I am all about learning what makes people tick and different personalities. I have been studying and practicing the principals that apply to the DISC method of personality profiling. This is a great way to know what type of personality you are dealing with when you take on a new client. Do you work with a personality profiling system or use something similar when you first meet a client? I don’t have clients take a test, I can usually spot a personality and know what they are looking for in a business partner. I know a lot of agents that do personality profiling when hiring a new team player. Do you have anything that you use or have you seen agents use anything creative when they are hiring?

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A real estate agent will ask a buyer “what are you looking for in a home?” The answer they generally receive would not be anything the buyer ends up buying. For instance they would say something like – “I would like a Ranch with a first floor laundry (not in the basement) and it to be in the city fabulous.” They would end up buying a Colonial in a different city with the laundry room in the basement. I think it’s important for an agent to have a form for their buyers to fill out. Something that has to make them think about what they are really looking for when buying a home. One big question is “what township/city do you want to live in and what others would you consider?” By putting together a buyer questionnaire form an agent is going to eliminate a lot of frustration in the home search. Do you have a buyer form? If so, what does your form have on it?

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Building Your Business Through Blogging with Ralph Roberts

Join us for a Webinar on February 26

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/register/493120368

You’ve heard a lot about web logs or blogs, but let Ralph Roberts show you how Blog Marketing is for you!
Blog Marketing is for you, if you seek a low-cost, high-results tool for:

1) Effective search engine marketing
2) Direct Communication
3) Brand Building
4) Competitive Differentiation
5) Positioning Yourself as the Expert
6) Relationship Marketing
7) Exploiting the Niches
8) Media and Public Relations
9) Lead Generation
10) Intranet and Project Management
This conference call will turn your questions from “Why Blog?” to “Why don’t you have a blog?”

Title: Building Your Business Through Blogging with Ralph Roberts

Date: Monday, February 26, 2007

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

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I had a client call me and ask me if I have heard anything about Second Life. Second Life? I have enough going on in my first life (lol)! He asked me if I would take a look at it. I did! I created an avatar, met people on this live interactive 3-d world, however I was blown out of the water to find out that you can purchase property on this game with what is known as Linden Dollars ( you have to buy the fake money with your real money). You can also sell/ buy clothes, shoes, hair, (yes, hair!) and on and on.. I gave it a go and met some interesting people that never seemed to leave the game. There was recently an article on the internet and it said someone is committing real estate fraud on second life! Fraud in Virtual Space! Do you have a Second Life account?

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I thought I would share with you all some of my favorite Real Estate Books:
1) Walk Like a Giant Sell Like a Madman- by Ralph Roberts
2) Millionaire Real Estate Agent - by Gary Keller
3) 21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me - by Frank Cook
What are some of your favorite Real Estate Books?

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Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. Believe it or not, many couples -especially newlyweds or young couples celebrating an anniversary, or getting close to one - search for homes on Valentine’s Day. Why shouldn’t they? After all, it is a “couples” activity.

If you know of a couple out looking at homes on Valentine’s Day, try these home staging tips:

• Put a vase with three or four red roses on the bar or living room mantle
• Place throws and pillows on the sofa with heart-shaped decorations to set a romantic mood
• In the bedroom, put a romantic bed covering on the bed and top it off with colorfully-dressed dolls
• In the bathrooms, get toilet paper with heart-shaped decorations and find some potpourri that won’t be objectionable but will give off a pleasant, subtle scent not too strong
• Do the same thing in the kitchen with paper towels and add another flower vase but instead of roses try something “sunny” and bright

Make sure all your elements work together. This is a special day for many couples, especially if they are buying their first house. Make is special.

Kandra Hamric

Real Estate Virtual Assistant

888-REVA-USA (738-2872)

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What types of closing gifts do your clients send out? I am always lookiking for new closing gift ideas. I was thinking of this last night and came up with a good idea, however I just need to think about more things to add to it. I thought of a CD with things like:
1) Family Budget template done in excel
2) Grocery List template
3) Children’s Chore List
that is about how far I have gotten.
Share with me some of your ideas.

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Here’s a quick tip for use with MS Outlook:

If you spend a lot of time looking at your computer and you always have Outlook open (which you should if you are a VA), then you can program your entire day with your fingertips. On the bottom left of the Outlook screen you should see “Mail,” “Calendar,” “Contacts” and “Tasks” tabs. Click on tasks and you can enter each task, due date and track the status of your projects all in one tool that is connected with your calendar and e-mail tools. It’s a powerful tool and big time saver. Cut down on the use of sticky notes, paper tablets and other such “loosies” that are hard to keep up with. Put it all on your desktop.

Kandra Hamric

Real Estate Virtual Assistant

888-REVA-USA (738-2872)

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When you get ready to post your Century 21 listing, who do you want to manage it? A well-organized virtual assistant can manage your listing, gather all the details, make sure photos and virtual tours are collected and even ensure your listing is included in the MLS for Century 21. If you are an agent or broker with Century 21 and you have multiple listings on a regular basis, hire a virtual assistant to organize and manage your listings so that you can focus on closing the sale.

Kandra Hamric

Real Estate Virtual Assistant

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If you are unfamiliar with Real Estate and Mortgage Fruad, you should educate yourself a bit and show your agents how they can stay out of “hot water.”
Some great “fraud” blogs to check out are-
www.FlippingFrenzy.com
and Rachel Dollars site at-
www.MortgageFraudBlog.com

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