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Spring Clean your Yard

Ah, yard work; one of the many chores that come with home ownership. As the long cold winter finally loosens its grip, now is the time to get the yard cleaned up and ready to grow. Doing a few special maintenance chores at the start of the season can set up the yard for the [...]Read More →

Money saving upgrades to improve your clients home

With warmer weather approaching, it is the perfect time to take advantage of those home improvements colder weather prevented. These money saving upgrades help maintain a home’s value as well as help improve the environment. Agents, have your clients prepare for the upcoming summer season with these home enhancement techniques to give a competitive edge [...]Read More →

Starting a Career in VA Real Estate

While the housing market across the country is on the verge of its turnaround, there are extraordinary opportunities for professionals with a Virginia real estate license. Listing prices are up in many areas across the state from Virginia Beach to Norfolk. This is creating new opportunities for employment in Virginia. There will be an increased [...]Read More →

Real Estate Agent Straight Talk: Employing the Arsenal

Once an agent has built up an arsenal of information, it’s up to the agent to employ it. It’s not a matter of what to say (no client will thank an agent for withholding information), as learning how to say it. Some information may be good news, other details are somewhat neutral, and others very [...]Read More →

Real Estate Straight Talk: Building an Arsenal

Understanding the value of an arsenal of information is one thing, building one is another! Some agents start out ahead: people who live in or have grown up in an area already know a lot about it, but anyone can build an arsenal or information. Here’s how: Research Use every search and research program available [...]Read More →

Real Estate Agent Straight Talk: Answering Questions

House hunters can be widely different: some ask thousands of questions, others don’t ask or don’t know what to ask. Agents are often called upon to be fonts of information or else mind readers in order to help their clients. Here are some tips for dealing with tough questions: Some of the hardest questions for [...]Read More →

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Dave Robison

By Dave Robison

Have you ever received a letter after a closing from the other brokerage thanking you for the successful closing?   Have you been bombarded by e-mails stating that XYZ Brokerage has the best broker and systems to help you be successful?  There are literally hundreds of brokerages to choose from, and yet I feel they  say the same thing: higher splits, best ...

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Buying or Selling Emotion is Out: Pt 2: Buyers

In a real estate transaction, getting emotional will only get people into trouble. It’s hard, because buying or selling a home is the biggest single purchase of most people’s lives. A home is more than just a possession; it is at the center of our lives, the base of lifestyle that plays a strong part [...]Read More →

Buying a Home Together

Tipsters often talk about buying strategies and talk about how a person can find or purchase a home, but how do people find a home together? Most home buying is a joint endeavor, and balancing both partner’s wants and needs (and often the wants and needs of other family members) can be challenging. Start Talking [...]Read More →

One More Pushup!

Anand Patel

Anand Patel

By Anand Patel

In an attempt to jumpstart the fitness routine I once followed, I decided to sign up for a three-week boot camp. As we are now entering the third and final week, I am wondering how am I possibly going to work-out with the same intensity and discipline at the gym on my own once the week is over. There is something ...

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