She wanted some really sketchy stuff
Ever have a difficult client? Were you desperate enough to work with her even though you knew it was going to be trouble? What did you do about it? It’s…
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One of the joys of this business (really any business where you are self employed) is the privilege and obligation to learn. There is so much to learn as a…
Read moreExpired?
That is how I picture calling expired listings. BTW, I tried to find the source for that photo but was not able to. I saw it on Facebook and loved…
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There are lots of choices to make when you get into the real estate business. Choices to make everyday. Things like what company to go with, what broker to work…
Read moreLessons Learned
Have you ever failed? I mean really failed. As a young engineer getting started in writing software, I made a commitment to write some code and launch a test system…
Read moreAntecrastination
Antecrastination is the opposite of procrastination. From ante (Latin: before, in front of, prior to, forward; used as a prefix) + crastinus (Latin: of tomorrow, from cras, tomorrow). So, simply…
Read moreYou had 1 job!
I just read a story headline that read “Someone left a human heart on a Southwest Airlines flight”. My first thought was to think about the person responsible for that…
Read moreGet In Line
Imagine standing in a line of 100 people. They are nice enough, but you don’t know any of them. Your job is to get one of them to say ‘Yes’…
Read moreNow What?
Things are slowing down in this business. I still have a couple of listings and more coming but my buyers are settling in for a long winter’s night it seems.…
Read moreIt’s Lonely Here
It can feel lonely here. I remember when I started in real estate I was the only one who believed I could do it by referral. There were lots of…
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