Reality is that many homeowners in America are losing their homes. Real estate agents can help these home owners to negotiate a short sale with the banks and hopefully sale the home and get the deficiency forgiven. There are many seminars and webinars these days talking about short sales and sh
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09/22/2010
Recently I read an article comparing U.S. Presidents like George H. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama before they became President and after on how fast they age. It was amazing on how a few years can age a person so fast. The job must be very stressful and they might have many slee
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09/21/2010
Many people might not initially know the difference between "working in your business" and "working on your business" because the word "in" and "on" is just different by one letter yet is a big difference on the outcome. People who work in the business would spend most of their time doing t
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09/19/2010
An experienced agent/owner once told me, "House sell houses, agents screw up the deal by talking too much". He is right that if we talk, we are not listening to the clients. The less we talk the less we say things that could mess up the deal. That sounds right, but could you also mess up the
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09/19/2010
"Mr. and Mrs. Seller, price is the only concern. If we set the right price for your home, it will sell." Unless I say something stupid to the buyers, don't let other people know about your home, make it hard for buyers to preview the home, etc. Some agents are taught to lead sellers to believ
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09/18/2010
The computer has become our everyday tool. We use it to check emails, get the latest news, play games, update our social media profiles and blogs at LinkedIn, MySpace, and Active Rain. Even though we might back up the data, what happens if all of a sudden the computer no longer work? Window
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09/16/2010
Recently while having a cold iced mocha frapaccino at a local Star Bucks, I was overhearing a couple of people on the next table talking about homes, mortgage rates, and prices. The next thing I heard is this lady asking the guy in front of her if he is an average agent? First the guy seem off
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09/15/2010
The iPad seem to be getting a lot of attention online and offline. Since I got an iPad about a month ago, litterally every single agent in my office of about 115 came up to talk to me about the iPad or just to check it out. Went to a soccer game last weekend at the Home Depot Center and the p
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09/15/2010
Lately I been getting quit a few short sale listings. It has become so time consuming that I am thinking of getting some help so I can focus getting more listings. There are one or two older agents that have been doing real estate for a while in my office that I was considering. They seem to
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09/14/2010
Are real estate agents employees or independent contractors? My understanding is that agents are independent contractors because they are supposely allow to come and go as they please and do the work their way and that they are paid only commission. Lately I been seeing offices that tell thei
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09/13/2010
