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It’s a busy market. Listings are scarce and buyers are competing on virtually any house they write an offer on. Depending on your outlook, things can seem a bit bleak. Like there isn’t enough to go around. Some agents are doing incredibly well, and others are feeling like they’re missing the boat. When that happens,…
Today is inauguration day. Donald Trump is officially the President of the United States. There is no way to know what will happen from here, but it seems fairly safe to say that today marks a turning point for America. History will look back on this Presidency as one that changed the course of many…
A question I often hear is “how can I get business from social media”? We hear about agents generating endless business from Facebook, Instagram, etc. They make it sounds so easy. Which leaves you wondering, how can I get some of that business too? The problem lies in the question. Really the questions should be “how…
As I prepare for an agent panel at our company kick off this morning, one of the questions is, what made the biggest difference in 2016. Even after 20 years in real estate, it’s a constant process of refinement. Finding what works, and then amplifying it. Here are the 3 things that seemed to matter…
“Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future” Wayne L. Misner 2017 is hours away. A blank slate of hope and possibility. Are you ready? We usually think we are, but in reality we are holding on to the past. This makes it’s hard to create space for something new…
“A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions” Ralph Waldo Emerson Isn’t that the whole point of setting goals? To become more tomorrow than we are today. Typically we focus on things when we set goals. Money, objects, etc. We think that if we focus on them, the rest…
“I’m thinking about buying something next year” or “We’ll probably sell next year” Chances are it’s a phrase you will hear often at holiday gatherings these next 2 weeks. When they say this you think to yourself, “Hurray, I’ve got a live one!”. Someone that could be a client. This is awesome! And then panic…
This week’s video is an follow up to Embrace Your Try. The courage to Try requires that you believe there is a chance it will work this time. Today’s video gives you 5 tips to help you get moving, and open up to new results. One bonus tip that isn’t in the video: Imperfect…
Yoda once said, “do or do not, there is no try”. I whole heartedly believed that … until last week. Valerie Garcia turned my definition of the word Try on it’s head. And my world will never be the same. Yoda’s definition of try is essentially: why bother. It’s failure wrapped in a pre-emptive excuse.…
It’s a common question this time of year. Between the election next week, and the holidays approaching, we all want to know how it will affect the market. So what do you say if you have someone looking to sell right now? Is it better to act now, or wait for the Spring market, which is…