Brad Andersohn had an interesting post with a poll on what method you find is the best for learning. I think we must keep learning and improving and I enjoy learning and experiencing new things. It is 
clear that with the speed of new technology and more exciting things coming on the market every day, however, that there is no way we can keep up with "the latest" stuff, the latest news, the latest techniques or the latest anything!
We can look at this as depressing and give up, or we can look at it as an exciting opportunity. Almost anything we want to do has a machine or gadget that will do it for us or at least help us to do it better and faster. For example, how many of you expected just a few years ago that you would be writing a blog?
The numbers, however, can be daunting when we think about keeping up with the competition in our professions. The competition for whatever we do is greater all the time, but new opportunities and new niches arise each day, and the trick is to be alert for them.
Take a look at this video and let me know in your comments whether you see this as a problem or an opportunity. I'd be interested in hearing your reaction.
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people its good points, and they will decide where they want to raise their kids or retire or whatever. It has to feel like THEIR home to them. In order to get that exposure, I place it on broker/agent caravans through our local Association of Realtors, advertise it various places on line, distribute flyers to brokers, prospects, to my farm, to neighbors around it, and wherever I can, talk about it to people, and I hold it open.
would like to have as neighbors. Many times, they will call their friends and family and invite people themselves, and I have gotten a number of interested parties that way. I have sold homes that I have held open, and of course I have gotten clients at one open that I have eventually sold other homes to.
out an entry, and thank them for coming, tell them who won and what restaurant the gift certificate was for. I enclose my card and remind them that I will be happy to answer any of their real estate questions. I also send them my monthly newsletters and birthday cards on their birthdays. In other words, I develop a relationship with them. They get to know me, understand that they can trust me, and they not only come to me when they need a Realtor, but they try to help me sell that house and will refer me to others. I have had some neighbors who come to one open house and bring friends to my next one and become almost "groupies", attending many of my open houses and bringing others.
should streamline the process significantly - shortening the time and simplifying the whole thing. This will make it so much easier for sellers to get their short sales approved and for buyers to complete a purchase. I haven't yet heard how long it will take to get this new set of procedures in place, but with the spped that this administration is moving through other issues, I am hopeful that this will be moving quickly as well. 
Foreclosure Alternatives Program (FAP), part of the administration's Making Home Affordable plan.
accordance with investor requirements. The price may be determined based on an appraisal or one or more broker price opinions (BPOs), issued no more than 120 days before the date of the short sale agreement.
Webb in Elk Grove. The seller bought the property and closed escrow in 2007, installed upgrades and extras, and since then has spent much of her time in a care facility.
It is located at 7408 Abbey Circle, Elk Grove, and it is easy to find.
Features include:
1542 square feet on .119 acre per assessor.
