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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs: Prosper, Texas
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Back by request - here is my blog from earlier this Summer - and it's still true:There is NO unsellable home in Prosper, TX in 2010! Are you panicked, because the days on market field on the MLS is upwards of 90 days, 120 days, 180 days, 365 days?  The longer a home stays on the market, the more ...
08/06/2010
The general public thinks we're interchangeable.  That's why we hear things like: "All real estate agents are alike." "One agent cannot do more for selling a home than any other one." "The biggest firm is the best firm." "But, I saw agent X's ad in the local magazine, so they must be the most suc...
07/31/2010
It's July, 2010.  We're not even done with the 2010 Summer selling season.  But, previewing by next year's buyers has already begun.  This coming weekend, there is a couple from Paris, TX coming down to drive through Prosper and get to know the area.  What can you do to get ready for them? Take p...
07/29/2010
As a Collin County, TX Realtor, I am a huge proponent of online marketing tools for the exposure that they gain for my listings.  These days, it takes a lot more than just the MLS to get a home noticed and sold.  One of my favorite sites online for real estate is trulia.com.  But, there is one el...
07/28/2010
Homes for sale in Prosper, TX:  2841 Creek View Ct., Prosper, Texas 75078 $725,000 This is a beautiful Dave R. Williams custom home in the sought-after Gentle Creek Estates acreage golf community in Prosper.  Notice the 6-car detached garage / workshop.  This home sits on a park-like setting.  T...
07/26/2010
Ever get a phone call from the staff of a real estate training organization and hang up the phone just befuddled?  These representatives work for some very good former real estate agents.  At one point in their careers, they could point to a level of success in real estate.  They capture their 'u...
07/26/2010
Are you a painter, roofer, electrician, plumber, general handyman, carpet/upholstery cleaner, or some other contractor?  Are you linked in with the Collin County Realtors?  If not, you are missing a huge source of referral business.  In the last 2.5 years, many of us have lost our favorite contra...
07/26/2010
Was your real estate agent available to you beyond the normal 8am-5pm traditional work day?  Did they take your call when you had questions and answer them to your satisfaction, even though you were interrupting their private, family time?  Did they stay calm through your melt-down when your loan...
07/19/2010
This is Texas.  Bigger is better, right?  This is Prosper, Texas.  Home of the McMansion.  Big, beautiful homes average more than 3500sf on great big lots.  3-car garages are pretty much the norm here.  But, you can also find homes with more garage spaces.  Attached garages and detached garages. ...
07/15/2010
We're at the half-way point in our Summer selling season.  No buyer yet?  Your buyer may still be sitting in their current home, hanging onto equity that no longer exists, rather than taking a contract and moving here.  I call that 'Ghost equity'.  That equity in their current home DID exist - at...
07/14/2010
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