Mark Boyd's (markboyd) Blog

You have to set yourself apart.  How many times have we all heard this in the world of business? How DO you set yourself apart?  I believe each one of us has our own unique hook...some being more obvious than others. Sometimes it's in your name.  Perhaps I'm most fascinated by this because my own...

I missed last week with the "Listing of the Week," so I thought I owed you a real dandy this week. A picture that's worth a thousand words. A cathartic picture of sorts when you look at the metaphoric value of it all.  Nearly every agent I've shown this picture to has said to me "You know, I fee...

Give this a try if you need buyers...have an open house at one of your foreclosure/short sale houses. I'm hearing a few agents (there don't seem to be very many doing this as of yet from what I can see) tell me they're getting anywhere from 20 to 60 people coming to their foreclosure open houses...

Ask yourself this question:  Who am I without money? How much does money define who you are? This is a heavy question and the answer isn't always what we want to hear, but the advent of the Internet has made it increasingly vital in today's business.  This is what people are looking for when the...

  Seems like an easy question, and it really should be, but things get complicated in the business world...unnecessarily. I've had numerous agents (most recently yesterday) in my coaching tell me "I'm going to ruin my reputation if I tell someone they're upside down in their mortgage." Brokers a...

If you're feeling burned out, burnt out or however you want to spell it, it's time to access what you're doing and why. Take a few minutes to step away from your work and from all outside influences...if you say you can't, you're probably well on your way to burnout.   Step away and look at your...

At least the mortgage isn't upsidedown, right?  Try selling this beauty! You'd probably have a lot of takers, truth be told.  There's a bit of history behind this house, created by Daniel Czapiewski in the village of Szymbark, northern Poland.  Click here to read about it and what it represents ...

"I come from a family of teachers and shrinks." Nearly everyone I've coached has heard that line from me at one point or another.  And yes, I say "shrinks" to hopefully get a smile or a chuckle.  It usually works. It's true, though, and I'm proud of my family.  I guess because of this upbringing...

I just had a great conversation with Milton Heide, an agent who has been working in real estate as long as I've been alive (41 years) and who always has a way of bringing a fresh perspective into our discussions. He was relating a story about a deal that went sour and came up with this gem: "Don'...

I've put some crazy homes in here before, but this one's here because I love the mountains and I wish I lived there!  This is a real home built over a waterfall on Bear Run in the western Pennsylvania highlands, constructed for Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr.   For more info on it, click on this link and...