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My future real estate partner, introducing my Avery Grace Provencio, someday all my clients will become hers. That is if she wants any part of this business. I sure hope she does. However, she will have to work hard, it can't just be given to her. A 2 year associate's degreee minimum will be requ...

Listing a home in the winter Most sellers don't realize the time to list is NOW! Beat the competition to the punch and get on before all your competition does. The prime time to get listed is NOW before all the April-May people get their homes on. The less competition that you are going against, ...

Does it bug anyone else as Realtors seeing that kid making $100,000-$500,000 per deal? He seems like he wears his emotions on his sleeve too, which would get him NO WHERE around here! I need to move to Beverly Hills I think....I am not trying to be a hater, but that seems too easy over there if h...

Many people commonly use the terms Salesperson, Broker, Agent and REALTOR® interchangeably, as if they are all one and the same. The truth is that these terms have different meanings and we should be careful in their use. SalespersonThe term "Salesperson" (as in Real Estate Salesperson or Real Es...

That 70% or more of clients start looking online before ever contacting an agent?So if you are not using your own website and domain name you are missing the bandwagon. Magazine ads, though necessary for market exposure, are NOT the way to go. Investing in a good website and picking your own uniq...

Best places you have ever written a deal Here is my short list....- In the house we wrote up.- McDonald's- Subway- Bamboo Garden- Elmer's- A video game, wifi cafe- a run down hotel room- Perkin's- Chicago Connection- At a Dollar Store- Of course the majority would have been at my office or their ...

Just want to start a dialogue on here for all the buyers and sellers out there. What are the top things you look for in YOUR real estate professional when you choose one? Do you stick with the same people each time? What does it take to earn your loyalty? Give us an idea so we know what we can wo...

Nampa is the second largest city in the state of Idaho. This is one of Idaho's fastest growing cities and is projected to see rapid population growth for some time. The appreciation exceeded 28% in 2006 alone. It was featured along with Boise as the 2nd fastest appreciating city in the US, 2nd on...

Please let me know if you hear of anyone in your local area needing to buy or sell real estate. I can line then up with a great agent from my network, RE/MAX has over 110,000 agents worldwide and we can find the best agent for them if they'd like the help. If they are buying, they get FREE repres...

So I am amazed at the number of agents that DON'T answer their phone when it rings. I will be at lunch or doing something in the office and because they are talking to someone, sometimes just random chit chat, they say "Oh I'll just see if they leave a message" figuring if they don't, they aren't...