Here in the San Francisco East Bay Area, if you have a clean, well maintained and properly priced listing, you are going to get offers. We are definitely seeing multiple offers these days and in many cases, homes are selling above asking price. So, the name of the game for agents is to get listings! …
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I hate to say this because I really don’t want to believe that our reality has changed forever, but I will say it because the reality right now is different than it was before March 17th, 2020. So here it is, in our current reality, several of our tried and true methods to meet new…
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One of the “joys” of being a real estate agent is our membership in our local, state and national REALTOR® associations! I say that a bit tongue in cheek because for most of us those memberships translate as annual dues and little else. But that viewpoint really sells that membership short. Spending a little…
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Over the next week, find some time to expand your marketing and operational knowledge! I’m thinking that about 15 to 30 minutes a day should be enough time for you to explore the wealth of knowledge and tips in the following three resources. Once you find something that gets you excited about implementing it in…
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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…
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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…
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Driving around these days I see lots of For Sale Signs in front of listings and many of them still have empty flyer boxes on the posts. The boxes are empty because here in California, and Contra Costa County, we are unable to have flyers, either in the home itself or in the flyer box.…
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I love my iPhone. I love my HP printers. I DON”T love the fact that I can’t print from my phone to any of my printers because they are too old to be equipped with AirPrint. This article by Apple will tell you what AirPrint is and which printer models have AirPrint built in. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311…
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In 2018 I wrote an article about things to do when you have nothing to do, and it was well received by my readers! I updated it and brought it back in 2019. It was time to update it again top reflect the new realities of real estate! Every once in a while we have…
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Just about a year ago, I wrote about a phone app called Homesnap and suggested that you go get it. You can read that article here: https://realtytechbytes.com/the-most-addictive-real-estate-app/ and I suggest that you click on the link and go do so right now. And then come back because I just discovered a game changing feature…
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