Mind Your Manners

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In any business venture, there can be no doubting the importance of communicating with our customers.  We communicate with them in one way or another via: Our advertising Our appearance Social Media Branding Email Snail Mail Text Phone Along with other verbal and non-verbal venues. Fever Pitch As realtors,  our days can move at such a frantic pace… Read More

Motivation My Friend

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This is the time of year where the expectations of many home sellers are very high.  A dramatically wide range of emotions are experienced by those who have placed their home on the market.  Euphoria for those whose homes are under contract, extreme disappointment for many others. Client Input I can recall a particular listing that I… Read More

Holding It Together

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For those of you who are not in the business of listing or selling real estate, there is a tendency to congratulate your realtor friend or relative upon the contracting of a property for sale.  For Realtors themselves, however, they are more than fully aware that their work has just begun. Economic Impact The economic environment, along with… Read More

Working On Your Business

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In yesterday’s blog, the 100th post at thedailytonic.com, I wrote about vacation week – market expectations and prospecting activities. Step Away In addition to the suggested prospecting activities from yesterday, vacation week can afford a business person with ideal opportunities to work “on their business.”   For realtors, if there is down time from working with clients and from… Read More

Vacation Time

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Many of the public schools in the Northeast are closed this week for Spring recess.  It’s often a week with interesting possibilities in the life of a realtor. Staying Home For Realtors who are vacationing also, the ones who are experienced are bracing for a lot of activity.  For reasons known only to our Higher Power, it seems that… Read More

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