The $50,000 Dog & Cat

The bottom line is this. Pet odor is not escapable (unless you have a Poodle and if you get a dog, that is the ONLY breed that does not have a smell, but that will not eliminate the poop in your yard).

A Positive Outlook

Well, I just did my part to stimulate the economy and took the family to Disney for the weekend. It was pretty crowded considering the economy is supposed to be so bad. They say the first ones hit are the first to recover and my friends in LA, Phoenix, Miami and here in Tampa (the hardest hit when the real estate bubble popped) are all saying we are seeing drastic improvement over the same time periods in 2008.

You Can’t Handle The Truth

If you can handle the truth………. Price your home RIGHT and it sells. It may not be what you want to hear, but if you price it at the CURRENT MARKET, it will sell.

Exit Convention in Washington D.C.

Moving to Exit was the best decision I have EVER made and as I watched Steve Morris hand out a $100,000 check (like they do every year) to the lucky guy whos name was randomly pulled out of a barrell, I thought to myself, “wow, it’s nice to belong to a company that actually gives something back to the agents that made the company what it is.”

Can I get An American on The Phone?

I don’t care if those call centers were on the Island of Peaky Peaky and they were answered for FREE! The lenders are losing out and getting false information in the translation.

Full Disclosure…… to your Agents

They tell you that “they can’t give you that split” because of franchise fees and they forget to tell you that if the company hits a certain goal, they get the money “kicked back” to them.

What Is Sponsoring?

After all, Brokers are ALWAYS mad at us when we leave, especially when you are buying the same brand and creating competition! Somebody forgot to tell EXIT Realty International about that because my old broker, Wayne Furlong has been my biggest cheerleader and he has not only given his blessing, he has been involved first hand with helping me set up. Other Exit brokers are helping as well because in EXIT, they (WE) all understand that by building the company together, we ALL get stronger together.

What Are REO Asset Managers Thinking?

Why don’t the banks do their homework like the average layman does? For the tens of millions they lose in Florida alone every month from mismanagement of their REO assets they could re-pay the tax payers for the bailout they received! SOME banks get it right, MOST do not and it is the tax payer and the STOCK HOLDERS who suffer

Attitude is EVERYTHING

We asked for price reductions on our current inventory until they were priced well enough to SELL. Remember, it is JUST STUPID TO SPEND ALL OF YOUR TIME TRYING TO GET NEW LISTINGS WHEN YOU HAVE 15-20 LISTINGS NOW THAT NEED PRICE REDUCTIONS! GET YOUR SELLER TO ADJUST THOSE OVERPRICED LISTINGS NOW!

So, You Are Not Going To Convention?

I have always learned a valuable skill at each event I have ever gone to and been able to implement it into my business as soon as I returned! If you are serious about your career, you need to FIND a way to get to the big show. If I had never gone to a convention in my life, there is no way I could put up the sales numbers that I have over the years!