In the past I worked in a small town selling real estate although I now work in the city, Portland Oregon. Small towns can benefit greatly from the use of technology. Not all of the technology that is used in the city is needed or appreciated in small towns. More often than not some technologies
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12/14/2008
The evolution of Real Estate sales is an ongoing process. As I look back at the many changes ( most for the good ) I wonder where we might be in another 10 or 20 years. The first day I walked into my office now some 20 plus years ago I was met by the office manager. She sat me down for an intervi
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12/08/2008
After reading Jim_Crawford's_Post about expired domain names today ( I recommend you read it ). I started to wonder about the number of Agent's in the Greater Portland Oregon vicinity. It was very enlightening. I first began my search by going to our MLS_SEARCH_SITE to ask them if they had numb
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12/05/2008
What is the single greatest challenge to the Portland Oregon economy? Is it Jobs ? Is it Money for lenders as the national news would report? Or is it apathy and falsehoods? Yesterday I was sitting down for a little rest and relaxation at a favorite hang out and heard someone in the background wi
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11/21/2008
Day in and day out I am bombarded with on line solutions. I read about them in posts from members here and everywhere about new sites they have found. They arrive in my email inbox. Yes some are very good. Some are very poor. I sign up on them right and left for exposure is good. Yet as I look ar
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11/20/2008
Flow Charting to Train and Retain New Employees What makes a good employee and how do you retain them? Some years ago when I hired my first assistant I set about creating in written form my goals for this new employee. The first draftwas a list of all the activities that I hoped they would be abl
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10/15/2008
What is the problem in asking questions? For one, it often puts people off? A person will only share with you there most personal information when they have a sense of who you are and what your about. A fair question to ask when beginning to qualify a Buyer prospect would be to find out what ther
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10/05/2008
I have spent the last several days on the Learning Curve. I first began by showing up at my listing only to find out that I had forgotten to charge the video camera's battery. By the end of the day I had returned with fresh batterys and I was ready to go. I Shot everything as I wanted then dashe
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09/05/2008
Details Photo Gallery View Rooms 97215-Portland (Mt. Tabor) Status FOR SALEPrice $639,000 RE/MAX Preferred Inc. Realtors herb hamiltonEmail herb More Photos(15) Quick Links Virtual Tour Request More Info Email Listing More Photos(15)
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09/01/2008
Without becoming too political, I would just like to make a comment about our well being as a society. The past 30 some years has honed the skills of political attack machines to a fine science. The goal line has shifted. The two major political parties have separate agendas. Republicans have tak
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08/23/2008