I am sure the number of AR members that have listed and sold their own real estate is high and yours truly did the same a long time ago but learned my lesson a few years back.For whatever reason many of us want to save the sales side of the commission when we list our own properties. How is this
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06/30/2007
Many of you know that I am a big fan of phone calls. I make A LOT of phone calls and hand out a lot of business cards Is there marketing 101 overkill? This lady seems to think so I make a lot of calls to current and past clients and my sphere of influence. I do not send out post cards or newsle
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06/26/2007
Customer service - this is what we all want to be known for. Anyone that has been in the business any length of time has ordered work done on a home on behalf of a buyer or seller. I have done this more times that I can remember.Well a Realtor friend contacted me last year to assist her with so
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06/21/2007
I like to golf and I don't take it as seriously as I used to. There is a 9 hole public course 5 minutes from my home and once in awhile I will play 9 holes at the end of the day as a stress reliever and I love meeting new friends while on the course.Many of you have read my post Is there marketi
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06/20/2007
When I think about North Carolina I think about the deep history. North Carolina was one of the original 13 colonies of the United States and was originally known as Carolina. Today North Carolina is a thriving state with an increasingly diverse economy and population. As of July of 2006 the po
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06/17/2007
Everything is "Big" in the Long-Horn state of Texas. The history of Texas is huge and legendary. Texas is important in the development of the United States. With a population of 23.5 million and 254 counties, Texas is the second largest in both area behind Alaska, and population behind Californi
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06/17/2007
About 4 years ago I was putting together a complex grill for my mom. My nephew came over while I was assembling the grill. I was struggling a bit even after reading the instructions when my nephew which was 8 years old at the time said "Can I help uncle George"? I said "just a minute son, I a
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06/16/2007
Back in the mid 1980's my girlfriend at the time and I were driving through the town of Weiser Idaho during the time of the Old time Fiddlers Contest which is held annually June 18 through the 23rd. The amount of people even back then was amazing to see in a little town of about 5,000 people.
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06/12/2007
Idaho's business economy continues to surprise many experts and a new economic report published in the Idaho Press-Tribune will raise some more eyebrows.A dramatic increase in manufacturing productivity led nearly every section of Idaho's economy in 2006, which placed Idaho in the top spot in the
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06/09/2007
For those that have been members of Active Rain from the beginning and even for those that have recently joined. If you have been amazed by the growth of Active Rain to date, wait to see what happens if Realtor Magazine does what they tell me they are going to do.Last night (6/5/07)a representat
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06/06/2007
