Michael Ford's (meford) Blog

Life and our Real Estate Business are very interesting and are parallel in many ways.  Life is not perfect and if was not for the Bad Times in our life we would not appreciate the Good Times.  Well our Real Estate Careers are the same.  You'll got to experience the Bad Time to Really Appreciate t...

I was hosting a Major Donor Event for RPAC in Little Rock, AR. this past Wednesday night when I remembered a lesson I learned 30 years ago.  You've got to ask for the order!  This is maybe the single best advise we can give in the real estate business. I had 27 Realtors mostly from Central Arkans...

To all my other Active Rain Friends.  This is a really good blog!Flips that Flop! It seems with the advent of Reality TV and the Real Estate bubble of the mid 2000's, there have been half a dozen or more shows on flipping houses.  Simply put, flipping is buying a house cheap, fixing it up and sel...

It is Sizzlin Hot in West Memphis and Marion Ar.  We are located about 10 minutes from Downtown Memphis TN.   I don't just mean the temperature which was a SIZZLIN 104 Friday.  It's been over a 100 degrees for most of the past month with No Relief in site!! However not only is the weather SIZZLIN...

This is a Great Post.  Take the time to read and reflect!! I know it's been a long time since this movie has come out, but I felt like it's time to sit down and write how I've found inspiration in Tom Cruise's character Jerry Maguire.  Remember the Mission Statement that got him canned from his f...

All of my Real Estate Friends should read this post!Hard working Real Estate Professionals are NOT salaried employees.   As a Realtor®, I assume that the public knows how we get paid.  But in the last month, I've had to explain this to clients - twice.   One client was a first time home-buyer and...