I know I'm a month late but I'm just getting around to posting some of the great things I was at the National Association of Realtors NARDiGras convention at the beginning of November One thing I found to be very impressive the the text-based system they used during classes to take polls, take qu...

12/10/2010

New TREC Rules on Brokerage - A step in the Right Direction!

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I'm very happy with the new rules being instituted by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Here are some of them with my thoughts attached. Let me know what you think. Scope of salesperson's activities: A broker is required to advise a sponsored salesperson of the scope of the salesperson's authoriz...

12/10/2010

Procuring Cause - A form I'm considering.

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What would you think of a form that simply states: Procuring Cause Agreement 1. As the Buyer, I certify that I have only seen the property at 123 Main Street with _________________ , associated with brokerage ________________________. 2. I ___ do ___ do not have an active Buyers Representation ag...

12/10/2010

Procuring Cause, oh my! oh my!

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Volunteering for the Professional Standards Committee has been a great professional experience. You get to hear cases about the Code of Ethics and think through issues that affect our industry. Plus, you get to think about problems your company and agents may face someday. Consider this scenario ...

12/10/2010

Plano Texas Real Estate page getting updated

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My Plano Texas Real Estate page is getting a new look. I've broken out all the subdivisions I can think of into individual pages that each have keywords, titles, and descriptions (if I did it correctly). The IDX I'm using is www.WolfNet.com. Who do you use and why? What price point do you fee...

12/06/2010

At RainCamp in Houston

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Love RainCamp and right now Bob Smith and Ben Kenny are giving us great information. Unfortunately, just like at the Dallas Raincamp, the hosting hotel's internet is up & down. Thankfully a lot of us can tether to our phones. A few of us have mobile hotspots. I know this isn't the fault of the Ac...

12/06/2010

New Cell Phone - Overthinking a Technology Decision

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As I blogged before I have been looking for my next cell phone. And, as is my way, I over analyzed the decision and ended up changing my mind at the last moment. My previous phone is a HTC G1 Droid which was the first Android phone. It's tough, it has a great keyboard, great phone quality, but th...

12/01/2010

A big blog that just went poof!

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I just posted a big long blog that just went POOF on Active Rain. It only posted about two paragraphs. I'll try to post it again but it just seems to be my luck today.

12/01/2010