And No, it's not about Country Music, It's Real Estate

For all of you agents out on the West Coast, I have a question for you. Are you still doing a lot of short sales? Are the banks entertaining short sales anymore? Have you seen a show down in Short Sales?You see, here in the South, we do things a little more slow. Our real estate market tends to t...

Happy Hump-day everyone! I'm currently in the process of doing a short sale. My client is the buyer. I know short sales can take time and I warned my buyer going into this. However, he wanted to proceed. We set a quick closing date in hopes that it would speed the process up and get us a quicker ...

Ever had that feeling when you know the date but then a few days later it hits you as to how late in the year it actually is? That is the exact feeling I had today when I entered my office's class of business planning 2010! I dread creating my business plan and perhaps that is why I tend to stray...

So, we've all heard by now that if your not on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter then you're not in the game. What I want to know is how many of you are still not active on these "oh so addicting" sites? I'm no technology genius but I do understand that you have to change with the...

I have been itching for some cooler weather to distinguish some of the unwavering heat that August usually brings to the Carolina's. When I awoke this morning my prayers were answered! The morning temperature was a cool 65 degrees and the high for the day is 72! Also, it gets better...It's going ...

Feeding, Updating, Deleting, Adding, Intergrating, Importing, Exporting, Calibrating, Man! Having a database run smoothly takes work! I often find myself putting it off like the thing I'd like to do least in the day. Just like exercise, I always get that satisfied feeling when it's completed.    ...

I have come to the honest conclusion that I have never worked so hard in my entire life for so little. I'm not just talking about money either. Lately I've been searching for the feeling of utter happiness when you reach a point of success and that feeling is just plain lacking. You know, that fe...

I have never been one to try and convince someone to make a life changing decision. Big decisions should always be left to the people it affects most. Yesterday I got a call from some very concerned buyers of mine that they were thinking highly of backing out of their contract. These particular b...

Okay Active Rainers, Let's get real here. In this age of high technology we all have to try and be as Internet savvy as possible. Right? Well, I've found that even if you are not a technology guru you can still build a productive Internet fan base. Then I think of the quote, "If you build it, the...