Scott MacDonald's Blog

Our Monthly Real Estate Information Exchange at the Market Street Grill was once again filled with lively conversation, outstanding & relevant real estate information and great networking opportunities.  We covered topics such as short sales and recent bank changes.  We are hearing more about ban...

Art Grace's ways to win multiple contracts: Write a perfect contract - it reflects your professionalism.  Put in all details for listing agent on page 10 of contract, dot the i's and cross the T's. Be aware of appraisal train wreck ahead Don't write in "As-is" contract - home inspection for infor...

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Janet Evans, 5 time Olympic champion for swimming, came to our Business Networking group to speak to us on how to be a champion.  She mentioned that being a champion isn't about winning. It's about how you play the game and the vision you create for yourself to get you there. You set goals to get...

I recently attended an Economic Summit at our local Realtor association. It was an informative session where we heard about the National economy and how it compares with our local economy. Dr. Fuller with George Mason University informed us that we would need to have nationally 100,000 new jobs p...

It's a crazy mixed up real estate world today and we are faced with an uphill battle for the next several months, if not for the next several years. We are looking at quick turnarounds on properties if they are priced right and staged properly.  We are inundated with buyers and rates continue to ...

What is your passion?   In order to find success, you must develop a passion and have the desire to obtain in any way possible.  You have heard the clichés before:  Pursuit of excellence, pursuit of perfection, pursuit of happiness, pursue your dreams, pursuit of complete customer satisfaction an...

As we go through our daily routines, there are people who appear in our life that give us advice and we rely on them to help us answer questions, guide us through a particular process or get us through tough times we encounter.  It may also be that you are one - you help others grow, help them be...

Impact is a powerful word.  One of the definitions includes:  to have an immediate and strong effect on something or somebody.  Think about the phrases:  something impacts the way you feel or think, to impact someone's life, or if you have an impact on the business - all of these phrases are powe...

So many statements reflect what we should be doing as agents in working with today's market - raising the bar, setting new standards, and rising to the occasion are just a few that come to mind.  In order to differentiate yourself, you need to search out a niche, build and fortify your relationsh...