Fair Oaks Real Estate Tips and Advice
Information about the real estate market in Fair Oaks, Carmichael and surrounding California communities
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2010
16
Comments
This is one of our cats, Charlie. I used Photofunia, the neat program William Johnson wrote about in a post a few days ago. It's free and has all kinds of effects. I thought it was fun to take a photo of Charlie and make it really look like a portrait. ********** Full time real estate ser...
09/15/2010
13
Comments
Have you ever noticed these clever logos? I have read a number of articles about subliminal marketing and the design of logos that carry a message. We should be aware of the illustrations we use in our marketing as well. Whether it is good vs. poor listing photos or pictures of happy people or ...
09/14/2010
14
Comments
I have been asked again how I managed to garner so many points. Points do matter, but they are not my main reason for blogging, and perhaps that is part of why I have gotten them. I can tell when people blog or comment just for the points. They don't put much thought into what they are writing...
09/13/2010
17
Comments
There have been so many posts about bad listing photos that I hesitate to add another, but I saw this photo on our MLS today and it made me laugh. Think it's a self portrait? Or is this supposed to show us the kind of camera used to take the pictures? ********** Full time r...
09/12/2010
Wendy wrote a great post about something that is a pet peeve of mine too. When we list short sales, we try to come as close as possible to the amount we think the bank can be convinced to take. That figure might be only about 50% of what it is owed, and can be a difficult thing to achieve. T...
09/10/2010
The new issue of California Real Estate magazine has an important reminder about safety for Realtors and for their clients too, since September is REALTOR® Safety Month. Not many professions expect you to invite strangers into your car to drive to a vacant home with them. there are also open ho...
09/10/2010
26
Comments
Every six months or so I get a postcard from a fellow Realtor who does a little (very little) marketing in the neighborhood where I live. I'd like to call her and ask if she actually gets any calls from those cards. The cards she uses are on a very lightweight cream or pale yellow colored "cards...
09/07/2010
I was reading an article written a few years ago by one of my favorite motivators: Lou Holtz, the legendary former head football coach at the University of Notre Dame. One passage in particular struck me as especially wonderful. It is about setting a higher standard. He said: "Whatever you do...
09/06/2010
15
Comments
This weekend a very nice couple is moving into one of my listings in Carmichael California as "home managers." They have put the utilities in their names, their responsibility is to keep the home and yard showing-ready, and I no longer have to worry about protecting the home against vandalism or...
09/04/2010
11
Comments
This is a follow-up on my last post. It can be considered part 2 (or part deux, I guess). I wrote a post yesterday about why I like open houses, and among the comments were a number of questions asking for more information on what I do. I started to answer all the questions raised in the comme...
09/02/2010
Rainmaker
589,058
589,058
Susan Neal
Fair Oaks CA & Sacramento Area Real Estate Broker
Service Areas
Real Estate Resources
Get the PollingReport.com widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!
I will play with your cursor. Rub my tummy and I'll purr.
