What Social Media is Not

I can’t escape it.  Somehow and some way, I’m perceived in the office as an internet techy.  Even as I started to write this, an agent walked in and said “can I ask you something since you’re so techy?” Truth be told, since I’m the Broker, I truly don’t mind.  I like being perceived as [...]

True Commitment

Ok I have to admit something.  I’m addicted to real estate.  This is no surprise to our agents, my friends and most definitely my family.  Its been 20 years since I achieved the license that would change my life forever.  I also made a realization…..I’ve been in the real estate business for over half my [...]

The Best Coach in the World

This year is my 20th year in real estate. It’s been a career with daily surprises and not a day has passed where I haven’t learned something.  Every day brings new experiences. During my sales career, I enjoyed working with buyers and sellers and assisted them to achieve their real estate goals and dreams.  Now as a Broker [...]

Negotiating the Real Estate Deal

Negotiate is what RE/MAX agents do best.  Whether it is getting the best offer and term for a Seller or securing a great deal for a buyer, clients always remember the value a Realtor adds to their transaction.  We’re involved in assisting our clients with their homes. A strength in any negotiation is to know [...]

The Low Ball Offer Response

The time has come to sell, we meet with our clients, we discuss the marketing process and establish a marketing price.  After several Open Houses, advertisements and networking calls, another associate prepares and presents an offer.  However the offer is lower than you hoped  – Much Lower.  This leads to the Seller and listing broker feeling insulted and [...]

RE/MAX Ultimate Top 10 Meeting

It was a interesting year where being average just wasn’t good enough.  The difference between good agents and great agents is detail and our agents demonstrate this daily.  We would like to congratulate our Top 10 for the second half of the 2008 year! On January 27 at 8:30 am we held our RE/MAX Ultimate Top [...]

RE/MAX Sales Rally

Congratulations to RE/MAX for once again providing it’s agents with another first class event.  This years “Kick off to 2009″ was a huge success and I’m proud that so many of our agents attended.  It was 2 days of seminars that were full of exciting tips, ideas, fantastic speakers and market information to provide our agents with the [...]

Ideas To Grow Your Market Share – Part 2

Today, we had one of our more inspirational coaching classes.  I coached a group about Business Planning.  It was a topic that completely changed my career and it felt invigorating to be part of a room full of energy and excitement.  Through out the class, not only did we create the perfect business plan but we also shared personal success stories. One of [...]

Ideas to Grow your Market Share – Part 1

Exciting opportunities await our salespeople!  I have been discussing the business with many service providers in the print and marketing sectors and they all have admitted a definite slowdown in orders.  They’re also witnessing that many agents are asking for a lower quality piece with the thought of saving money.  Lets not forget that we’re constantly judged for [...]

Marketing like a Financial Planner

When it comes to promoting your services, there are many trains of thought and many companies are ready to take your hard earned money by promising you success. Newsletters, TV advertising, Print, Flyers, Promotions and internet sites are just a few examples.  However there is no one right single method because the real estate market is constantly [...]

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