Doing what the politicians do. That means getting out there on the campaign trail and getting votes! That is exactly what I want potential prospects to do! I want them to vote for me! In 1980 there were 761,000 Realtors, in 2000 there were 766,000 and in 2005 it nearly tripled and there were
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12/19/2007
We check the stock market sometimes everyday either on line or T.V. or reading the newspaper. But homeowners fail to take stock of an even weighter investment: their own home. Do you know the value of your own home?A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) provided by a real estate professional can
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12/18/2007
No matter what is going on, no matter if I have a crazy closing or a irate seller or a buyer who won't get off the fence it is a good day when the phone rings. Today I think everyone came out of the woodwork. I've had six previous clients call me to list their home and discuss buying another an
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12/18/2007
First let me tell ya this is not a blog written by Dr. Phil. But I've learned that real estate takes a lot of emotional energy. As a small business person I live by my emotions. You need a lot of emotional intelligence to be able to read a client through a transaction and then you get to go ho
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12/16/2007
The last series of this blog is the final brick in the mortar to holding it together during the valleys of life.Your confidence must grow and not diminish. Webster defines confidence as the fact of being or feeling certain. I like it when people are certain they are wrong rather than unsure the
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12/15/2007
The year was 2003. It was my first listing. It came by referral from a family member. I was excited and I had my brokers experience right behind me and he was encouraging me and he believed in me.I had been talking with the sellers about the clutter in the house and she said she was going to d
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12/15/2007
The first part of this blog can be read here. The second important belief which helps manage your emotions when times are tough is that your commitment must be stronger than your circumstances. Mr. Webster defines commitment as a pledge to do something or a dedication to a long term course of a
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12/15/2007
I believe there are three major points to help manage ones emotions when times are tough. This first blog discusses the first major point. Look for the next point in my next blog. First is faith. Your faith must be stronger than your fears. One definition of faith is the evidence of things hoped
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12/15/2007
I am not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but I was blessed with a unusual name with an unusual spelling. I get called ANNETTE, JEANETTE, LYNETTE, sometimes even worse and I always have to spell my. name. What was my mother thinking when she named me? For years growing up I hated my
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12/14/2007
I don't know about you but I have at least one bad habit. I have tried to stop countless times. I have eliminated other habits. But this one habit is just keeps hanging on as though it has a life of its own. What is it going to take for me to stop? I am a Christian person and raised up that w
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12/14/2007