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2009 

PLEASE DON'T TAKE AWAY MY GROWTHLEADER... Four months ago I was chosen to try out a new lead generation program called Growthleader.    I would get the program for free and in return I would write about my experience with Growthleader.   I have been struggling to keep up my end of the bargain.  I...
02/28/2009
Should I do it??? Should I make a Real Estate Mobile? You know what I am talking about.  One of those driving billboards... Bordering on obnoxious...but not quite. My Dad called me the other day.  He owns a Sir Speedy Printing in Villa Park, Illinois.  The store has a white mini-van that was no l...
02/27/2009
On February 15th of 2008 I made a committment to writing my real estate blog. I wrote the following post... A New Commitment Hello again.  I have been abusing my blog.  And by that, I mean abuse by neglect.  I love the idea of this community, I just need to participate more.  I will become more a...
02/25/2009
"If you broke it up hourly, it wouldn't be pretty," my wife Nicole laughed... I had been commenting how much time I have spent with real estate this year. Showing.  Listing.  Prospecting.  Negotiating. Keeping busy is a victory in itself... Nickie looked at it differently.  "If you broke it up ho...
02/21/2009
Why are mortgage rates so low? It doesn't make sense to me. If I were a bank that was losing tons of money from my loans to home buyers... I would need to charge a lot before I lent out any more money to home buyers. Wouldn't you? So why are mortgage rates so low? Seems they should be at 20%, not...
02/20/2009
It was actually my wife that suggested it... It was Valentines Day.  And we are going to a fishing store for dinner??? We ate at Islamorada Fish Company, located inside the Bass Pro Shops in Bolingbrook, Illinois.  We had never eaten at Islamorada.  I was somewhat hesitant at first.  I am a creat...
02/16/2009
I had a listing appointment on Sunday morning.  I met with a nice young couple who lived in one of my farm areas, Carrolwood, a townhome community in Naperville.  They are hoping to buy a bigger home...  The appointment went great.  As we spoke, the sellers told me how they had called other agent...
02/15/2009
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I think open houses are great.  I feel the open house shows a Realtor is both active and energized. I held one at my listing in south Naperville yesterday.  It was a beautiful day.  57 degrees and sunny. Despite the great weather, only two groups came through, yet I was happy. At 4:00, when I pic...
02/08/2009
My wife Nicole went back to work last July.  She is a pediatric dietician at Central DuPage Hospital. While Nicole works, I watch our little girl Erin.  It is working out quite well... Despite some challenges, I am running a fairly active and growing real estate business.  Nicole's steady paychec...
02/05/2009
I was speaking with a Realtor friend of mine today.  I had recently shown one of her listings on the eastern side of Aurora... It was a real nice four bedroom.  Showed great.  Cool layout.  Finished basement.  The home did back to a fairly busy street.  There were trees and a berm in back, so you...
02/04/2009
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