Have you ever attended an open house and the realtor asked if you wanted to buy it? Probably not. Yet, isn’t that our job? I am a salesman and this is what I do. I make a simple statement when you arrive that sets the tone - AND can’t help but put a smile on your...
Last year, Compass was #1 again in total volume and number of homes sold. We have the most agents too - you can see why going it alone looks more and more feasible. I'm not sure what I did to get a mention, but, man, Donna is going to wonder what happened!
My great-grandfather Albertus Klinge and I share a birthday. He was born on February 1, 1858 in Gramsbergen, a small town on the river in the Netherlands. When he was 29 years old, he married 19-year old Joanna Tiebert who also lived in the same town of ~1,000 people....
2024 Final Score: 621 blog posts and 47 sales closed - thank you! We are immenesly grateful for you being here, and allowing us to assist you with your real estate needs!
My good friend Kerri Klein called to alert me to this book, which was written by a local realtor who worked at Jelley & Co. in Del Mar. The names are changed to protect the guilty, but it's easy to figure them out. I'm only 75 pages into it, but it is great...
Thank you for being here! I do this blog mostly to educate myself about the current market conditions, and I figure that I might as well publish the information I find for all to see. Including the bots. With artificial intelligence scanning the internet for new data...
A reader asked about my thoughts on becoming a realtor today - my response: I'll start with the basics to see what you think. Being a real estate licensee is one thing. Being a successful salesperson is something different, and what I'll address here. Sales has its...
This year, we've taken more time off than ever before. All for a great reason - to see Natalie performing around the world in an experience of a lifetime for her. It was a sampling of what retirement could be. Did I enjoy being out of the game? No - and I hated that...
It's going to be tough on the newer agents going forward. The commission lawsuit stuff isn't the big concern. Sales are likely to keep dropping, and at the same time the better agents are picking up market share. There aren't enough sales to go around for every...
