Traci Ferguson's (centralcoastrealtor) Blog

I Saw A Beautiful Sunset Tonight! I don't know about you but our cute little town of San Luis Obipso, CA... Voted the Happiest City in America 2010... has one of the best nostalic pieces of Americana. Its the Sunset Drive-in Theater...:) I know it is a rarety that any city in  America has a Drive...

Atascadero Lot with Amazing Views - Rare 1.6 acre Property! Build your dream home on this Atascadero View Lot!!! It's located only a half mile to HWY-101 and minutes to major shopping. As the listing Realtor, I did something out-of-the-box to market this lot listing. I created two marked walking ...

The Value of A Team I want to give a shout out to the team of people in my circle of trusted professionals that make my escrows smooth and as hiccup free as possible. The value they bring to the table makes what I do far more easier. Sellers Agents... Thanks for communicating with me the entire t...

Realtors Are Just Like Car Salesmen... Bull S@#t!!!! I am going to rant for a bit, I promise to keep it short. Today I drove up to meet the 2010 car of my dreams. My wonderful husband had been researching for months for the best car with the best mileage for the type of car I wanted and with all ...

  Update on:"Fool Proof Tenant Screening Process!" In my past blog I talked about my fool proof method to find great tenants. I still think the strategy is great. I do want to add to the madness. I forgot one very vital piece to the process and that is screening the applicants. So they jump throu...

Suspending Beauty! I have the privilege to know a very talented designer that specializes in hanging beauty. What you might say is hanging beauty. Well her company is called Shallow Gardener and my friend is Wendy Owens. I had the privilege to see her grow her business from the back yard of her h...

New and Improved, Local Biz Shout Out Ideas   I love new and innovative business ideas and I especially love sharing them with AR members. I have a couple of ideas on how to not only market your business but create a buzz about other local business that you think are exceptional and great. I have...

Do You Have Attitude?   There are many attitudes in Real Estate. There's the buyers attitude, sellers attitude and then there is your attitude. What attitude do you have? I like the attitude of Success! I like the attitude of Excellence!       We are the face and attitude of our business. How we ...

Getting Maximum Performance... means tracking your lead progress!   Do you ever have those days where you feel like you're not accomplishing much? When you balance your finances, have you ever been surprised to discover how you spend your money? Do you set goals but find you have trouble reaching...

Three Keys to Working With A Seller (Part-3of3)   In part two of the Three Keys to Working With A Seller, We learned how to establish set goals at our "Listening Presentation". The goals are to establish a solid connection with the seller, make a compelling and impactful presentation and set your...