Leanne Smith's (highdesertre) Blog

Professional real estate agents are crazy busy as they manage the feast and famine of the local real estate market. During feast time, these agents are: Tracking real estate contracts or listing agreements Answering questions on properties from new sales leads to current clients Undertaking due d...

Being on vacation for me as a professional real estate agent means I must: Have my laptop Have access current pending transactions Check emails for new sales leads to closing transactions Have Internet access is obviously necessary to attend to those emails demanding responses Have a charged mobi...

Many sellers and buyers believe that they can sell or buy real estate properties without the benefit of professional real estate agents. By taking the For Sale By Owner (FSBO) path, these adventurous individuals look to save money to make more money. After all, some sellers and buyers believe pro...

I am a reader. Actually probably a voracious reader.  My love for reading is directly due to my father’s love for reading. At a very early age, I sat next to him in my childhood rocking chair mimicking reading.During the summer school vacation, I would walk a mile (one way) to the local library a...

Sometimes, professional real estate agents work with court approved sales. Often these are neglected properties with debris, non-working vehicles and in general a real mess.Usually there is a fiduciary firm appointed as the representative, guardian, conservator or trustee.  These court approved s...

In real estate due the compliance issues along with recent lawsuits and settlements, there are “government testers” contacting real estate agents to ensure adherence to state and federal laws and regulations. Professional real estate agents must be aware of these government testers while not offe...

For busy professionals regardless of role or industry, balance between personal and professional lives is important. Years ago, I read Buddha was the first person who discussed balance and use a wheel in this discussion.Balance also extends to our thoughts as Bruce Lee noted in these words:"Balan...

Often I have been asked as a professional real estate agent what does it mean "going the extra mile?" In the last 72 hours, I demonstrated that effort for four of my listing clients.My First Goes The Extra Mile EffortMy first extra mile effort is with two listing clients who are small business ow...

The Oxford Online Dictionary defines grit as the "courage and resolve; strength of character.”  In real estate, grit is required and let me explain.Many of my real estate listings are from referrals whether current or past clients as well as community members I have met here in Golden Valley and ...

In our personal and professional daily lives we often experience a difficulty and often more than one difficulty. Recently, I reread this quote by Rene Descartes:"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."For me, Descartes was providing a solution to ac...