It’s probably time for me to bail out of Facebook. I just finished “reading” (I listen on Audible) a book that really opened my eyes on what information is collected by Facebook, and how they use it to manipulate our buying habits. It goes without saying that they have manipulated American elections going back…
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Recently quite a few of my “friends” on various social media accounts have asked me how they could delete their accounts. Apparently they have decided that they no longer want to be part of what they perceive to be rampant censorship. Several of them have also expressed dismay about how their likes, preferences, habits and…
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As we prepare for the 2021 real estate year, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of the skills that are critical to success in 2021, or any year. Read on and as you do, take a moment to reflect on how you see yourself in each of…
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2020 is nearly over! I think I am not alone in feeling like this year has been challenging and that I will be glad to have it behind me! However, no one knows what 2021 will bring. Will it bring more of the same or will it bring new challenges? Who know? What I do…
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Let’s face it. If you don’t have a stream of people that want to buy or sell a home, you are not going to be able to stay in the real estate business! That’s a simple fact of life and there is no way around it. The fact is that you are going to have…
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I’ve been thinking about where next year’s business is going to come from…have you been thinking about that too? Since I do a LOT of reading to find things to post about in this blog, I often run across some ideas that are good, but that I don’t want to devote a whole blog post…
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RPR or Realtor Property Resource is a FREE tool that is offered as part of your membership in your local Association of REALTORS®. It is actually an offering of the National Association of REALTORS® and you access it by going to http://www.narrpr.com with any web browser. Once there you are confronted with a wide variety…
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It’s Thanksgiving Weekend 2020 and as such, it’s ok to take a break from serious topics. What I have found for you to while away a few hours on is a cool, online tool that will create a business name for you, research availability of domain names that are available and then design a logo…
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As I write this, it’s mid-November, 2020. Among other things, that means that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has wrapped up its annual convention. And if the convention is wrapped up, this means that they have published their annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers and made it available for you to download here:…
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Halloween is out of the way, so Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years are on the horizon. Traditionally this meant a slow down in real estate sales. But, this year? Who knows? We may or may not experience a slow down over the holiday season. One thing for sure though, as agents we need a consistent,…
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