There are many ways to make handsome profits in real estate. You can be a "wholesaler" - someone who quickly snatches up houses and flips them to other investors - or a retailer, someone who fixes them up to resell at the retail level. In almost every case, the bulk of the profit goes to the inv...

01/03/2009

THINKING OF QUITTING? TRY AN OFFICE WITH LOWER FEES.

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The other day I wrote a post suggesting agents take a part time job before giving up on the real estate business. I have worked part time as a limo driver during this year to keep my dream alive. I am proud of that... Another cost cutting move I made this summer was switching real estate office...

01/03/2009

I FELL NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE...DELIVERING KEN'S WHEATLAND SOUTH, CRESTVIEW KNOLLS, AND HIGH MEADOW VIEW.

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Do I intentionally choose the cold days to deliver my newsletters? The thermometer never peeked above 16 degrees this week as I was making my deliveries. And it wasn't the cold, but the ice that presented a hazard. Last weekend the temps were in the 50s. Lots of rain. Sunday night, as the temps...

01/03/2009

I AM EXCITED ABOUT 2009. I HOPE YOU ARE TOO...

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I AM EXCITED ABOUT 2009. I HOPE YOU ARE TOO... People do need to move after all... They do. They always will. They can put off moves. Delay decisions... But eventually, life catches up. And people move. I am starting to get busy. I have been showing homes. People are calling me. People are ...

01/03/2009

I AM NEVER IN SALES MODE.

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I have been exchanging emails with a broker here in Naperville. He recently emailed me a marketing piece in an effort to recruit agents for his office. It was nice... I have been impressed with many things his office does to market themselves and their properties. Bright yellow signs. Balloons...

01/03/2009

TWO CLOSINGS IN TWO DAYS?

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I had a closing on Monday, December 22... And a closing on Tuesday, December 23. Two closings in two days? Two homes sold? Two paychecks for Ken??? Holy poop. Feels good. Very good. Ken A Realtor you can trust.

01/03/2009

THE SHORT SALE EXPERT

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As I write the title of this post I chuckle... "THE SHORT SALE EXPERT" I am not actually a short sale expert. Not even close. But I will be soon... It's a rapidly growing portion of my business. It seems like every home I show these days is a short sale. I had a listing appointment tonight. An...

01/03/2009

JANUARY 2nd, TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK...DELIVERING KEN'S CARROLWOOD AND RIVER BEND VIEW!

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It's not like I have been on vacation... On the contrary. I have had several buyer appointments, a listing appointment (which I did get), and two closings in the last two weeks. Oddly busy, especially for late December. All that activity is only a byproduct of what I really do for a living......

01/03/2009

THE LEADS ARE BACK...MY GROWTHLEADER UPDATE...

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I haven't written anything about Growthleader in a while. Honestly, I didn't have a whole lot to say... The number of leads I was receiving from my new website, www.servingnaperville.com, had cooled off dramatically right after Thanksgiving... But in the last week or so, they have started up agai...

01/03/2009

An Impromptu Open House Kicks off a Great 2009?

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I had a great start to the New Year!! A new client wanted to see a foreclosure property in Phoenix. Told her that there was a smoking one listed by Scott Gibson's team from RE/MAX Renaissance. She loved it.The crazy part, as I'm getting ready to leave, people start coming out of the woodwork a...

01/03/2009