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By Nicole Mangina | October 14, 2009

As a Real Estate agent I sell homes for a living, so of course knowing the inventory is vital to my ability to do that and do it well. That being said, there are large chunks of time in my career where I never previewed.  For anyone reading this that might not be in Real…

Meet Carla Marsh, Ninja Mom Of The Month October 2009

By Nicole Mangina | October 12, 2009

Carla Marsh is an agent with Re/Max in Bellevue, Washington that has not only survived the change in the market, but truly thrived.  In addition to being a Real Estate agent, Carla is married with two wonderful boys ages 7 and 9.  Carla and I had a chance to chat last week and she shared…

Beware The Snot Factor

By Nicole Mangina | October 5, 2009

It has gotten much better, but when the boys were little and I would give them their snuggles good bye in the morning I would inevitably be in a meeting later in the day and look down only to notice that my shoulder was covered in snot from one of them.  Not exactly the professional image…

Holiday Season Networking Reminder

By Nicole Mangina | October 1, 2009

Today is the start of the 4th quarter which means that the holiday season  will soon be upon us.  This post was sent to my by Todd Fields of The Group Inc, in Ft. Collins Colorado.  (tfields@thegroupinc.com / 970-218-3535).  It has some tremendously value advice going into the holiday season, and for every interaction that…

Have Your Values Changed Lately?

By Nicole Mangina | September 29, 2009

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…

It’s All About The List

By Nicole Mangina | September 24, 2009

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’…

Ninja Moms Meeting Notes, September 2009

By Nicole Mangina | September 21, 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…

10 Traits Your Agent MUST Posses In Order To Successfully Buy and Sell Real Estate

By Nicole Mangina | September 15, 2009

  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…

An Awesome Insight

By Nicole Mangina | September 15, 2009

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…

Some Back To School Motivation

By Nicole Mangina | September 4, 2009

Focus F = find O = orders C = cuz U = unemployment S = sucks Something to keep you going and make you smile