ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2013
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Complacency! It is so easy to get in that bad zone. Things are going along and everything seems good, so why change things? So easy to fall into the trap! Wake up, complacency will be your downfall! We must continue to seek the next level and never be satisfied with our current results! Thought f...
09/19/2013
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You have a problem! Let's Taper! We have heard a great deal of conversation lately about tapering. It would be very nice if I could reduce my waist size and have my clothes tapered. And, it would be nice if the Fed could begin tapering their subsidy. Don't we all wish it could be that easy, just ...
09/18/2013
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Ever hesitate because you thought you might embarrass yourself? Does it repeatedly hold you back? Does it instill fear and cause you to make excuses? There are times when that fear might grip you and you have to get over it! Your goal must be more important then the obstacles, real or imagined, y...
09/17/2013
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Many things have one one function. Sometimes we attempt to adapt and utilize it for something else. Ever used a pipe wrench to pound on a pipe? Used an umbrella as a sword? What does the mind and the umbrella have in common? The mind are like an umbrella, it only functions when open! Do you have ...
09/16/2013
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Learn to listen. Such a simple phrase yet so hard to accomplish. Do you really listen? Do you process information quickly or do you bypass it because you are too busy formulating an answer? Are you guilty of formulating an answer before you have listened to all the facts? The thought for the day:...
09/15/2013
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What are you selling? You do your research and carefully choose the properties you will show the customer. You listened to their desires and dreams, qualified them financially and narrowed your search. It's show time and you in the process of showing homes. What are you selling? My thought is: "S...
09/14/2013
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You know some lucky people! We all do. They are the ones who are successful and you just can't figure out why. Sometimes you question why that luck did not happen to you. There is little difference between you and the lucky one. The next time you question the difference, remember this: "The prima...
09/13/2013
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Say it ain't so! Well not so fast! Florida had a sixty percent decline in forewclosure starts in August 2013 over August 2012, Certainly to be considered good news, but Florida still ranks number two in the country with in excess of 5,200 properties beginning the process. Floroda has some areas w...
09/12/2013
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Do you ever wonder how a manager allocates the resources? Have you, or another agent, ever commented that the resources are not allocated equally? Do you really think that available resources should be alloacated equally? Is that really an obligation of a manager? I think not! A manager's job is ...
09/11/2013
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Many actions lost by one! We spend our time building our reputation and building our business! We do good things, provide exemplar service, and pride ourselves on the kidos we receive. We are conscious of our actions! Why do we spend so much time building our reputation to let it be squandered b...
09/10/2013
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Wayne Martin
Real Estate Broker - Retired