280,599
While you were gone, a bunch of agents went broke and got out of the business, but a bunch more got back in when the economy improved.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Jennifer Mackay
Panama City, FL
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Dennis Swartz
Columbus, OH
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,506,013
That $10 million dollar cash buyer called.
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,553,319
While you were gone, many of us fought the good fight and kept this industry alive during the worst market in history. We never left when it got tough, we never left when short sales were the only sales, we never left our clients, we were the winter patriots while the summer soldiers fled.
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Dennis Swartz
Columbus, OH
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,583,328
the only thing I observed was "while you were gone, I made money".... too bad you left!!!!
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,254,035
While you were gone, many of your former buyers sold their homes with me and kept my boys in college! THANK YOU for being gone...but, welcome back!
(I know, that was mean - but, giving up is not in my blood and with two in college during the recession, my drive was stronger than it had ever been before!)
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
6,417,434
While you were gone, the world as you knew it continued to change.
Some agents stood still, some looked at the changes, adapted and prospered.
Others gave up, said I am too old to change and watched their businesses decline and die.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,112,471
While you were gone... your past clients moved on to new relationships with other agents... it will be hard to seduce them to come back to you, especially if you didn't keep in touch.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
2,224,473
I love your last line. Yes I do read the questions and the small print after them.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,056,272
While you were gone, that ham sandwich you represented that qualified no-doc . . . was eaten. They held the lettuce. 3:)
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
3,349,404
Life goes on to the beat of the drummer we listen. It truly is all good.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
2,221,377
While you were gone, I was working.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,624,653
Unfortunately, I have to agree with Kenneth J. Jones , even with the best of us, if we stop blogging or not anymore an active member of a community, our names are soon forgotten. Similar to our clients and families, if we do not remind them what we do for living, they buy/sell a house with someone else shamefully whispering ''I forgot that you are a RE agent!..."
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,986,308
Sad but may of the marginal agents are finding their way back into our profession...
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,416,038
While you were gone PC is out the window. Big name national companies have bought up most of the little guys and are no longer offering the personal service a lot of consumers want and desire. New agents think they are order takers. Old agents forgot how to answer the phone. AND.... in the middle... the hard working agents are doing quite well. They are listing, selling and providing service. Communication, patience and persistence are the tools of the trade.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Dennis Swartz
Columbus, OH
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,784,566
Constant change is sometimes obvious or not but it is upon us all always
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,712,776
While you were gone, gone became commonplace.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,772,581
Annette,
Change is constant, so as we sleep more is happening...we all do our best. A
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,800,132
I'm not sure I want to get into the current world view debate.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
991,252
While you were gone life went on
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,191,798
No more picking up keys , no more dropping off signed contracts to the listing agent , etc.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
213,263
While you were gone....the lunatic fringe have become mainstream with power.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,071,489
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA nailed this one!
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,582,184
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
4,319,773
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 - technology....
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
97,866
Great question, Annette! I have enjoyed reading the answers.
And while you were gone, Ben Kinney & Co did an upgrade on AR (except you were still here, lol).
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
809,258
While you were gone prices tanked even more, we worked a successful short sale business for 6+ years, many agents and builders left the business, prices began to rise, many new agents and builders joined the business, we got out of the short sale business (phew!) and now prices are back at peak 2007 prices. Now we are just waiting to see what happens next....
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,525,616
While you were gone, people bought and sold property.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,988,013
While you were gone you were missed at first but then the gap filled in and soon there was no longer a gap. Now you will have to create a space for yourself again.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
7,863,184
Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
5,239,017
While you were gone the world moved on!
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
2,684,569
Sometimes I choose to be gone. I will enjoy whatever it is that I have gone to, and not lament over that which I have gone from.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,045,440
4,960,508
While you were gone, some new agent started working the business and not they are gone, so welcome back.
599,734
While you were gone, things got a little weird. Sign here and put this helmet on.
1,728,156