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I had to look up the term "The Right of First Refusal" after a seller's agent offered it as an option. I totally understand it after reading this blog. Forgotten Real Estate The Right Of First Refusal is a consumer's tool you may never have heard of. The right of first refusal, is a type of opti...
08/26/2010
I believe its a helpful toolAfter spending most of the past weekend touring prospective properties here in Kitsap County WA with a couple different Buyers, I was bombarded on Monday with a slew of Listing Agents desperately seeking for feedback from the showings. Which led to a rather 'tongue-in-...
08/24/2010
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Too interesting not to re-blog. How To Throw Away $100,000 It's very easy. Rent a house. I was talking with a would-be home buyer the other day and he couldn't commit because of dropping home prices. He said he was paying $850 per month rent for his house. If he rents for 10 years he has t...
08/24/2010
When I first entered the business, there really wasn't that much support or training on how to actually run a business. I still laugh at the "success kit" I received in my first month: I was trained on "legalese" (so I could properly to write up contracts), I got a free box of business cards, 5 ...
08/24/2010
Thanks Greg!Has this ever happened to you: you wanted to ask a close friend, family member or someone you've recently met if you could be their REALTOR... then stopped yourself because you felt uncomfortable and didn't want to appear pushy? I've sure felt that way. When I first started in the bus...
08/18/2010
After reading Lenn Harley's post this morning regarding the duty of a listing agent at an open house, I had to share my thoughts on the subject. My team members are listing agents, and we all have the same attitude and work ethic regarding this topic. Listing agents need to always remember, fir...
08/17/2010
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Great tips...worth re-blogging~The Move Advocate, a move management & referral service, offers great advice when relocating your household goods. Here are some moving tips you should take into consideration 2-3 weeks before your move: Do you have power? Call ahead to have utilities connected at ...
08/13/2010
Home Staging is like Store Window designing it's a marketing tool In today's world your home is up for review 24/7 via social networking and internet. Let compare the two... Window display is the fine art of displaying store merchandise in the store window. It is the first point of contact betwe...
08/10/2010
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OPERATION YMCA BACKPACK! All of the Houston area YMCA's are having their annual backpack drive! As the new school year approaches, the need for school supplies is very great! This is a fantastic program that provides thousands of children with much needed supplies to help them get a great st...
08/06/2010
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I am going through a Leadership Summit with Willow Creek Church in South Barrington IL these couple of days. Willow Creek church is the 2nd largest church in the world and its lead pastor is Bill Hybels - a well-known and highly respectable leader in the Church ministries. Through this vision, Bi...
08/06/2010