Rob Laluk's (laluk) Blog

Have you ever had a joke bomb?  With a customer?  And not just bomb, but really fulfill the metaphor of 'going over like a lead baloon'.  I had one of those today.  Aren't they fun? I have a new referral source.  Not one that I would traditionally go after, but one that approached me.  The referr...

I know that I'm probably opening up a real big can of worms here, but I keep getting email requests to go sign a petition against the Canadian coalition government.  I have drafted a response that I cut and paste into a reply to any requests.  I thought I would post that reply here: I just wanted...

I know that I'm probably opening up a real big can of worms here, but I keep getting email requests to go sign a petition against the Canadian coalition government. I have drafted a response that I cut and paste into a reply to any requests. I thought I would post that reply here: I just wanted t...

I've been going to sit at open houses with realtors, handing out cards, and chatting up clients trying to drum up business.  It's been reasonably successful, landing me two clients in the past month.  The thing I'm wondering about, especially the legality of it, is whether a mortgage broker could...

So the home buyer's seminar was a success.  Coffee, dessert, and information.  That's what we offered.  A discussion on how to, and why you should, buy a home in this market.  Plus a very entertaining discussion on where the financial market is, where it should be, and where it's going. The nice ...

So tomorrow I am hosting my first home buyer's seminar.  I have partnered with a realtor, a home inspector and a Notary (same as a lawyer for real estate purposes if you don't have Notaries in the US).  We are going to have a chat about the current economic status of the country, our region, and ...

So I finally got a constructive comment on one of my blogs.  This is good, as I thought that my blogs weren't 'featured' or 'professional' and travelled through the list pretty quick, being in the 'all' category, and would probably be ignored or missed by most. Today I went to an open house with ...

I have come up with a new concept in marketing my services.  Or at least it's new to me and everyone that I've told I'm doing it.  And I want to share it. I have kind of partnered with a local realtor to sit at his open houses and answer questions that prospective clients may have.  Not only do I...

I have come up with a new concept in marketing my services.  Or at least it's new to me and everyone that I've told I'm doing it.  And I want to share it. I have kind of partnered with a local realtor to sit at his open houses and answer questions that prospective clients may have.  Not only do I...

I posted this earlier today and it really slipped through the queue quickly.  I'm not sure if anyone gets a chance to read a blog that isn't featured, or professional.  My blog only goes into the "all" tab and I'm not sure who, if anyone, saw it. I really believed that this blog would receive som...