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2013
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Is it true? Are we really on the mend? Is up, up and away here to stay? Seems to be the case in Florida where sales of single family homes are up 18,7% in May of this year over last year producing the highest total sales since 2005. In lee County sales were up 9.3% in May compared to last year! T...
06/20/2013
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Recently, the National Association of Realtors conducted a survey, They requested the opinions of 50,000 Realtors and 3,239 responded. The findings were recently published by Lawrence Yun, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of NAR. The median days on market was reported as 41. The market c...
06/19/2013
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Do you truly possess the desire to succeed? You will never get to where you want to go without the desire to do so! In order to be really successful and reach a lofty goal you must possess desire. Now that you have the desire, what is next? Let's sum it up: "The starting place of achievement is d...
06/18/2013
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What, embrace failure? Sure, everyone makes mistakes! The more things you try, the more apt you are to fail from time to time. The key is what you do with the failure. Do you analyze it! Do you become creative? Do you come away with a new perspective? I say embrace failure because: "Failure is th...
06/17/2013
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Every one of us are unique. We think we are and we hope others think we are. As unique as you think you are, others think they are unique, Are you really unique? Do you have friends or acquaintances who you think are unique? Tired of thinking about unique? Think about this: "You are unique, just ...
06/16/2013
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As youngsters we all liked to color. We all wanted a big box of crayons. When is the last time you used crayons? As we grow older the crayons go away. But, do we give up coloring? No, we just color in a different way! "ATTITUDE becomes the mind's paintbrush. It can color any situation." Happy Fat...
06/15/2013
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You are always asked to do things for someone else and find it difficult to say no. It interrupts your plans if you say yes, yet you find it hard to say no! And, immediately after saying yes are you mad at yourself? This morning I am reminded of the words of T.S. Eliot: "The years between 50 and ...
06/14/2013
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Let's face it, we are constantly faced with those insoluble problems! At least we think we are! Sometimes those insoluble problems are really soluble if we take a moment to catch our breath and let our brain engage. Then, miraculously a solution comes to mind! So the thought for the day is: We ar...
06/13/2013
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How is your business doing? Do you call yourself a professional? I was reading an article today about SEC college amateur sports, The University Athletic Association, the fund raising arm for the University of Florida recently approved a budget for the 2013-2014 school year exceeding 100 million ...
06/12/2013
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Everyone thinks they have an important job and they do! A manager has to focus on the bottom line by recruiting the right people, training them, coaching them and motivating them. It is a process and certainly not an event. It is a daily effort to make all the parts work. Reduced to its simplest ...
06/11/2013
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Wayne Martin
Real Estate Broker - Retired