Jim Hirschhorn's (jhirschhorn) Blog

Ok, a long title just to talk about sound. We bought our house at the end of 2003 and it is a great piece of land except that it backs up to the turnpike. Having an unscreened pool in the backyard has caused us to talk over the highway. In the last year, the turnpike authority decided to widen th...

When you see a Pink Cadillac driving down the street, we all get an image of an Mary Kay Lady who done good! Does your car reflect your personality? They say that people look like their dogs...what about our cars? Do you find yourself dressing in the same pattern as your upholstery? My girlfriend...

For agents that have been in the business a while, we know what it means to sell a million dollars of real estate...nothing. So when we see an outdated business card that says "Million Dollar Club", we know that either that agent doesn't do very much business or they updated that slogan the same ...

I am currently teaching a 15 year old to drive. He has his permit for a year and the phrase of "Can I drive?" I bring this up because as someone who has been driving since age 16, if i get behind a student driver or someone who is driving very slowly, I don't always have the patience. What does t...

I am speaking about the epidemic we are having out there with the "Head Shake" In the old days, you would hear people saying Tisk Tisk. I see it all the time when I am driving. A driver does something wrong or holds up others or even just a line of traffic and in my rear view mirror, the head sta...

We all know people who are extroverted. We may also know some that are introverted. Do Introverts have a place in Real Estate? If Introverted Realtors are working with Introverted customers, it could work. Do you think the majority of the public are introverts or extroverts? I suppose it depends ...

As Realtors, we set appointments with people to see a house or houses. They tell us that they will meet us at the house. You get there at the prescribed time and? No Customer. How long do you wait for a customer? At what point do you call them to see if they are coming? If they do show up late, d...

Agents work on Commission. We work hard to get our customers to closing and then are rewarded with a commission check (minus fees, taxes and shipping and handling fees). Now we have a chunk of money and what do we do? Are you the kind of agent that puts it away, pays some bills and look for the n...

As Bloggers, we of course feel that this is a great way to get our thoughts and messages across to others. Do people that plaster bumper stickers on their cars feel the same way? We all see them everyday. In fact, we are guilty of pulling up closer to read the fine print. I saw one the other day ...

When I worked for the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia, we had a guest who called to ask how to get to the hotel from the airport. We told him about various transportation options including taking a taxi...which he did. He had the ride from hell and when he got to the hotel, he was steaming mad. He w...