Holly's Blog

This is one of my older blogs but I"ve gotten a lot of recent remarks on it so I'm reposting..enjoy! Ok someone has called off a sign or emailed you with a message that they're interested in buying or selling. Now what. So many in sales get cold feet at actually having a phone conversation, IE ta...

Well I guess because the wording of the actual contract is lawyer talk! In South Carolina and here in Greenville, the Buyer Agency agreement is a 4 page jumble of marbles in the mouths of normal folk and even to most agents. Explaining it is another issue. And even when it's explained and you fin...

Love you guys.......But........ Sometimes you need a mental break from all things real estate. I'd reached a point where I"d read all I needed about rates, elections, staging and surviving this market.  So I boycotted both Blogging AND the News. And guess what...my heart rate slowed greatly! Now ...

Ok everyone's talking about down markets...Folks there's no such thing as a down market. It's either a buyers market or a sellers market! Ok so this is a buyers market. So if you're looking to buy, you've picked the ideal time. Prices are comparable to 2004! If Wal-Mart can roll back prices well...

I"m baked fellow REALTORS! I can't believe I'm turing 40 this year. I"ve had a crappy week and you guys at AR have literally been my saving grace. I just want some happy notes  to let me know that 60 is the new 40  and help me get the points I need to move forward in AR! And Please let me know th...

I"m pretty angry agents, I have to admit. I have awesome clients who have been nothing but perfect from day 1. Qualified, nothing to sell, ready to move immediately. So I call a local FSBO who says " We will not come off our price at all". I say ok and tell them about my commission. They say they...

Yesterday I blogged about the seeming plethora of unprofessional REALTORS out there who don't use Centralized Showings and you can't reach them to set appointments to show! Frustration no doubt! But what about those same REALTORS who show your listings and NEVER reply to any type of feedback! Is ...

I have the best possible clients! Pre approved, over qualified, plenty down and ready to move with NOTHING to sell. They've picked out some nice homes and are ready to rock and roll. So I call to make the appointments on two of them. Guess what!??? No answer not only at the brokerage, but not wit...

Open houses, fliers, emails, direct farming and lead generation sites. Our team of Connie Rice & Partners has all of these in place. We're doing everything we can to lead generate to get some of our listings sold. I'd love advice from all of you who went through this in the 70's and 80's. As lend...

Here in the south we have some interesting characters..sometimes too interesting. When I was at a local REALTOR function recently I saw some things that blatantly have to go! The way we dress is one thing. I"ve blogged before about unscrupulous hairdos for professionals. But what about vacuum pac...