Opportunity knocks…

In my 22 plus years in the real estate business I have never seen such a strong opportunity for buyers to invest in real estate.  There are any number of factors that have all come together in a “perfect storm” of opportunity for buyers.  Interest rates are still low enough to be affordable by many,…

3 money saving web sites that you have never heard of…

Lately it seems like my money runs out before the month runs out and I have been looking for ways to economize.  Being the geek that I am, I turned to the web and did some searching.  Here are some interesting web sites that I think will help you save money and maybe even put…

Beat the frozen cell phone blues!

I had occasion to be on a conference call with two colleagues late last week and one of them was late to the call.  When he finally arrived, he was pretty exasperated because his TREO had locked up on him sometime before he was due to get on the call and he was forced to…

Free WiFi – almost anywhere at almost anytime

Well, I’m back from my vacation on Maui, and tomorrow the real world of work is back…and I am excited about it!  You might think I am being facetious to say that I am glad to be going back to work, but truth be told, I really enjoy my job!  I enjoy doing training classes…

Free conference calling for everyone!

Have you ever had the need to set up a conference call?  And have you ever been stymied by how to do it on the office phone or your cell phone?  Do you know if your home phone can do conference calling?  I may have the answer to these questions for you in today’s post. …

iPhone – expensive toy or real business tool?

I have had my iPhone for a little over 60 days now.  On July 11th I was one of the people who stood in line for hours for the privilege of forking over nearly $500 (when all was said and done with taxes, activation fees, pre-pays and accessories) to purchase an iPhone on “opening day”. …

What laptop should I buy in 2008?

 I have received a lot of questions lately revolving around which computer or laptop should I buy.  Since I do have an opinion on this, I thought I’d devote this week’s posting to that topic! To start with, let’s settle the Apple vs. PC debate.  I have both a PC laptop and an Apple MacBook…

Blog with your iPhone

Ever wish you could post to your blog without having to use your computer? The thought has occurred to me that such a capability would allow me to post more frequently. Ideas come to me frequently, but are often lost by the time I get around to actually writing. Then I discovered a nifty little…

Put the emotion back into your email communications!

In my opinion, one of the characteristics of a good real estate agent is the ability to listen to what their client/customer has to say and then to be able to translate that into action.  Equally important is the ability to communicate information back to the client/customer.  In the past we typically did that in…

Try a phone? No, TryPhone!

Has the new Apple iPhone got you thinking that it’s time to part company with your old phone?  Are you at the end of your contact with your current carrier and are thinking it’s time for a change?  Or, maybe you are just fed up with phone or the carrier. If you answered yes to…