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I was speaking with a realtor friend of mine a few weeks ago.  We were actually at on open house on Sunday afternoon.  She informed me that this was going to be the sixth time she sold this house.  She was referred from buyer to seller to buyer to seller, and so on.  I found this to be totally am...
10/26/2007
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Has anyone had any great success with door knocking?  As a loan officer, I see it as a potential I haven't really tried yet.  There are so many homes for sale in my area, I think I'd like to try door knocking and presenting the home seller with some information for when they do sell their home.  ...
10/26/2007
I was fuming earlier tonight, and so was my client!  He is refinancing a property so he can purchase another one.  He needs to capitalize on the equity so he can cover the down payment.  Not unusual.  Well, first off he's a great guy.  He either calls me every day or I call him just so we can che...
10/26/2007
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Well this is going to be a great weekend  First of all, I don't plan on doing any work.  There is an open house I will be swinging by, but that's about the extent of it.  The reason is that my oldest son Patrick is home from college/seminary and it's also his birthday.  He is a seminarian and onl...
10/26/2007
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I think every real estate professional realizes where the market is right now.  The past six months to a year have been very tough if not devastating.  There has been lots of negative publicity, many foreclosures, tons of lenders have closed thier doors, too much inventory, not enough buyers, the...
10/25/2007
Although I'm not a realtor, I work closely with many of them.  I have always been the type of person who tries to figure out how everyone else does their jobs so I can get a solid understanding of what it takes, what makes them success, or not, how much time is devoted, and so on.It's quite appar...
10/25/2007
Hey gang,We are always looking for new leads and referrals.  As a fairly new LO, that's my biggest challange.  My goal is to find a consistent referral stream to provide me with leads.  I know I'm dreaming, but that's my goal.  In the meantime, I was filling my coffee mug at the local gas station...
10/22/2007
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Tonight I had the opportunity to stop in and visit a friend.  By the way, I am away from home on a personal matter.  So, I stopped in to see an old friend.  Now this friend has received my cards, has received calls from me begging for a referral, and I always just stop in and say hi when I'm arou...
10/22/2007
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Hello Active Rain community, Everyone refers to the summer as the 'busy season' and the holidays as the slow season.  What do you do to prepare for a slowdown, based on seasonal activity.  It's makes sense that people aren't out home shopping as much in Dec and Jan as May and June.  How do you ge...
10/20/2007
We all tell our clients that they can reach us anytime. You can reach me night or day, 24/7.  I work weekends.  Call me on Sunday.   These are all lines that we've all heard in our personal lives as well as business dealings.  I even recently ran across someone in my area who promised to return v...
10/19/2007
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