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Most people would immediately respond "NO" but the truth is, you probably are.  In one way or another. Have you gone away for the day and not checked your email?  Been in meetings and turned off your cell phone?   Forgotten to take care of what seemed to be a small detail to you but ended up bein...

Objections with Commission The problem most agents have, is their inability to know what to say and do when clients act defensive and negative. It is only human and normal for people to be fearful and defensive when making a decision to spend thousands of dollars. Silence can be difficult, but ob...

If the economy is improving, do we really have millions more foreclosures coming? According to the U.S. Treasury, the answer is yes. In written testimony to Congress, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, Michael Barr said that, regardless of the success of mortgage modification efforts...

Want to dominate your market area?  Are you wondering how?  Well you could take after one of the biggest retailers in the world and focus on getting the business that steep discounts alone won't buy you. Walmart, the nations leading discount retailer, is launching a new campaign aimed at crushin...

What is the purpose of a business - your business? Some think it's to make a profit (a good thing, yes) but that's not the only or best way to look at it in my opinion.  The true purpose is to create and keep your customers - the profits are the natural result of creating and keeping those custo...

Your profile, posts and comments on most Social Media networks will be available for many thousands, maybe even everyone to see – forever. It is therefore vitally important that you conduct yourself correctly. Be yourself, be open, be transparent, share… and all those other good things. Just deci...

Recently, I was at a round table discussion group with a dozen or so realtors. And as we talked about what it means to bring our 'conversation' to the web, the inevitable happened. Someone chimed in with the question, "How much time do I have to spend on all this stuff?" He continued, "I don't ha...

Figure out what the real estate wholesaler's "Value Add" is and you too can make money in Real Estate.   I'm not sure where I first heard the expression "Value Add" - I think it was when I was a consultant for the Corporate New Ventures Team at Proctor and Gamble. We were big on buzz words back t...