Here in Northern California, wild fire season is in full swing! CalFire, the California agency responsible for fire reporting and extinguishing fires, has a very interesting and interactive map showing the MANY fires currently active in the state as of this writing. Take a peek here: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/ Seeing this and knowing that it’s only a…
This week I want to circle back to talking about using videos in your marketing of homes and in your self promotion. Since Covid-19 restrictions have shut down our ability to hold traditional open houses, we have lost one of the ways that was a tried and true method of meeting new potential clients. More…
Half of 2020 is already gone! Some of you will think that is a good thing because by all accounts this year has been like a raging fire in a dumpster! Others of you have been busy listing and selling house, while still others have been hunkering down and not getting much done. If you…
Periodically I get asked what would I do if was just starting out as a new real estate agent?And the companion question is “what do you recommend that I do to get business as a new agent?” These are legitimate questions and they point to a real concern that most people have when it comes…
Ever gotten a Facebook friend request from someone that you are already friends with? If so welcome to the club! A few years ago this scam was more prevalent, but recently some friends have reported that this issue is on the rise again, so I “dusted” this post off from nearly 4 years ago, revised…
It’s that time of year again! I wrote this two years ago but with a little tweaking I felt like this info would be useful to show you again! When was the last time you took a good look at the apps on your smart phone? If your phone is anything like mine, it’s loaded…
When I started in real estate in 1986 I struggled to find a way to find clients to work with. I tried so many ways to reach people that I was pretty much the joke in the office. I felt like the hamster in the wheel. But, one of the things that I tried…
If you are a member of the National Association of REALTORS® here in the United States (Or an International Member) you have access to RPR, the Realtors Property Resource®. If you haven’t heard of it, then here is a bit of info about it: RPR is an exclusive online real estate database providing REALTORS® with…
By now you MUST have participated in at least one Zoom meeting. If not, congrats to you, but most of us have had to endure far too many of them! I always like to have an interesting background to amuse myself and the others on the call, and I told you how I do it…
It seems like everyone is doing Zoom calls these days! If you aren’t sure what Zoom is, the quick answer is that it is a free, online, video conferencing platform. You simply go to Zoom.us (zoom.com works, too) and sign up for a free account. Once you have done that you can download the desktop…
