It’s a sign of the times that we have all become security conscious these days. I live in a gated community in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s an upscale, golf and tennis oriented community and for the past 30 years or so, it has been a very safe place to live. Recently there have…
If you are reading this then it’s safe to say that the first two weeks of 2017 are in the books already! Only 50 more weeks to make something happen this year! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you an easy way to mine the nuggets that this blog contains. I am…
If you have wanted to put together a newsletter to send to your clients, then you may have gotten as far as learning just how difficult that can be. For me the hardest part is coming up with content that is relevant to my target audience and then formatting it into the newsletter. And let’s not forget that…
These days it seems like much of the communication between real estate agents and clients is done with text messages (Also known as SMS messages). It’s hard to beat the convenience and immediacy of SMS in a real estate transaction, but there is a glaring problem! I’m pretty sure that you have run across this…
If you drive as much as I do, you are going to appreciate the app that I am going to tell you about today. And even if you don’t drive all that much, you’ll still find this FREE app to be of value! My round trip commute runs about 125 miles per day and has…
If you are reading this then it’s safe to say that the first week of 2016 is either underway or in the books already! Only 51 more weeks to make something happen this year! Over 300 Ways to Make 2016 Your Best Year … Ever! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you…
Now that we all have smart phones (you DO have an iPhone or an Android phone don’t you?) the ability to take pictures at any time has become a way of life. And I’m not just talking about “selfies”! I use my phone’s camera to take pictures of things that I want to have easily…
Way back when I started in real estate, nearly 30 years ago, no one in my market area had a car phone, let alone a portable cell phone. Consequently, when we got in our cars we actually were able to concentrate on driving. These days we make phone calls while driving and some of us…
I recently spent three weeks on the beautiful island of Maui! Going to Maui is something that I done every year and have done for the past 20 years. Maui is my place to go to reflect, recharge, and stimulate my creative flow. I haven’t always been able to do three weeks at a time,…
I know that you have probably had your phone run out of battery more than once. It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. The solution has been to keep a spare charger and cable in our purses or briefcases and hope that we were near an outlet when the need arose.…
