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2013
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My life has come full circle. I started out on a tractor (little known fact is I drove it out of the womb). I spend what seemed like a lifetime driving one up and down those old rows. Could not wait to get to the big city and be rid of tractors. Didn't know I'd actually miss them. Since I can dri...
12/18/2013
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The last and only broker change I made was ten years ago. Hard to believe. At that point, I'd had it with being nickel-chiseled-to-death, and receiving nothing in return. The management was unfriendly or dispicable in behavior, but totally clueless. Without going into details, I can tell you I ha...
12/16/2013
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I recently had to sit on a Professional Standards hearing review committee. I won't go into the details, mostly because I can't under the confidentiality requirement, but also because they are not relevant to the real problem. Let's just say it was a monumental waste of time for the panel. The c...
12/12/2013
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One of the most common questions Realtors® are asked is “would now be the right time to sell/buy a home?” Most of us make the answer way to complicated. I am a big fan of statistics, so I usually start referring to the number of homes on the market, or the months of inventory, or the number of d...
12/11/2013
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Although many markets are completely healed from the real estate cliff we fell from, some places like North Georgia are still trying to come back. There has been improvement, but were not completely recovered yet. With that in mind, here are a few "getting back to basics" I try to stress with sel...
12/01/2013
Rainmaker
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Ron Barnes
"Most agents claim they're #1 - I THINK YOU'RE #1!