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2014 

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I'll get back to this topic in the next few days because it's rolling in my head. As realtors, one of the skills we have is "Negotiation".  But how do you define a set of bullet points for what that entails? Is that: ability to come to terms be meeting in the middle ability to arrive at a figure ...
11/21/2014

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REIA is an acronym, for Real Estate Investors Association. Traction REIA is one of the larger ones in the greater Washington area. There are several hundred members, and there is usually 100 or so who meet monthly in Tyson's Virginia on the 3rd Thursday.  There is also a smaller Greenbelt Maryla...
11/20/2014

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I succumb, I succumb to the marketing mania of Christmas. Let's acknowledge, they've got a great logo. They have just covered every block on Capitol Hill in Washington DC in the past 2-3 days. Every block has a home or two or three with this placard.  The same is true for many shops, especially ...
11/19/2014

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In every family, there is the one who handles everything.  The one who remembers birthdays, pays the bills, sends the notes, essentially the train conductor. Often that's Mom, but in just as many families, I've seen it to be Dad, which means my stereotypes are definitely not sufficient here. But ...
11/18/2014

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Some time ago, I was speaking with another member of Active Rain.  Note, speaking, which means we'd connected in another format which strengthened our relationship.  Part of our discussion was about influence.  There are leaders in this community, just as there are leaders in the office I work ou...
11/17/2014

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(post #16 in my goal to do 30 in 30) Each client, be they a buyer or a seller, can do what we do, on their own.  And so, why do they outsource? A buyer can buy their home without me, so why use me?  I better have answers, otherwise they won't use me. A seller can sell their home without me (aka, ...
11/16/2014

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(sure, this is the halfway point of my goal for 30 post in 30 days). My local mls is MRIS, which is a rather large (40,000+ agents) mls.  They are rather progressive and do take stands and positions within the industry.  They are the only mls I've ever used, but others who know of such things tel...
11/15/2014

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This was a normal day for me. Sure, my professional certification says "Realtor".  But I surely feel more like a ballet director. Surely keeping leaping dancers from colliding while they leap to the orchestra requires some magician in the back.  I know nothing of ballet, and so, I'll assume there...
11/14/2014

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(November 13, and so, the 13th of my self-pledge to do 30 posts in 30 days.) I pride myself on delivering,and over-delivering, a full & complete set of services, such that the client never needs to even lift a finger or an eyebrow.  That's when I'm in "realtor" mode.  When I'm not working, then I...
11/13/2014

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(yes, blog #12, I'm not giving up to nail 30 in 30). As many other things in Washington,DC, nothing here is "simple".  An agent who wants to operate locally needs to be licensed in Washington,DC to sell within the city, which is 10 miles by 10 miles.  If your client wants to step outside the line...
11/12/2014
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