Federal Bailouts,World Crisis…What About Little Ol’Me?

Lots of talking heads. Lots of outrage. Even a little fear. Keeping up with economic developments lately is taxing and I mean taxing in its most negative “IRS and April 15th” connotation. Last night Brian Brady and I were interviewing Matt Padilla for Bloodhound Radio. It was a great discussion and got me to thinking [...]

How Wall Street’s Meltdown Helps Main Street’s Housing

Just for fun,let’s imagine a possible silver lining to the complete melt down on Wall Street. In this scenario,the next big shoe to drop will be access to consumer debt. No one is going to extend car loans,credit card debt,retail debt and so on. But this may not be all bad [...]

How Do You Move Buyers AND Sellers Off the Fence?

The key to marketing is not so much the how as it is the how often. The problem though is content:what are you bringing of value each time you touch your client? We currently have a tremendous opportunity. The recent rate drops by the Fed have been severe and there are a number of [...]

60 Minutes Has No Clothes

I ran into a former coach of mine at the gym this morning. He was a mentor of sorts to me and had a big impact on my life during my formative years. He knows that I am involved with the real estate and mortgage industry and brought up the 60 Minutes piece [...]

How to Avoid Drowning as a Realtor

adapted from a speech given to Realtors January 17,2008

Last week I suggested our theme be “A Great 2008“,but we need to remember that more than just attitude is needed. This is the time to talk about skills and confidence as well. I often note that being a Realtor is similar to racing [...]