"Sellabrating"

More good news! The real estate market in Wake Forest is much better than the national market. Here are a couple of things to remember:                                 1. Real Estate is a local market.                                                      What that means is that your local economy...

I'm not sure why we as agents avoid having serious conversations with our sellers, especially concerning price. Regardless of the market, there is always a price that will generate interest and activity.For instance, right before last week end we finally got a seller to "see" how and where they w...

How many times have you've heard..... Open Houses don't work. If you're like me alot. But it is simply not true. Open houses done right work great.Most agents don't have success because they don't intend, don't plan for success. An open house with prior proper planning and a positive attitude doe...

Seth Godin has written several great books, one of those is The Purple Cow,in it he talks about the need to be remarkable and not necessarily have mass appeal. Jimmy Buffett is a great example, for most of his 4 decades in music he never a #1 record or won an award. Remarkably his first involveme...

This "Information" or "Technology Age" sure has its advantages yet there are limitations too. In this crazy fast paced world now more than ever there seems to be a yearning for more "old-fashioned" communication. When is the last time you received a hand written note? How did it make you feel? Co...

At The Fischetti Group we strive to surround ourselves with the best, leaders in the profession, people who are outstanding and that is what we are looking for as we consider team members for a couple of new projects we are working on.To be considered, you must "play well with others". We whole-h...

Kathy, Jill and April thank you thank. You gals are terrific. The Fischetti Group is a better place because of you and your efforts. Kathy, your level of professional rivals that of a CEO and you're just part time. Keep up the great work. April, what can I say, how did I do this for nearly 25 yea...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is very concerned about the mortgage mess and the credit crisis. The escalating foreclosures are are serious problem causing wide spread negativity throughout the financial markets.Speaking to a banking industry group in Orlando, Florida Bernanke said, "The c...

In new construction everyone wants a deal. With all the negative news people think they have all the time in the world. It gets harder and harder to create a sense of urgency. Well I'd like to share something that we just did:We had a prospect who get coming out and coming out, he and his wife ma...

First thank everyone for making suggestions, we will all benefit from the wisdom of each other.Okay here are a quick few tips:1. Call 100 people you know to talk about real estate.2. Call 10 builders to see what inventory they'd like help in getting rid of.3. Do an open house the right way.      ...