Mornings can be a tough part of the day. Sometimes I don’t want to get up and go to work. But mornings are important. A good morning is the most important step to ensuring that you have a good day. If you stumble out of bed, shower, get dressed, and rush out the door with…
Every business owner seems to have a secret to their success. For some, it’s an ability to think outside of the box and take risks. For others, it’s staying humble, even when faced with huge success. While every business owner is different, you’ll notice that there are also some things that they seem to share.…
We have all received them…official looking emails from banks, major companies, even government agencies. But wait, are they REALLY coming from the bank, company or agency? How can you know? I’ve put together a few tips that will help you to decide whether or not to believe what you are seeing. First of all, no…
Back in the good old says of real estate, a smart agent kept a written record of every conversation they had with their buyers or sellers, inspectors, contractors, title people, lenders and so on. If the conversation had anything to do with a transaction we wrote it down. Eventually those records became Conversation Logs and…
Did you ever read a book that changed your life? I did. In my first year in real estate I was turned on to “Real Estate Listing Magic” by Gael Himmah. Gael was a northern California real estate broker that wrote and published this book in 1964 and it eventually became the “bible” for…
A few days ago one of my friends posted this on Facebook: “Looking for recommendations for wifi services for RV’s. If I’m going to take advantage of being able to work remotely, I need internet.” This got me thinking about ways that that she could do this. Of course I came up with the fact…
I met the future of real estate agents today, and I have to say that I am impressed. First a little background on why I would say that. By the way, that statement was made 10 years ago in 2011. Yet the issues that I describe below are still rampant today. Much of the problem…
One of the ways that you can utilize your social media accounts is to post interesting information about real estate. Doing so on a regular basis helps to position you as a knowledgeable person on real estate topics. But, you can only post so much about your new listings or your open houses or your…
More than a year ago we were told to shelter in place for two weeks to flatten the curve. Over time, as we learned more about the virus, we progressed to steadily more restrictions on what we could do and what we could not do. We lost much of our ability to interact with clients…
I don’t know about you, but over the past year my car has not been used to the extent that it was Pre-Covid-19. In fact, there were weeks when it never left my garage. This had some financial benefits of course, but it also comes with some caveats. Prolonged un-use of an automobile can also…
