I am a huge fan of automation and technology, but we are a long ways away from being outsourced as Realtors. For example, I use Google Alerts to help me keep track of what is happening on line for Boise Idaho real estate. Therefore, I have a Google Alert set up specifically for "Boise Real Esta
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02/24/2017
The real estate industry is getting blasted with viruses and malware so please take the time to be vigilant and make sure you have up to date quality anti-virus software!I know a lot of people that were hacked via clicking on links that claimed to be important real estate closing documents, but w
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02/21/2017
I was reading a few real estate blogs on activerain.com this morning and saw one posted that I would have bet was spam since it was written in a foreign language. Fortunately, I recognized the language and a few words. Since I started Kindergarten in Vietnam back in about 1966 at the Phoenix Stu
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02/20/2017
The only thing constant in today's world is . . . CHANGE.Years ago, I changed and started blogging. I was getting pretty active on the blogging website, www.activerain.com. I was pleased with how it was working. It wasn't overnight, it was a process that took time and effort. It was driving p
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02/19/2017
According to Google, there are already 13,400,000 results for this question, so why am I still adding #13,400,001? Because things have changed and some Realtor's have not! When I Google'd "How to choose a Realtor", I read each one that showed up on the first page, excluding the paid for advertis
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02/19/2017
You may not find out about this via Ripley's "Believe it or not", but today is in fact National Drink Wine Day!There is an official website: http://nationaldrinkwineday.org. They even have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drinkwinedayYou can even follow them on Twitter: https://twitter
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02/18/2017
I pride myself for how connected I am to my clients! However, on some days, I wonder if that is a bad thing?I consistently tell my students in the various real estate classes that I teach, that it is important to relate and communicate with your clients on THEIR level. If you receive an email,
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02/18/2017
There is a lot of misconception as to how much business a typical Realtor does in a given year. The consumer assumes Realtors sell lots of homes each year since many brag about being a million dollar producer. Keep in mind that if the average home is $250,000, it only takes four to be a million
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02/17/2017
One day as I was relaxing enjoying a beer after work and I overheard a question on the other side of the bar: "What is normal anyway?" I really wasn't evesdropping, but for some reason that question came across crystal clear. Out of nowwhere, the answer popped into my head and I responded "It i
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02/09/2017