It's true. Almost all of my business comes from social networking... much of it on the internet, and I suck at internet lead conversion. There are a few ways I suck at this... I don't have a dedicated database for internet leads... I don't have an email drip campaign to stay in touch with them
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01/14/2010
About 90 minutes north of Gwinnett County, GA, is the gateway to the North GA Mountains. Unofficially, Cleveland, GA, is probably the gateway for those coming from the eastern suburbs of Atlanta. And only 20 minutes north of Cleveland (and Babyland General, its most famous business) is Helen, G
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01/14/2010
I have a friend that went through something some would call a "rough patch". Up to that point, he had made good decisions. While his peers were living it up, he was a little more focused. He bought his first house at a young age... instead of a cool car. He criss-crossed the country for the c
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01/14/2010
It seems to be a simple question... There are obvious answers... To bring in business To share knowledge To vent I'm sure that you have reasons... I have mine. The most popular answer I'm sure will be "to bring in business"... but is this really the most efficient way? I know that almost all
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01/13/2010
It is obvious to everyone in the real estate business by now that the future of marketing revolves around the internet... and websites. And the "Yester-tech" of a static website isn't going to cut it. The days of "My broker provides me with a website at www.myname.brokerage.com" are gone. And
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01/13/2010
Have you been to Cleveland lately? No, not Cleveland, Ohio (home of the World renowned Cleveland Clinic), but Cleveland, Georgia (home of the World renowned Babyland General)... For the last three decades, Xavier Roberts has had Babyland General in Cleveland, GA. Late in 2009, it moved to a ne
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01/13/2010
This has certainly been an interesting year in real estate. And we are still staring at the tea leaves trying to see the direction of the market and figure out what the future holds. The biggest thing in housing in the last few months has been the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. It has had a
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01/12/2010
Ken is one of the most knowledgeable people I know when it comes to FHA lending... Driving around virtually any area of greater Atlanta you will see homes sitting vacant and uncompleted. Many of these are homes which were foreclosed upon by the construction financing bank prior to being completed
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01/12/2010
John smacked one out of the park. This is important advice when it comes to buying a home. While the pundits and politicians discuss the housing crisis and the various ways to effect a recovery, the question to consider is: Has housing reached a turning point or a point of no return? It appears
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01/11/2010
It is a simple option... isn't onerous, and doesn't involve the government spending billions of our dollars... Simply make banks responsible As it stands, in many jurisdictions, banks aren't responsible for maintenance, taxes, HOA fees or any other impacts their foreclosed properties might have o
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01/10/2010
