A friend of mine sent me this powerful video. Please view it and then look at my comments below. We focus our attention on what the media tells us is reality. Most of us focus on what the media wants us to focus on and we fail to see the opportunity that exists. Today, many Realtors are focu
...
10/10/2008
Those that know me know that I love the game of golf for many reasons. Today I witnessed one of the most amazing feats in golf I have ever seen (sorry Tiger) and I have been watching professional and amateur golf since the early nineties. One of my favorite current golfers is Vijay Singh from
...
09/01/2008
I started my real estate career in 1980 and if ever I have seen history repeat itself it is now, nearly 30 years later. In 1983 I sold homes with interest rates of 17 1/2 %. Realtors dropped like flies because the attitude was "I can't sell homes with those kinds of interest rates". Fast forwar
...
08/31/2008
Karen George lost her battle with cancer today but she will never loose the love and respect hundreds of Active Rain members from across the country that were touched by this incredible woman have for her. When I joined Active Rain in May of 2007 I was a lost little puppy. Karen is one of those
...
08/24/2008
For the past several years Boise Idaho and Idaho in general has been touted as a place that is great for families and businesses. Early this year of 2008 Amy Bickers from the Kiplinger News Letter personally visited Boise Idaho and was very impressed asking the question "How do folks get any wo
...
08/20/2008
Early this year in 2008 Amy Bickers from the Kiplinger news Letter wrote about the best cities in 2008 in which Boise Idaho was name the 4th best city in the nation In that article Bickers asked the question, "How do any folks get any work done around here? The skiing, snowboarding, fishing, bi
...
07/26/2008
We have all had them. Moments in life that impact us in a way that we did not expect and it changes us in a way we never expected. Real estate is a tough business and it just gets tougher all the time. It is very demanding indeed. There is so much to learn and so much to absorb. I have spoken to
...
07/06/2008
I continue to be amazed at what I have been told not once but several times over the years. In early 2005 a farmer contacted me and told me another farmer gave him my name. It turns out this farmer had some land listed with another Realtor in our office but was unhappy and wanted me to list his
...
06/28/2008
REMAX Mainstreet just posted a blog about keeping in contact with past customers/clients. One REMAX agent, Jaqui Robbins offered this tip: The day after Christmas she hits all the department and discount stores and purchases all the holiday dormats she can located. She said she spends about $1
...
06/25/2008
One thing that is a constant in our lives is change. The real estate business has changed dramatically at least four times in the past 28 years I have been in business. For many, change is a scary thing. It takes us out of our comfort zone and many have a very hard time dealing with it. Chang
...
06/22/2008
