Janice's Blog

That's who you are!!!!Real Estate agents should treat their Real Estate business as a CEO.If you were the CEO of your Real Estate company and you were the only employee, would you be fired???How to keep from being fired:First let's analyze your business. We'll use a dress store as the example.1. ...

If you have never attended a Real Estate convention, plan to attend one this year. The benefits are endless.Whether the convention is sponsored by your local board, National Association of Realtors, or a franchise you can't go wrong.Early registrations usually have discounted rates & reduced hote...

The beginning of the new Real Estate Year!!!I've alway said that the "market slows down in the North East from Thanksgiving to the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday.".So whether the Colts or the Bears win, our winning real estate season begins on the monday after. All agents"secret" or otherwise ret...

I lived on a Super Fund site for many years. This site was recently removed from the list by the EPA.The problem came from a dry cleaner in a strip mall close by. The dry cleaner had been dumping chemicals out the back door. These chemicals eventually entered the aquifer.The contamination was dis...

Definition: Listen--To give attention for the purpose of hearing.Listening is a week trait for many agents. I know it is not my strongest point. "Finish your sentence, Hurry up, You are too slow" is what's going on in my mind. I even go so far as finishing sentences. THIS IS NOT THE RECOMMENDED A...

AVOID THE BUSINESS SABOTEUR!!!!!!!You will find these saboteurs everywhere. They might be sitting next to you. You might even live with them.The saboteurs special purpose (perhaps unknowingly) is to make you fail. These are the negative people  that under the guise of trying to help, will constan...

We are in the business of listing saleable properties. We must prospect DAILY(a minimum of 2 hrs each day).If you are not going to prospect, what are your alternatives? If you do not have any listings you are unemployed. A couple of reasons we do not prospect: REJECTION  & EMBARASSMENT.If we can ...

Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. left us with a legacy which reminds us that in a multiracial,multi cultural society no group can make it alone. We must become ONE AMERICA. Housing plays a decisive role in the achievement of ONE AMERICA, and home ownership remains at the center of the American dream. I...

MEGAN'S LAW There are more than 7,000 convicted sex ofenders in New York State under the Sex Offender Registration Act, better know as "Megan's Law."Although there have been numerous challenges to the Sex OFFENDER registration Act, the courts have consistently upheld its validity.Under Megan's La...

I was sued for Misrepresentation and lost!!!Here is the tale of a "LITTLE OLD LADY" and me.Once upon a time, there were  no agency or propery disclosures used. You were  ethical or you were not.I had just listed a mobile home park on 6 acres. I'll reference the 6 acres again as we go along. The a...