post "Are Open Houses a thing of the past?" Based on the very perceptive comments that it has generated, I have decided to write a second post on Open Houses. Here is what I envision, first I'll share what works for me, as it relates to Open Houses, then I woul...
04/05/2008
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Are Open Houses A Thing Of The Past? Last week I heard a prominent Albuquerque Realtor on the radio, saying that her team does not do Open Houses anymore, because they believe it was a thing of the past. She cited a NAR study which stated that approximately 80 percent of homebuyers surf the inte...
04/05/2008