Classic Realty Associates Brent Riethmayer and Trey Thurmond's (classicrealtycareers) Blog

Texas Aggies 80. Teasips 63. Isn't it grand! We stayed home and watched the game on TV but wish we could have been there to cheer with the record crowd.  And what a game!  What a turn around after the 3 game loss streak. There will be plenty of talk on the sports shows tomorrow.  I guess coach mu...

Everything changes with Time. Lord do we know this.  Just look at the changes that have taken place in our twin cities of Bryan/College Station! We have seen a great deal especially in the last 10 years. Growth has kept the economy vibrant. But now there is some change in the air that worries us....

From the activity we are witnessing in our office over the last 2 weeks we wonder about the "downturn in real estate" we keep reading about nationally .. .....at least in this area.  We know our statistics are showing a little burp at the end of the year that made some folks nervous,  and put ave...

Did you know that Bryan and College Station are becoming one of the top destination cities in Texas ?Yep!WHY?Here are a few reasons:Texas A&M University     http://www.tamu.edu/Blinn College   http://www.blinn.edu/                                     George Bush Library   http://bushlibrary.tamu....

 We all know that is good for business but it has always amazed us that there may be a correlation between rain... rain,  and increased activity in real estate.  The question is why?Sure seems to us like the phone rings more when you have 3 or 4 days of steady drizzle.Maybe folks are stuck inside...

 If you have been in business for any time at all you already know how burning bridges can be a mistake.  Yes there are individuals who will try to deceive you and take advantage of you in life and business.  You always have choices in dealing with these individuals and you can politely avoid the...

Staying focused isn't just a problem unique to young children, or those with attenion disorders. We are convinced that most of us real estate agents have this problem , especially  as the selling season intensifies and progresses and accelerates. We just have a lot of things to monitor and see th...

We were chatting the other day  in our office about the difference between Top Producing agents and those that after a year or two are floundering.  Here are a few of our thoughts about what they do .Successful Agents:Have a system.  From the get -go in beginning their real estate career they tre...