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50 Top Luxury Real Estate Markets in the USA: Big Sky & Bozeman, Montana

50 Top Luxury Real Estate Markets in the USA: Big Sky & Bozeman, Montana

The great outdoor lifestyle, with its myriad of recreational activities, is highly revered among those who live and play in Big Sky and the nearby, upscale enclaves of Bozeman, Montana.  The spi...
Finding Your Brokerage

Finding Your Brokerage "Fit" (part 1 of 2)

Not a week goes by that I don’t get a question, comment, or complaint from an agent who’s thinking of switching offices. I’m always eager to hear why an agent feels the grass is greener somew...
Become a Relocation Partner

Become a Relocation Partner

Ever get tired of endlessly riding in cars with buyers?  Do you ever just feel like you need to be working smarter instead of working harder?  Well maybe you can be.  Partner with me and let’s op...
NAR Is Coming To Toronto?

NAR Is Coming To Toronto?

That’s right you heard it here first … The National Association of Realtors® is bringing the NAR Tech Edge to Toronto June 5th 2012 Watch the video below for the complete details! ...
Commercial Real Estate Spring 2012 overview

Commercial Real Estate Spring 2012 overview

Want to learn what to do now in the commercial real estate market for your firm or to assist your clients to learn grow and prosper? Hear about each market segment (office, industrial, apartments a...
Have you noticed the tide is turning? What are you doing about it?

Have you noticed the tide is turning? What are you doing about it?

Vacancies in many areas are starting to come down in all product categories, this is a good sign as companies are starting to rent space again, vacancies are going down and rents will start to slowly ...
Have you noticed the tide is turning? What are you doing about it?

Have you noticed the tide is turning? What are you doing about it?

Vacancies in many areas are starting to come down in all product categories, this is a good sign as companies are starting to rent space again, vacancies are going down and rents will start to slowly ...
Real Estate Assistants: The Good, the Bad, and the Productive

Real Estate Assistants: The Good, the Bad, and the Productive

Hiring an assistant has to be one of the most frustrating tasks out there in the world of real estate. If you find a good one, it will make all the difference in your business. But even the best Assis...
What Prospecting Strategies are Right (and Wrong!) for YOU?

What Prospecting Strategies are Right (and Wrong!) for YOU?

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."Buddha said that back in the mid 5th centur...
Sounding Boards...

Sounding Boards...

The Power of the Listening to the Right People Around You By Julie Escobar Years and years ago at a business retreat, I was fortunate enough to sit in on a session with an incredible speaker b...
Mind your (Tech) Manners!

Mind your (Tech) Manners!

This is true. Sad but true. Recently, a wonderful agent I know lost a high end buyer due to lack of technical manners. This is a very experienced agent with generally excellent (live) communication...
The Loss of Google Real-Estate

The Loss of Google Real-Estate

This is a very sad event.  I understand why it happened, but it is still sad nonetheless. For years, property data has been held hostage by local powerful MLS systems.  As a buyer, seller, or eve...
How to Add Value & Become IRREPLACEABLE

How to Add Value & Become IRREPLACEABLE

A few weeks ago, I had coffee with a new agent here in our area. She said she was having trouble getting investors to stay loyal to her. She asked me if it was best to have everyone sign an exclus...
7 Steps To Guaranteed Hard Money Loan Approval (part 2)

7 Steps To Guaranteed Hard Money Loan Approval (part 2)

Here are some basic Hard Money Bankers loan guidelines: •   Loans are usually up to 65% Loan-to-value (LTV) based off the After- Repaired-Value (ARV) •   100% of acquisition/construction...
Research Your Advertising to Guarantee its Effectiveness

Research Your Advertising to Guarantee its Effectiveness

Research your advertising to guarantee its effectiveness - Bonus Tip #11This is broken into two stages:1. Test your ads before they appear in any media2. Research the potential buyers who respond to y...