It only took me TWENTY YEARS to figure this out….

May 6, 2011
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If You Knew the Ultimate Outcome…

May 4, 2011

Today my son Jon got his braces off! An exciting event for a 14 year old boy. And it got me thinking about how this relates to real life…. Gimme a minute to explain! Two years ago I took my TWO teenage boys to the dentist and heard those “dreaded words”…. THEY BOTH NEED BRACES! [...]

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Unrealistic Expectations

April 6, 2011

My day started out with the best of intentions: Go to the Gym and workout-Check Eat a healthy breakfast-Check Get Tuesday Tuneup email about by 8am…. Ugh oh… here is where the problem started! Get to office by 10am for Team meeting Meet with Lender on new buyer marketing campaign Eat a healthy lunch Work [...]

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Everyone wants to know How do I get REO Listings?

April 12, 2010

I get this question probably 2-3 times a week if not more. Here is my favorite saying…. “Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die.” Everyone wants REO because they think it is a cakewalk and you just sit around waiting for someone to send you tons of listings that you [...]

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Here’s to the Crazy Ones!

March 18, 2010

I’m sitting in my office this evening… and yes it is late. I don’t usually work this late at night, but I had a lot going on this week and needed to get caught up. I was feeling a little frustrated by all the changes and negativity in the real estate market and frankly feeling [...]

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What Does it Take to Get Stuff Done?

March 12, 2010

Today I was talking with a local realtor who has been in the business a couple of years and is just starting to feel comfortable with all the language and processes involved, but he said “I feel so disorganized and chaotic, How do I change that?” I sat there silently for a moment and thought [...]

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Ego’s of the Agents

January 20, 2010

I was out with a client the other day shopping for a home when we came across the perfect house. They were very excited and couldn’t wait to get back to the office to write an offer. But “Hold on a minute”, I told them. Let me call the listing agent and check the status. [...]

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Why I LOVE Speed Bumps

January 5, 2010

I saw a post on Facebook today that said “This year is NOT starting out the way I wanted it to”. The first thing that came to mind was ….Speed Bumps! You know those pesky bumps in the road every few feet that either make you slow down or speed up depending on whether you [...]

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Do Great Agents REALLY Do Well In Any Market?

December 10, 2009

Just in case you have been on the Planet Mars for the last three years…. I wanted to let you know that the Real Estate Market….SUCKS! For some that is…. But not EVERYONE! There is saying that “Great Agents do well in ANY Market”! Is that really true? I don’t know if they do WELL [...]

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