That’s some fresh insulation! Today, I am on site at a new construction project and I want to talk about the power of windows. In this project, we took about 80% of the structure down to the foundation and we built up the walls to 10ft. Our goal was to get that panoramic window effect. […]
Most real estate agents consider themselves “people” people and aren’t as comfortable with data, graphing, pulling numbers, etc. However, if you could master finding out how to pull just six pieces of data in your MLS, I guarantee you will be more confident in your buyer and seller consultations, will be able to drop numbers […]
Tired of tech and want an easy-to-execute listing lead strategy? If you think it sounds too good to be true, it’s not. I developed my Letters for Listings series more than two decades ago. Although the series has been updated, the mechanics are as basic as they were more than 20 years ago, and perhaps even […]
This week I am on-site at one of my properties. I’ve just finish a renovation here, and I have to share something very important: the building industry, home design industry, renovation/remodel industry—they’re all changing! And it is dramatic. That’s why I have scheduled an online workshop covering the hottest trends later this summer to go […]
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Picture it. Your potential seller’s dining room. 7:32 pm. You have reviewed their home, provided them with information on pricing, and have shown all your materials. Do you ask for the business? Ask if they are interviewing other agents? Whip out a listing agreement? This is a make-it or break-it moment for all your hard […]
Today, I’m talking about running open houses during busy holiday weekends. I had a question yesterday from one of my clients, “Do you do have an open house on a holiday weekend? Don’t you? What has that been like?” To answer that, I want to give some perspective and talk about the do’s and don’ts. […]
Evolution, not Revolution, is the key to a successful brand refresh! If you think about companies that have been around for decades, most of them go through a brand refresh at some point. Think about Pepsi, Starbucks, and even Google! It is rarer that a company undergoes a complete overhaul, but it happens when an […]
The real estate market changes all the time as the balance between supply and demand and buyers and sellers changes. If you are seeing shifts in your market – perhaps more inventory is coming on the market, buyers go on vacation, or a new construction development brings on dozens of homes at once, it is […]
I hope some of you have enough “experience” to remember the old Rolaids slogan in which people with heartburn were asked about how they spelled “relief” and it was spelled R-O-L-A-I-D-S. In real estate, we have different kinds of heartburn: Heartburn when a past client works with another agent Heartburn when we lose a listing […]
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have a long-held belief that the first, and the most important thing in your business, is creating “quality of life”. As our inventory-lean markets move faster and faster, I want to encourage all of you to think about your quality of life BEFORE you reach a stage where […]
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