Steven Shewell's (sshewell) Blog

It's been over two decades since I began my career in the real estate industry and there have been many changes in our industry.  Innovations in technology such as the computer, internet, lock box "keys" which keep a record of "who showed it when" and a landslide of rules, laws and regulations wh...

Question:  When's the last time you went to McDonald's because you were craving a really good hamburger?  Got your answer?  Okay, then.  Now here's one more:  When's the last time you went to McDonald's?No offense intended to the nice people at McDonald's, but I wouldn't doubt if the answer to th...

There are no magic rules that will solve everyone's financial troubles.  But these suggestions should help you stay out of financial hot water.  If you have a family, everyone will have to participate -- no one person can do all the work alone.  So make sure your spouse or partner, and the kids, ...

Recently I saw an online article discussing a new real estate agent who was looking for input and direction.  The agent had been in real estate sales for one year and, despite having prospected over 3,000 people personally, still had not closed a single transaction.  Needless to say, the agent wa...

If you typed in "Credit Repair" in Google, you will get about 49.3 million responses.  The majority of the responses will be from company "guaranteeing" amazing results, all for a very low fee.They'll start with a low fee to supply you with a copy of your credit report and then lead you into choo...

It's surprising that most Real Estate Agents never put themselves in their customers' or prospects' position.  Why else would they make doing business with them so hard?Think I'm kidding?  Why is it that some so-called "big-time" agents are virtually impossible to reach on the phone?  You call to...

What happens if you keep using a saw over and over again?  It works like a charm when new, cutting through logs in no time.  But as time goes by, the sharp edges dull, gradually becoming rounded corners.  The log that used to take five minutes to saw through now takes 10.  Without attention to yo...

Maintaining contact.  Isn't this the heart and soul of keeping your past clients so that they realize how much you value their business and to call you for all of their future real estate needs?This is also the best way to grow your business, by allowing you to cultivate the seeds that you have a...

Your business for 2007.  Are you busy?  As busy as last year?  Or the year before?Or are you slow?  Not much going on so you have alot of "down time"?People, we are in the business of sales!  It is IMPOSSIBLE to be slow if you are WORKING your business!]Why do I say this?  Simple.  You are either...

Wake up and go to sleep, you knucklehead!  Every day, I see good, smart agents doing things that, quite frankly, just amaze me.  They work for companies that have great marketing tools or they have tremendous intelligence that should allow them to stand head and shoulders above the competition.  ...