RE Moments

The Best Canceled Listing Agreement EVER

Our team has been averaging about 10 new listings a month. Because of our Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, about 1/3 of them are...

Are you a full service agent?

Full service I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be a full service Realtor. It doesn’t seem to mean the same...

Two Paths

One of my favorite poems while growing up was the often quoted, 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost.  My grandfather, a congregationalist minister,...

Witty Title

Writing titles has always been a challenge for me.  In this case I gave up because I spent more time trying to figure out...

Staying Positive in a Negative World

It's All in Your Head Being from Michigan I like some of the quotes by Henry Ford, one of my favorites is, “Whether you think...

Without My Blog, I Wouldn’t Still Be a Realtor

The truth is - I am far more tied to this profession now than I was four years ago, thanks in large part to the knowledge and relationships I have gained and developed from writing nearly every day, and I hear similar anecdotes from more people every week. ... If real estate blogging were just about hanging out with other realestistas it's be cool, but not that cool .    Blogging accomplishes several things, perhaps most of all a conveyance of transparency and honesty in a world of consumers who are desperately seeking both: Thanks for taking a couple minutes to speak with me.

Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins of Real Estate

I have been watching the History Channel's series on the 7 Deadly Sins, and it got me to thinking about real estate. (I am...

The Turkey and the Home

This isn't the type of post I normally write for Agent Genius, and I promise next week I'll be back to blow up the...