David R. Fuller's (snowanon) Blog

In the blog about "Why do listings expire?" several excellent points were made. The blog itself got me thinking though. It talked about things the seller should or would need to do in order to make the subject property marketable. Things like painting, cleaning up and such. Well I don't know abou...

Join me in my efforts to support Climb to Conquer Cancer - Phoenix!I'm raising money for Climb to Conquer Cancer because I refuse to accept the effects of cancer without a fight. Like you, my life is full of family and friends who mean the world to me. I care about them all. Sadly, I recognize th...

Let's start with Restaurants. My favorites are (in no particular order) Richardson's (The president ate there on a recent visit), Pizzeria Bianco (An absolute must try), Phoenix City Grill, Zen 32, The Fry-bread House, Carolinas, Havana Cafe, The Merc(bar), Wild Thaiger, Zest and Coronado Cafe. I...

I am starting this blog because all to often I hear agents complain about open houses being a waste of time or that they are just for picking up buyers. First off in the eight years of being in the business I have sold at least twenty homes as a direct result of an open house. Everyone just needs...

Just an idea to get yourself out there for the fun of it and possibly (most likely) pick up some business. Some ideas include join a hiking club, scrap booking club, cycling club, taking a class at the local college,volunteering for charities or environmental groups. Those are just a few ways to ...

In my opinion the media has a huge impact on our market. They love to sensationalize. When the market was hot they made it hotter and with the slow down they freaked everyone out and helped the slow down. As all of this became old news and the Media moved on to juicer stories we are heading back ...

What do you all think about television commercials for getting business. Here in Phoenix we only have about two or three Real Estate Agents who have any television presence. While traveling I noticed in some other areas of the U.S. the presence is a little more aggressive. Just curious if you are...

Well, just sitting here in Phoenix, Arizona and recently watched "An inconvenient truth" I can't help but to think about the unusual weather we have been having. For example I just took a listing and received a call from the seller to hold off because she had a pipe burst from freezing! Did I say...

I am currently looking to have a link to REALTORS nation... scratch that WORLDWIDE on my website. At the very least a contact for every state. Either leave your information,website address or go directly to my site and go to "Real Estate Link Exchange" and add yourself. If you want feel free to t...

With the slow down in the Phoenix and surrounding areas market we have been seeing some interesting commission offerings. For example one new builder locally was offering sixteen percent on a spec home. Others are averaging anywhere from three percent to eight percent. I was just curiou what the ...