REALTOR magazine online had an article this morning on reasons why rookie agents fail. Not having a business planFailing to field a good closing teamMissing the right toolsLacking the moneySkimping on marketingSpending marketing money in the wrong placesChoosing the wrong brokerI think I can agre
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08/07/2007
Yes! This post puts me over 30,000 points! I know that is not a big deal compared to some of you with over 200,000 points, but for me..... I am proud of this day. It all began for me on May 21, 2007. I was brand new to blogging and as much as I have learned, I have a long way to go before I am a
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08/06/2007
There are a lot of Realtors here, so I thought this would be an appropriate place to ask: What is the average length of time a home in your market? Here is southern Arizona, we are averaging about six months. The good news, there seems to be a slow down in the number of new listings, however we a
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08/06/2007
I am in my first year as a real estate agent and I have made some observations about attitude when some agents are faced with objections. I have noticed how an objection raised in the sales process can make some agents get that deer in the headlight look: they get that blank look of disbelief. So
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08/06/2007
I need your help! I want to have some ball-caps and polo shirts embroidered with my office name or something that would be good conversation starters.Does anyone have any good suggestions on an affordable supplier? Thanks for the help!!!
08/05/2007
Some funny stuff just for us real estate professionals: Sign next to FSBO: We shoot every third agent and the 2nd one just left.This house has every new convenience except low payments.By the time you pay for a home in the suburbs, it isn't.A fully modernized home is a place where a switch contro
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08/05/2007
Well, another weekend in the real estate business. Another open house and a lot of rain. As I sat the open house with nearly nothing to do i began to wonder............... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why don't you ev
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08/05/2007
Well I thought I would end the weekend with a few little funny thoughtsONLY IN AMERICA : Only in America .....do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in America ......do people ord
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08/05/2007
OK.... I was reading REALTOR magazine and the was a small article on creative marketing and it talked about an agent who had a second business card that was more for fun, but that some people might just hang onto. I thought it was a good idea, so I ordered a set from vista print (250 cards for fr
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08/04/2007
Arizona has had a two year License Renewal requirement until this year. Arizona agents new renewals will be good for four years. The Arizona Department or Real Estate says "The 4-year License Renewal and the pairing of the entity license with the designated broker's license will greatly reduce un
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08/01/2007
