What Very Few Know About What Real Estate Agents Do for YouRecently, William Piotrowski posed an insightful question in our Q&A forum:"What's the one thing you wish the public—clients and new agents—knew about being a real estate agent?" The responses from seasoned professionals shed light on som
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06/12/2024
Welcome To The Rain Get Hylo owners Grant Findlay-Shirras and Amanda Newman🎉 Ladies and Gentlemen, let's give a thunderous welcome to the newest members of Active Rain: Grant Findlay-Shirras and Amanda Newman! 🎉 Please venture over to their page and welcome them, they already put up their first
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06/11/2024
"Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling."Author, Stephen R. CoveyYour action for today is to communicate or express your love for someone in your life.I've been doing this sporactically for two months and it's so liberating and so much fun!Design An Extrao
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06/09/2024
The Most Unrealistic Expectation in Real Estate: In the world of real estate, one of the most persistent yet impractical pieces of advice, right after the cliche' "Location, Location, Location," is "Always answer your phone." This statement implies that you should be on standby 24/7 for any rando
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05/29/2024
Why Choose Me? Why Hire Me? Why Not?An ActiveRain ChallengeRecently, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) decided to settle a lawsuit that I believe to be frivolous. While the settlement might seem to bring about change, it actually doesn't alter my business practices at all. However, it d
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05/27/2024
Take a music-bath once or twice a week, and you will find that it is to the soul what the H2O-bath is to the body."~ Physician and Writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes Your action for today is to listen to your favorite Album, CD, Radio Station or Streaming Service.Enjoy!Design An Extraordinary Day! 202
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05/25/2024
It's easy and it's lazy to sit outside of a complicated situation and attack the people involved. Real Estate seems to have been a bullseye for most of my career, yet here I still am. And, here you still are too. Hmmmm... Theodore Roosevelt once astutely remarked:“It is not the critic who counts;
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05/14/2024
When we transition from this physical realm, the belongings we leave behind are destined to be distributed in one of three ways: Divvy, Donate, or Dump. Contemplating this reality has prompted me to reevaluate my own possessions.Recently, as I facilitated the liquidation of a trust sale estate, I
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05/12/2024
Don't be so busy making a living that you forget to make a life...Make Hay While The Sun Shines" is an adage deeply rooted in wisdom, passed down through generations. My grandfather often reminded me of its importance: when opportunity presents itself, readiness is key. You can't scramble to prep
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05/02/2024
"Greed is the inclination to take from your community without first making an effort to contribute to it."- James Clear, Author of Atomic Habits Your action for today is to consider what you are giving back to your community. What value do you represent to them?Why? Design An Extraordinary Day! 2
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05/02/2024
