As I think about my time in Real Estate and my time on earth, one question that has come up over and over again is “What is REALLY within your control?” I’ve produced some scenarios below, and what I think about if they are really in my control as a real estate agent or if […]
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Joe Girard passed away at age 90 on February 28,2019. I suspect that a lot of you reading this have no idea who Joe Girard is, and that’s OK. He held the Guinness Book of World Records for most car sales in one year (1,425). I didn’t know him personally, only through one of his
If you look at when people buy houses, the first purchase is usually sometime in the late 20’s. That’s when their first stable job kicks in and they are able to save up enough money, if careful, to buy their first home. With what we’ve seen in the market since about 2007 though, that first
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In the office, we talk about stories that are non-linear. They don’t tend to happen in an order that makes any sense. As an example, a home buyer may make a decision to buy a home well before or after they get a mortgage or call a buyer’s agent. Also, there are things that happen
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Last week, I asked the question, Is home buying seasonal in St. Louis? Based on a simple google search, it turns out that home buying is highly seasonal in St. Louis. Since we now know this, I was wondering, When should a real estate brokerage in St. Louis advertise? Should we advertise all year long,
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A while ago I got a call from a couple interested in buying their first home. I suggested that we meet and talk about what they were looking for and to get to know them better. Towards the end of our meeting the husband said that he was looking forward to working with me. I
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An article from The Motley Fool caught my eye recently. The article was titled, “4 Reasons You Should Work For A Small Business”. Having been involved in small business for most of my life, I always wondered why someone might choose that path of employment over working for a large firm. The author gave four
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I was looking at some trends in search as real estate websites are usually based off of keywords. You often hear that real estate sales are cyclical, and I know this to be true. What I didn’t realize is that the actions people take, in this case search, is really correlated to what I see
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I happened to see one of my friends who is successful in real estate this weekend. I asked him, “Don’t you have an open house to be at?” He laughed and said, “No, I haven’t held an open house in 10 years.” I found that fascinating. After all, when I have listings, I always have
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I was working in the office when the call came in. “My real estate agent sucks”. That’s the first words I heard from the person on the other end of the line. Knowing that some real estate agents might not be all that great, I was interested to learn more. I started asking questions. Why
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