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Rainmaker
1,052,211
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Oh Gawd, yes, no matter how hard I try to avoid it. It's like crack. LOLLL!

Jun 09, 2017 10:33 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

What's a vacation??!! 

Jun 09, 2017 07:14 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

We did in Costa Rica because we considered buying.

Jun 09, 2017 10:19 AM
Rainer
353,865
Jim Cheney
Saint Francis Property Santa Rosa, CA - Santa Rosa, CA
Rincon Valley Realtor 707.494.1055

My brother lived in the Hamptons, and when I'd visit, I use to love seeing how high end homes were advertised.  Seems there is less in print now.  I guess the answer is Yes I do.

Jun 09, 2017 09:40 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

hell NO.... I'll be on the cape for the week of the 4th and I don't want to think about real estate.... I'll do minimal marketing every morning before the sun is up..... we'll be living on the beach....walk off the deck and you're in the sand .....

Jun 09, 2017 08:36 AM
Rainmaker
809,258
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

I don't seek them out but if I see a magazine I do usually grab it and look through it.-Kasey

Jun 09, 2017 08:12 AM
Rainmaker
4,572,117
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Sure.  I'm curious about real estate in other areas.  

Jun 09, 2017 08:09 AM
Ambassador
2,178,553
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Absolutely!   Always interesting to know what is happening is other areas.

Jun 09, 2017 06:46 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES We went to the beach in North Carolina. There are real estate books and companies everywhere. You have to check out the magazines. They're magnetic.

Jun 09, 2017 06:33 AM
Ambassador
6,393,179
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I do an internet search before I head out to a new location to see if there are any opportunities to check out.

Jun 09, 2017 06:32 AM
Rainmaker
805,799
Steve Higgins
RE/MAX Kelowna - Kelowna, BC

Yes, guilty of both.

Jun 09, 2017 07:57 PM
Rainmaker
5,005,614
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

No!! I'm checked out and enjoying life! But I do peek if available!

Jun 09, 2017 06:43 PM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Yes, always checking out the local markets, even abroad.

Jun 09, 2017 05:12 PM
Rainmaker
711,852
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

It is a habit hard to break - and yes, I always check it out!

Jun 09, 2017 04:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Always!  It's great to see how other places do things and what homes go for.  I won't waste an agent's time showing property though.  I'll hit up an open house.

Jun 09, 2017 04:28 PM
Rainmaker
716,049
Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

When on vacation, I always look to meet a fellow agent - see some properties. I'll even buy lunch. = tax write-off my vacation.

Jun 09, 2017 03:06 PM
Rainer
352,976
Teri Pacitto
Compass - Westlake Village, CA
Real Estate, Your Style...Your Home...My Specialty

No....it's when I finally get to focus on me and not the biz.  By the time I go on vacation I am in the zone and out of the RE Zone.

Jun 09, 2017 11:35 AM
Rainmaker
2,241,022
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Real estate is a jealous master, some say sport. So yes, you do find yourself studying signage, picking up property listing propaganda. Thinking that place back home would fetch (blank). Learning new ways to do what we do happens by study right? Getting off plane in Hawaii I remember seeing newspaper under the reach in and grab glass at the airport stating in bold big font "Maui average house price $375,000". Wonder what it is today?

Jun 09, 2017 08:11 AM
Rainmaker
1,543,634
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I did do that in Ireland, but we stayed at an Inn in a neighborhood so I couldn't help but see for sale signs and flyers on our walks in Dingle. That's where I got the idea for Sale Agreed instead of Pending Signs. it's more a positive assumptive phrase. But typically no I don't, I don't do anything industry related.

Jun 09, 2017 06:47 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

(1) That presumes I take vacations! (2) When I am away from Charlotte, I don't pay a whole lot of attention.... I figure if I'm away it's for a personal reason and I focus on that.

Jun 10, 2017 04:31 AM
Ambassador
5,229,945
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, yes! It's a passion and if I'm not living and breathing it, something is wrong!  LOL  

I'm with Candice A. Donofrio - it's an addiction!

