Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2010
A great closing gift is something that benefits the client, and creates a lasting positive impression for the Realtor. Does a fruit basket do this? A Lowe's gift card? A star named for the family? Maybe....maybe not. Last week, I got a great idea....good for the client, good for the community, go...
01/09/2010
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Follow-up, follow-through...following? Oops....don't get carried away! Every sales meeting, every blog post, every Real Estate magazine talks about follow-up. And it's true....this is something all sales people struggle with, keeping our pipelines full and following up on leads that have not turn...
01/09/2010
I love to write...always have. There is nothing more interesting than a blank page. When I start typing, I find that my ideas take on a life of their own. One of my favorite classes in high school was about writing. Not just the grammar, but the creativity...although I still have a hard time endi...
01/08/2010
Quick bit of advice...and I hope the start of a discussion. I ran into an interesting blog post in Google. I'm not going to tell you what the title is so as not to embarrass AR members who might have bought the same blog post. It wasn't hard to tell that agents had bought this packaged article......
01/06/2010
Wow....can you believe it? Real Estate prices have gotten so low that you can actually purchase a single family, detached home for under $400,000 in Mission Viejo. $380,000 to be exact. Now this is a short sale, and priced very agressively, but the right buyer is going to get a great deal on a ve...
01/06/2010
Interesting "contest" from Bob....and a profitable one. Isn't the reason we all spend time on Active Rain for Internet Presence? I hope it's not just to shoot-the-breeze because we have nothing else to do. Active Rain is part of my morning routine for Internet Presence and therefore....Internet L...
01/06/2010
Banks are pushing back.....so are the Realtors they hire to do the BPOs (Broker Price Opinions). It seems that short sales are going to be a fixed thing in real estate for awhile and the lenders are finally realizing that sometimes it's a better thing to repossess the house. Why? Because listing ...
01/05/2010
Ever think about where you live? I live in Mission Viejo, California. I grew up here! I moved when I was 5 years old in 1966 and we had to drive through orange groves to get to the nearest market....15 miles away. My parents loved the larger homes and larger lots we got by being so far away from ...
01/04/2010
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I'm sitting here watching the Rose Parade, somewhat amazed that I have gotten so old that I still wake up early even though I was up late last night. I don't think in my 20s I ever watched the parade live. So while my kids sleep in, I'm thinking about the year that just ended. This past year I be...
01/01/2010
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What fun I had last night....it was the first time I manned a booth at the New Year's Eve "Family and Friends" event in Rancho Santa Margarita, but won't be the last. I have to say, I was surprised at how well attended it was. I guess I didn't realize how many families with kids do look for somet...
01/01/2010
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