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2011
WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD Doug, who lives in Portage, MI gave me this great tip. It was so good I wanted to share it with you. It sounds really simple but it has produced some very successful outcomes. Doug calls it "The Neighborhood Walk."When you list a home, print 25 flyers and then hand deliver...
01/31/2011
Actually, it is a simple one - not investigating the neighborhood in which the home is located!Now, the house may be beautiful, but is the neighborhood? It definitely pays to find out before you buy that home!So, check it out the neighborhood beforehand. Check it out during the day... the late af...
01/31/2011
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There are fewer ways to make more money than good 'ol fashioned phone work. I'm sure that's not breaking news for any of you. But I know a lot of us struggle with it. I know a guy who had a particular struggle with this issue. Every time he would sit down to make a call, he would get up, go t...
01/26/2011
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Those of you that follow my blogs, know that I like to provide valuable information to you to help you grow your business. I am looking to take it one step further and offer lunch and learns to Realtors. I don't want to do just lunch and learns about loan programs. Don't get me wrong, there i...
01/26/2011
If you do, show them this video or I can personalize one for you. You will be able to clearly explain why they shouldn't wait and how it could save them tens of thousands of dollars to buy now! It's a short video but very informative! I hope this helps you to close at least one more transacti...
01/19/2011
Last week I talked about the open house flyer that I made and the great success I had with it. As if that wasn't exciting enough, I have something even more exciting! I'm going to show you a video I emailed one of the realtors in my area. Now it's not a big production thing because I'm a Mo...
01/18/2011
I wanted to share with you what happened this weekend while I worked an open house with a Realtor I know that typically works about one hour from me. I received an email from him stating he had a property in my area that he was holding an open house on Sunday and if I had time to stop by since we...
01/12/2011
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I ran across this free webinar that goes into detail about generating and converting leads and thought I'd pass it on to you. I don't know if they are trying to sell anything to you (which most do), but I find when I attend these seminars I usually will walk away with something that helps me. ...
01/12/2011
Hmm for some reason my last blog didn't post right. So sorry for those of you that tried to access it. But let's try again!!!! I'm sure you have heard it. We promise to close your loan in 30 days and then for one reason or another it doesn't happen. In some cases there are legitimate reasons...
01/11/2011
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I'm sure you have heard it. We promise to close your loan in 30 days and then for one reason or another it doesn't happen. In some cases there are legitimate reasons that are out of everyone hands. The next time a Loan Officer tells you they can do this, ask them if it comes with a guarantee ...
01/11/2011
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