Charmaine Crabb's (ckcrabb) Blog

William Trueax at Columbus Motor Company  is not your typical USED CAR Salesman.  I have been looking for ways to cut costs in my real estate business as well as my personal life. One of my big expenses was my car.  So I went to talk to William Trueax at Columbus Motor Company.  I did my research...

We have all done it.  Gone into Barnes and Noble or Books a Million and sat down and read a magazine or book.  Sometimes we have done it to kill some time before a movie.  Other times we had a specific magazine or book in mind.  But why buy the book when you can get your information FOR FREE? Lik...

I need your techy help.  My broker has asked me to do some research for him on email newsletters.  I have heard there are companies out there that will send them out for you at a reasonable rate and will also provide you with stats and other great stuff. Please send me the names of these companie...

In Ft. Benning GA is it better to Rent or Buy?Lately I have been receiving a lot of calls from people moving into this area that want to rent instead of buy.  I understand.  With everything that is happening in the nation and the effect it is having on our economy it has shook consumer confidence...

What does Top Chef Washington D.C. have to do with Real Estate?   Who loves Top Chef???  I do!!!!  I love watching these chefs pushing themselves to their outer limits.  I like watching how they perform under pressure.  I like to see how they handle the stress, if it makes them a better person or...

  Here is a video of a 3 bedroom 2 bath home for sale in Northeast Columbus, Ga near Ft. Benning   This is my first blog with inserts so forgive me if it is amateurish and crude.  Please click on the link below to see a video of a home for sale in Columbus, GA.  This home is in Jenkins Place subd...

Prospecting Challenge - Finding the Time I have heard that you should spend 80% of your time PROSPECTING 20% of your time on CUSTOMER CARE. WOW that sounds surprising when you think about it.  How on earth can that be possible? We DELEGATE.  Face it, we have all sat at our desk and done busy wor...

žHunting for Prospects - Taking the steps to get past Fear. I have been encouraging others to take a more aggressive approach to prospecting.  I call this Hunting because that is the contrast between the more passive prospecting approach of Farming.  Don't get me wrong, Farming is important and n...

Hunting for Prospects - Being Independent Did you know that being too dependent on other people and their opinion of you is the main cause of rejection phobia? We may be in a people business and it is important that people like us, because people want to do business with people they like.  But, b...

Hunting for Prospects- Putting Happiness in your Crosshairs The main reason agents take a more passive approach to prospecting is the fear of rejection.  We all live with rejection everyday and it is painful no matter how deep or shallow the relationship may be.  It is a basic survival technique ...