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This market is hot, white hot. At least in the Portland Metro area. The housing market right now is so hot that in my local area, the Clackamas County, Portland-Oregon City area, we have made multiple offers and lost them all to offers that have been $30,000 -$40,000 over asking price. Here's a...
04/03/2016
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We've come into an age where almost everything can be automated. This includes our Real Estate business.I have spoke with so many agents who seem to "want" to get into the new technologies but still can't because they are still entrenched in a firm belief that "if it ain't broke, why fix it?" mi...
01/29/2016
As many of you already know, when you Google yourself, many of you if you have an ActiveRain account, it shows up pretty high up on the search engines. Well, there's a reason for that. ActiveRain is an "authority site" which means Google sees it as a site with real content, content that is rela...
09/22/2010
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So, I take a long look at what I was trying to do myself with my own business and for awhile, I wasn't really happy with the results I was seeing from myself. So, I thought to myself, "How can I serve my clients, my friends and potential future clients, better?" Was I going to suddenly wake up ...
08/12/2010
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It seems there are two types of Realtor in this market. There's the pessimist who's perspective is tainted only by the negative remarks when asked how his/her business is doing, while on the other side, there's the optimist, who when asked, will tell you everytime that things are great, couldn't ...
06/23/2010
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I don't know if this will get me in hot water with ActiveRain, however, I am sure everyone is aware of the catastrophic earthquake which has hit Haiti near Port au Prince on Jan 12, 2010. I am writing this to urge each and every one of us that even in tough times as ours, there will always be so...
01/13/2010
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Yes, you read that right, 2010 is now. Don't believe me? Read on... Though it may be less than 2 weeks til Christmas, 2010 is already here from most of us. Let me explain. While eating turkey during Thanksgiving, I was already thinking what will be needed to produce income for 2010. It was th...
12/13/2009
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While driving back 6 hours home from Eastern Oregon, I had time to reflect on some things in the car while everyone was sleeping. On the trip back, I received several angry messages from a client (who is soon be an ex-client) about some points she wanted to bring up with me. Point 1: You never an...
12/02/2009
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As I was driving today on my way to Eastern Oregon to celebrate Thanksgiving with my in-laws, I realized a couple of things. First, the phone was vibrating off the hook. I was trying very hard to not check so I put the phone on silent knowing that I can always check it later. And besides, I tru...
11/25/2009
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I wanted to write today about something that is related to the real estate business but more importantly, the life business. What I mean is, the values you carry into business more than likely are carried over from your personal life. What you stand for and who you are should be the cornerstone ...
11/23/2009