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Has the bubble burst hurt the equity in your home? National Association of Realtor's report that homes have decreased in value from 2006 down 25%-50% depending in the area you live in. How do you build back some of your lost equity? There is a new term in the real estate world called being underw...

When I teach my prospecting class I use gardening as a metaphor.  It takes a lot of hard work to grow a productive and rewarding garden.  First you have to plan out your location or pick your target market.  You will need a few good tool's. Next till your soil.  One of the most important step's i...

7th Special Forces Group has broke ground for there base of the future.  Just south of Crestview, Florida on the USAF Eglin Reservation. Special Forces including Green Berets will have there first new state of art base built in 67 years.  This 600,000 sq ft campus will be on 500 acres located on ...

I teach a real estate class on "How to Write Your Business Plan".  Real estate agents don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan.  With only a few days until the New Year it is now time to set your goals and write your 2009 business plan.  If you would like a copy of the one I teach e-mail me or ...

One of the South's most celebrated festivals. The mullet is a fish that inhabits our local waters.  Mullet are a vegeritian fish, they think they can fly always jumping and they are the only fish that have a gizzard like a chicken.  Local fisherman catch them with cast net's.  Fresh fried they ar...

Eglin AFB is the largest AFB in the United States.  They have over 288,000 acres that they use for bombing range, Special Opps and Ranger training.  With the BRAC realignment Eglin is getting a new division from Fort Bragg.  They have just cleared off a few hundred acres to start building the new...

What is the difference between agents who are selling, having their best year, closing 20-30 deals per month and other agents who have not even closed 2 this year? Listings. Have you ever heard the phrase "If you dont list, you don't last?" This is more true now than ever. How to Survive this Mar...

Million-air buyer's are back. Florida Emerald Coast, like the rest of Fl, has been spiraling down a lot faster then our artificial market went up.  There seems to be a rainbow coming back out and I don't mean from Tropical storm Faye.  I own a RE/MAX office and have 52 agent's.  That helps me kee...

The more I read about the 2 candidates the madder I get.  Oboma is going to take away our Homestead Tax exemption.  People will have to pay income tax on any equity they may have when they sell.  Its not bad enough that if he is elected that he will hurt the Real Estate Profession even more.  He ...

I held a Master-Mind meeting this past Friday. There where about 20 agents, 1 appraiser, Title agent and a 1 commercial and 1 Residential lender.  Topics we discussed about this wild and crazy market. Appraisers are using short sales and foreclosures for comps. They are also using active listings...