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Have you ever told your clients that they need to remove all their personal pictures in a home bacause their home would not sell with those pictures hanging? This is really not true. You need to tell your clients to remove some but not all. They want the buyer to look at your home and not the personal and hanging pictures. It is very imprtant for a house not too look too sterile. It still wants to be warm and inviting- just not overwhelmed with personal photos or hanging pictures on every wall or space on the wall.
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I think it is a must to bring sanitizer with you these days for your buyers and you. There are so many dirty nasty houses on the market!!! I went to several yesterday that you just wanted to take a bath and scrub yourself after leaving. I opened a lock box and the keys were wet! I about died!! I ...
04/20/2008
It was a very long day Sat. My sister and I showed property to two different buyers on Saturday. All foreclosures and HUD homes. Out of all the homes we saw with both buyers we saw 1 that was not. That is sad. There are beautiful homes out there with no much to do to them and everyone we show hou...
04/20/2008
Becoming an Accredited Staging® Professional as a Realtor has had many benefits. Since the training with Staged® Homes it has helped me and my sister go into a home and offer these free services to our clients. They see the benefits and it is a useful tool to incorporate into a listing presentati...
04/15/2008
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I have said this before about asking a client what is their preference of communication. Well, that needs to be done with the mortgage and title company with the clients as well. I had issues with this loan officer and blogged about it. Well the file finally got to the processor and in underwriti...
04/15/2008
It was not just DeSoto, Texas that was hit hard by Tornado's in the early morning hours, but most of North Texas. Several tornado's touched down early this morning across North Texas, but my town was hit pretty good in certain areas. It is not just the market that has hurt our area, but a tornado...
04/10/2008
It was not just DeSoto, Texas that was hit hard by Tornado's in the early morning hours, but most of North Texas. Several tornado's touched down early this morning across North Texas, but my town was hit pretty good in certain areas. It is not just the market that has hurt our area, but a tornado...
04/10/2008
I always hear this question- Does print advertisement really work? Well it depends on what you are trying to get out of it. Print advertisement does help keep your name and face out there. It does help show case your properties. What percentage is that you really get a buyer off this- it maybe lo...
04/09/2008
There is nothing more irritating than someone  speaking above the clients head. Is this not why this country is in a mess- from people speaking down to the clients where they can not understand exactly what they are getting themselves into. I mention this because of a certain deal I am working. T...
04/08/2008
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I am sure we all get praises from our clients when we sell their houses, but this praise was extra special. When you have a listing for such a long time and have gone through a ton of dud contract- it makes you feel a certain sense of relief that you finally got it sold. This one listing was a ni...
04/07/2008
Does anyone have a crystal ball on the issue of balancing your business and your life. I know I am 32 years old and balancing my business and my children is rough. I am fortunate I have a team because I would not be able to do the long hrs. I do work some nights and weekends, but I chose not to w...
04/04/2008
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