Donna & Larry Johnson's (elbow3140) Blog

Glory Day for InvestorsThese are the glory days of the residential real estate investor. Low prices, rock-bottom rates and stable rental markets have created huge buying opportunities. "It's awesome right now. I don't think we'll ever see another time like this," said Tanya Marchiol of Team Inves...

First-time home buyers accounted for half of all home sales from July 2009 through June 2010, according to a National Association of Realtors survey of buyers and sellers. That's the highest share of first-time-buyer purchases in the history of the survey, which dates back to 1981.First-time buye...

Back to BasicsThe period just before Thanksgiving gave us a reminder that the all-important powerful government can't control as much as it would like. For example, the Federal Reserve Board can't control rates. Yes, it can control short-term rates. But it can't control long-term rates. We may ha...

  With hyperlocal marketing, I would expect you to want to dominate your market, right? The three most important factors to real estate market domination are: 1. Laser focus on your target market area2. A marketing plan that addresses both online and offline3. The budget to support development a...

  In a social business world, embracing collaborative leadership skills and competencies can make a big difference in how organizations stay ahead of the competition. Now, more than ever, effective communication-both online and offline-can make or break a company. Leaders are expected to turn th...

8 Traits to Boost Your Social Quotient and Your Business In a social business world, embracing collaborative leadership skills and competencies can make a big difference in how organizations stay ahead of the competition. Now, more than ever, effective communication-both online and offline-can m...

The Government Will Still Help You Buy a HomeThink that the end of the tax credit means the end of government support for first-time homebuyers? Think again. The government has supported first time buyers for decades. With rates at historic lows and bargains on homes across the nation, this is th...

FARMING STRATEGIES Expand your farming program and productivity The human resource required to be profitable with a farm is very low.  Start the neighborhood farm evaluation process all over again for your next farm. Choose your next farm; then upload your database and start increasing your incom...

Presenting a Lead to a PartnerMany sales trainers will tell you that the key to obtaining more referrals is asking for the business. Absolutely false. If it were true, why have trainers been beating this into our heads for years and most of us still are not comfortable asking? The key to getting ...

FARMING STRATEGIES How to capitalize on your powerful mailing program- Don't just wait around for the phone to ring after each mailing, take action!  What do I mean by take action? You are becoming recognized as the information portal with your consistent mailing program.  Take advantage of this ...