When our children were little, the words, “Oh be careful little tongue what you say…” were a part of a children’s song we taught them. We’d sing the song over and over and talk about being careful what you say about others. The words came to mind this morning when I jumped on my computer…
Monthly Archives: November 2008
We Don’t Work with THAT Mortgage Company…
So I’ve got a deal going on a foreclosed property here in our area. We wrote up the offer, got the addendum’s from Fannie Mae and filled those out and are now in contract. Cool! Yesterday, I got a call from one of the people in the “foreclosed” agents office. She was asking me about…
Expired Listings and the Mortgage Lady
Yesterday my wife got a call from a woman who works for the bank where we have a second mortgage. She was calling to tell us we hadn’t made our last two payments. The only problem was that we had and we had proof that we had. We’ve had problems with the women in this…
Why You’ve Got to Get on Facebook…
I’ll admit it. I held off plunging into Facebook for a long time. This was mostly because I own three teenagers who have been Facebooking and MySpacing for years. It’s a kid thing right? WRONG! I finally took the plunge a few weeks ago after reading Jason Crouch talk about social networking and real estate. …
The Georgia Discussion
In my last blog, I wrote about a company in Georgia that is poo-pooing traditional real estate folks and trying to bring in a new business model. My question was, “What agent, in their right mind, would work with this company?” A good friend of mine, Paula Swayne, has been having an email discussion with…
Hometeamadvisors.com
This blog is a follow up to the post I wrote in regards to Ford and the bailout they and other American car companies are asking for right now. By the way, I heard on Neal Boortz today that all three American car company CEO’s flew to Washington yesterday in their private corporate jets to…
Where Are YOU?
Hey Everyone, I ventured over into the world of Facebook over the weekend. Know what I found out? I was behind the times!. It’s awesome. I also found out that Keller Williams is kicking out butts in being networked over there. So spread the news! We need to become a dominating presence on line! If…
Are You a Native or a Tourist?
I read about this concept a couple of years ago. It was written in regards to church growth, but the idea applies to real estate big time! Basically, the thinking goes like this…you may think you are a native in your environment because you’ve been you, doing what you’re doing for a long time. However, you…
A Lesson from Ford for Real Estate Agents
The following screen shot is taken from the new BOK center arena website here in Tulsa. I was logging in yesterday to buy tickets for an event (yes it was Dancing with the Stars!) when I noticed the Ford logo at the bottom. Looks like Ford is an official sponsor for our new arena. Here’s the…
I Want to Sell My House But I Don’t Want to List it!
“Hey Bob, we’re moving back home. If you know anyone looking to buy, bring ‘em over!” That’s how the conversation began. The caller was a former buyer I had worked with earlier this year. We found he and his wife the perfect house here in our area. It fit them like a glove. Since buying…
