Daniel DeBoo's (dandeboo) Blog

If you have ever experienced walking in to an unocuppied listing in the middle of the winter and have water flowing to the front door and cascading from the ceiling in the kitchen, it is a shocking experience.  This recently happened to me and I could not get to the main water shut off valve in t...

In the midwest, Winter is a challenging time of the year! Especially when you conduct a Brokers tour during the middle of the week. It is disappointing to me when I visit properties that have been entered on the Brokers tour that the agent is not prepared to receive other agents. It was a challen...

Getting a buyer to get preapproved first, is often easier that buyers think.  It is important to walk a buyer through the benefits of getting this approval.  First,, they must find a lender that they feel comfortable with.  I always provide a few names.  Then they should meet with the lender it d...

Since I have been using a 4 page color newsletter to reach my Sphere of Influence (SOI) I have tried a couple of methods of delivery. When I started out I had the local big box office supply store print the 11x17 sheets for my mailing to 500 prospects.  The cost of printing was too expensive, ove...

A Real Estate newsletter is a useful tool for a prospect.  I have been using one for the last 8 months and it is always interesting where copies pop up.  The newsletter is focused exclusively on pertinent real estate topics.  Issues like common mistakes that buyers and sellers make in entering in...