Drew's Blog

Happy 4th of July Be safe..... Have fun.... Be present.... Be grateful.....   I hope something lucky happens this weekend for each of you :)   Peace Drew Burks

What do you want?  Seriously, take a moment and really think about this question:  What do you want? I recently attended the Tony Robbins Wealth Mastery Event and one of the guest speakers told a story about asking this very question, "What do you want?".  The story gave examples of profound resu...

I currently use IE7 and have always used IE.  However, my web designer constantly tells me that Firefox is much better and encourages me to stop using IE.  I must admit that IE7 does seem to crash frequently, but Firefox is taking some getting used to. Any feedback or tips would be appreciated. T...

Below are 3 simple but very powerful tips for improving your business and personal relationships.  Most of us already know these things in our heart, the problem is that most of us surround ourselves around negativity.  You know those people who tell you your idea will never work, the ones that s...

Just got back home to "America's Finest City", San Diego after attending an incredible Tony Robbins seminar in SF.  WOW!  What an event, there were some truly amazing guest speakers like: Keith Cunningham, Michael Smorch, Sandy Botkin and Chuck Mellon and the overall quality of people there was s...

AR Friends - I hope you can help me successfully navigate through the current barrier I am experiencing in recruiting. What prompts agents to willingly pay XYZ Brokerage tens of thousands of dollars in commission each year when they have so many other options? What makes an agent turn a blind eye...

I meet so many realtors that tell me they are making a fortune on listing short sales, how can this be?  I have yet to meet any buyer agents who have actually closed a short sale escrow; in fact, every buyer agent I speak with tells me their buyers walked after months of frustration.  Listing age...

My dog, Molly, is the greatest!  She has brought such joy & peace to my life, the last 18 months have been truly amazing.  We go everywhere together.  Molly is a 18 month old Bernese Mountain Dog. Maybe if everyone owned a dog the world would be at peace :)  

No Television ....... it's only been 3.5 days without my tv and I am having withdrawals :( Who would've thunk it.... TV really is an addiction!  I find myself walking over and sitting down on the sofa and grabbing the remote control to turn on the TV; I quickly remember that I have no longer have...

AR Friends & Fellow Realtors, I want to be the best broker in San Diego, CA!  I began building my company Dream Design Realty 3.5 years ago and I'm constantly looking for ways to improve the value I provide to my realtors.  I pride myself on providing agents personalized support & training specif...