AGBeat Columnist: Vicki Moore
As a lifelong resident and local Realtor, Vicki has established herself as a respected member of the San Mateo County real estate community.
She’s known for her wit, sarcasm, and her personality that shows through in her posts. You can find her spouting off at Twitter, here at ag, and her personal blog, San Mateo Real Estate Blog.com.
The New Voice of Real Estate?
This original satire was published on November 12, 2007 and still holds true: Ring Ring Ring Hello! This is the Consumer Real Estate Sales Assistance Hotline. If you would like to sell your home, press 1. To purchase a home, press 2. If you’re calling from a rotary phone, please hold for assistance. (Purchase a home.) Please listen to the ...
Are You On Track?
The Plan About this time of year, I have to remind myself that I had spent a lot of time creating a plan. I made a schedule – and oh, yeah, I’m supposed to be following it. The First Fail One of my favorite things is to send cards to my clients. My favorite is calling and singing happy birthday ...
New Way To Network?
You Need A Blog So I’m talking to Donna, a friend I met while networking. “How’s it going?” “Not great.” I say, “You’ve got to come up with the next Pet Rock.” “I did. But I can’t do it by myself.” “You need a blog.” “How do I do that?” Here we go… Cowboy Up I have a tendency to ...
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Get What You Deserve
Timing Isn’t Everything I was adamant that now was not the time to change brokerages. I thought: I should be focusing on getting business not new business cards; getting boxes for clients, not for myself. But I needed something. I soon discovered it was an attitude adjustment. Change Is Good? I was at the same brokerage for ten years. Obviously, ...
Strong Foundation Required
Solid The word foundation has been swimming around in my head for days. Houses need them and so does a real estate business – really, any business. So how do you create a good solid – no, a concrete-solid business? Where do you start? How do you start? What works and what doesn’t and how do you know? Basics? For ...
Avoiding The Green Reaper
Am I Fooling Myself? I can find a thousand things to do to make the day go by. I get an A in paper shuffling. Sometimes I look at the clock and have no idea what I did all day but, boy, was it long and exhausting. With the advent of my blog, now I can actually say I was ...
Death and…
Putting documentation together for an audit is the biggest P in the H I’ve been through in a long time – even as Realtors who each go through a tree a week in contracts and disclosures – this beats it. So to save you from some of the hair pulling and headaches, I’ve come up with my Top 10 Lessons ...
My New Year’s Resolutions
Last year Mariana and I – holy tomato. It’s been a year – had a great time with New Year’s resolutions. Because I’m so particular (read anal) about being orderly and symmetrical, my list must be sequential. So without further ado… 1. I will return calls when I get around to it. 2. I will leave a message while driving ...
Are You Open For Business?
Are The Lights On? Last night I ran some errands for a ornament making party I’m having Thursday night. Off to Micheal’s I go. I get there and the whole place is dark. No lights in the parking lot. The Micheal’s sign is off. All the windows are dark – blocked with shelving. If it wasn’t just 5:30, I would ...
Thailand: Americans Are Scared – Want To Come Home
This is not typical Ag but I hope you’ll allow me. I did get a hall pass, you know. But I don’t think this will excuse me from writing my regular post. This is Michele. One of my dearest friends. She was supposed to be home from Thailand yesterday. At this point we have no idea when she’ll be home ...
I’d Rather Have A Mojito
First, Often, Best “Never believe any statistics you haven’t falsified yourself.” I don’t know who said it first but I like to say it often. Kris Berg said it best. Where you get the info, how you calculate and interpret it are all a part of determining how to twist it up like a wet dishrag. Give Me A Bud The list of sites ...
Real Estate And Garbage
There’s That Clock Again I know. I know. You’ve heard it a hundred-thousand times. But it’s a fact - times are a changin’. Change or join the ranks of those finding another job. You have got to wake up and smell the coffee. I spent an hour and a half in an office meeting – well, not really an office meeting. It’s supposed ...
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