Jun 09, 2017 08:17 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I do not,, but my wife does.

Jun 09, 2017 06:45 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I used to do that especially when I was writing advertising for the whole company or trying to get ideas for subdivisions names and street names. I rarely do that anymore or have that purpose and am not moving so don't need to check it out.

Jun 09, 2017 06:18 PM
Ambassador
3,164,269
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

of course, I think it's just in my DNA. In fact my parents and kids come home with real estate magazines for me when they travel.

Jun 09, 2017 12:45 PM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I don't look at magazines; however, I pay attention to for sale signs.

Jun 09, 2017 12:40 PM
Rainmaker
547,327
Steven Nickens
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers - Wailea, HI
R(S)GRI ABR, Maui Real Estate Hawaii

Just returning from Costa Rica, I was surfing with a Broker, we exchanged cards hoping to work on referrals. What do you think can I write that off on my taxes.

Jun 09, 2017 12:04 PM
Ambassador
2,061,761
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

I can't go anywhere without turning it into a busman's holiday.

Jun 09, 2017 10:41 AM
Rainmaker
290,969
Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

Yes, we do, and not because we are interested in a purchase, just because it's fun to do Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES.  Alot of our Get-Away locations are very nice, and even if we didn't want to live there, it's still interesting to see what you get for your dollars! 

Jun 09, 2017 09:56 AM
Ambassador
2,684,009
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 Maybe.

Jun 09, 2017 07:38 AM
Rainmaker
7,836,129
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Sometimes.

Jun 09, 2017 07:31 AM
Ambassador
3,345,091
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

No. Would not be looking for that while on vacation!!

Jun 09, 2017 07:31 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Oh yes.

Some times the best ideas are not invented here.

Peeking over the fence (the opposite of keeping eyes on my paper), accepting the offers, clicking the links, scanning the codes often identifies a trend not yet arrived in the local marketplace.

Jun 09, 2017 06:59 AM
Rainmaker
2,781,163
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I live a balanced life with Real Estate occupying just a portion of the many

Jun 09, 2017 06:47 AM
Rainmaker
2,362,942
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

No way. Although I do like to stop in to local offices

Jun 09, 2017 06:36 AM
Rainmaker
5,868,482
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Yes, there are times, and especially when I went to Costa Rica.  I wondered how the prices compared.   I think it is in our blood! 

Jun 12, 2017 06:42 AM
Rainmaker
599,274
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

I always look at real estate in other areas. I like to compare my market and I just enjoy looking at homes.

Jun 11, 2017 06:54 AM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

No. I do not. I do not take long vacations, but I dedicate myself fully to whatever I'm doing in that moment. 

Jun 10, 2017 09:11 PM
Rainmaker
5,216,398
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Unfortunately yes I do! And, I like it

Jun 10, 2017 05:31 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Yes

Jun 10, 2017 12:26 PM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

No. It is unfair to our peers to waste their time if we call on one of those ads unless sincerely a buyer prospect

Jun 10, 2017 06:43 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I will take a look at what is offered in the locality.

Jun 10, 2017 05:41 AM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I sure do and LOVE it

Jun 10, 2017 05:10 AM
Ambassador
2,436,099
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Yes indeed. I can't seem to help myself.

Jun 10, 2017 03:56 AM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES - surprise surprise....I do that, too!

Jun 09, 2017 11:25 PM
Rainmaker
4,936,605
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

funny, but I still do

Jun 09, 2017 07:37 PM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Absolutly, I will also go into a real estate office if I have time.

Jun 09, 2017 04:23 PM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

My laptop had a sign. At Phoenix I notice someone was laughting at me.

The sign says" Trust me, I am a realtor!"

Jun 09, 2017 02:44 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Yes

Jun 09, 2017 06:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,617,916
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I do like to connect to local agents

Jun 09, 2017 06:35 AM