I'm primarily a listing agent, which I prefer (although I enjoy my great CRE buyer and tenant clients as well!) When you take listings, as most real estate professionals know . . . . . . you gotta be able to SELL or LEASE them too! Just 'a sign on the highway' is not enough (although it's great
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11/12/2019
Talkin' about agency, an eternal point of contention from my first year in this blessed, infernal biz. A respected colleague said, "Do you really want to hire the same lawyer the other guy's using to sue you?" Well . . . wait a minute. Reminded me of one of many clients we've fired over the year
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11/09/2019
Ha! Remember the Coyote Ugly movie about the NYC bar (an actual 90s bar, the Coyote Ugly Saloon), hot chicks dancing on the bar spraying seltzer water on delighted patrons? The term 'Coyote Ugly' (for any who don't know) refers to a drunken one night stand with a gal who, in the sober light of
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11/05/2019
Listing brokers often get calls from consumers WHO HAVE AN AGENT. Often the excuse is, "But my agent isn't calling me back!" The one thing I attribute most to client retention is ANSWERING PHONE and/or RETURNING CALLS PROMPTLY. We all know 'that agent' who never calls ANYONE back. And we love th
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10/30/2019
Self-Representation In A CRE (OR ANY RE) Deal Is GREAT NEWS . . . for the OTHER PARTY! Mike Moloney, president of Phoenix’s Commercial Real Estate Institute shared a great article from INC Magazine with his network of Certified Commercial Real Estate Specialists: Why You Need A Commercial REALT
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10/28/2019
How To Be Taken Seriously By A CRE Broker I remember a few years ago, a BIG CRE broker in our area placed a stark, black full page newspaper ad with white lettering: "Don't trust your commercial business to a residential agent."It had the local agents up in arms. How DARE that seasoned commercial
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10/27/2019
It Isn't Our Fee Or What We Do.It's WHAT (AND WHO) We KNOW Truth be told, I don't go out on many listing appointments where whether I will secure the listing is in question, thanks to years of networking and connections reverberating out into space. When a seller prospect asks, "What will you DO
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10/26/2019
It's so simple. If you want to enjoy a decent and lasting 'divine coupling', YOU MUST BE CLEAR ON TWO THINGS: What you MUST HAVEWhat you CANNOT TOLERATE If you want a successful real estate transaction, whether buying or selling, YOU MUST BE CLEAR ON TWO THINGS: What you MUST HAVEWhat you CANNOT
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10/25/2019
When It Comes To Title Insurance - Shop Around!Mohave County AZ Commercial Real EstateAZ Title Insurance I was recently involved in my own AZ commercial real estate transaction, as a seller, and AZ Title Insurance is customarily provided--and paid for--by the seller.The transaction, an in-state b
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10/24/2019
Mohave County AZ Commercial Real Estate - ADOT Right Of Way Permits If you own or especially if you have purchased commercial property in Bullhead City, Fort Mohave or Mohave Valley AZ with Highway 95 frontage, this may or may not be something your Bullhead City AZ area commercial real estate bro
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10/24/2019