Real Estate By Mel

I can still remember the first time that I saw Spokane.  My kids, wife and I were coming to Spokane to visit freinds who had recently moved back to Spokane.  Neither my wife or I had ever been to Spokane so we did not know what to expect as we crested the hill coming into Spokane on I-90.  We wer...

Just finished a quick read called "The Science of Getting Rich" buy Wallace D. Wattles.  It is short and a easy read.  One of the great things about it is that you can download it for free at  http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net/I have read this book multiple times and is probably one of the only...

Start from a position of strengthI was at a “Save a Back” class this last week and the premise of the whole class was that you should always have your back in a position of strength.  They illustrated this by showing athletes and how they always start from a position of strength.  By starting in ...

My wife, who sells men suits in a high end retail store, came home the other day and commented on how much she hates working with real estate agents.  I found that interesting since I have heard that many times before.  I know that in my years as a loan officer the one person that I hated to work...

My broker has given me an open house to hold.  As a new agent  is there any suggestions that anyone can give me to help me make this open house a success.  What are some of the trick of the trade to make this a profitable event.What is the best time to hold open houses?Do I need to advertise the ...

I have seen several agents in the Spokane, WA area that have advertised there MySpace sites.  Is there any advantage to this?  Anyone have any experience with this?

I have recently gone high tech and would like any recommendations on what solutions others have used.  Our Associations is implementing the ekey so if anyone has experience with this would be appreciated.