Posts by Nicole Mangina
Have Your Values Changed Lately?
There is the saying that you can ‘learn to like what you can afford or learn to afford what you like’. Well, I must admit that I have worked that phrase to my advantage in the past thinking ‘Well of course I should buy these insanely expensive shoes. They are what I like so I’ll…
Read MoreIt’s All About The List
When I was pregnant, my friend Kim told me to write everything down in a list and then put all of my energy into remembering where the list was! For me I was pretty on top of things pregnant, it was after having kids that I noticed myself getting more scatterbrained and distracted. ‘The List’…
Read MoreNinja Moms Meeting Notes, September 2009
With the kids back in school our Ninja Moms group got back together for the first time in a few months last week. It was a great meeting with all sorts of fantastic ideas. (Note, if you are in the Seattle area and would like to attend it is open to all, just sent me…
Read More10 Traits Your Agent MUST Posses In Order To Successfully Buy and Sell Real Estate
This is an article that I wrote for a newsletter that was recently sent out. I thought I would post it here for you as well. Feel free to use it in your next mailing, but let me know that you did, because I love to know that the things I post here are…
Read MoreAn Awesome Insight
I was reading the recent edition of The Residential Specialist, which is the magazine that the CRS group sends out and they have a fantastic interview with Marcia Kies who is an agent in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Marcia had a lot of great insights on the market and how she runs her business, but there…
Read MoreSome Back To School Motivation
Focus F = find O = orders C = cuz U = unemployment S = sucks Something to keep you going and make you smile
Read MoreJust Remember It Was All Difficult Once
Alex, our oldest started kindergarten today. It is such a big and exciting day. He was so darn cute this morning with his back pack on and ready to start his new adventure. I must admit, though, that I think it had a bigger impact on me than it did him. He was excited, but…
Read MoreNow Why Didn’t I Think Of That? ~ The $250,000 Challenge
I was chatting with another agent last week who had an idea that is so incredibly simple and relevant that I was simultaneously impressed and felt like a complete bone head for not thinking of it as well!! The first time buyer tax credit of $8,000 expires on November 30th of this year. Yes, people…
Read MoreIt’s All About The Recovery Shot
Tiger Woods has said that his recovery shot is probably the most important shot in his game. Meaning that not all of his shots go exactly where he wants them to and his next shot (the recovery shot) is critical to getting him back on track and moving forward. Today was one of those days…
Read MoreI Did It! I Ran For The First Time In 3+ Years!
Maybe it was more of a jog than a run and probably more of a bouncy walk than a jog in some places, but I got out there and I did it. I LOVE to run, but after having Ryan and then a foot surgery I have been nervous about overdoing it on my foot.…
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