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The Flip Side of the Bad Data Debate Cont. The Agent’s Fault…
Wrecking Listing Data’s Good Name? After some intense debate both on and offline about how third party media companies are wrecking the listing data’s GOOD name, we set out to find out some reasons that data inaccuracies seem to be common place on third party websites. We wanted to know how in the world it could be possible that sites ...
Real Estate, the French, and the Hollywood “Bowel”
Believe it or not, last week there actually was an ad in the MLS Caravan Express announcing a house where you could “Live Near the Hollywood Bowel.” It boggles the mind. I suppose the location was “easy in and out.” (Or maybe the agent hails from Flushing.) I am not sure how many of these MLS bloopers are foolishness or ...
The true test of any relationship.
Having friends is good. This topic is talked about all the time – the value of any relationship. Whether it’s our clients, our agent friends, our vendors, or the people we “meet” online, there is a value to having them. If there’s no value, then perhaps they shouldn’t be our friends – real or perceived. I got to thinking about ...
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Real Estate Agents Beware: Cute Kids Are Lurking!
Agents, beware! We all know children are darn cute…but they can do more damage than a Claymore mine. They are lurking everywhere, ready to set off small explosions while flashing irresistible, angelic grins. Be especially vigilant at open houses, or YOU may be the poor sucker who ends up on a milk carton. I offer you this report as proof: The Clock ...
Sex and Drugs and Real Estate
WARNING If your idea of real estate makes “Jack a dull boy”, please turn back now. I believe that if we can’t have a laugh once in awhile, we’re nothing more than stuffed shirts who take ourselves way too seriously. I am dead serious about my business, but I can also have a laugh with my friends, clients, and fellow ...
Real Estate Caravan From Hell Revisited
A few months ago I told you about the caravan with bats in the fireplace, but this story would make you wish for a bat…maybe even a pterodactyl or two. It takes place in Los Angeles of course. What better place to get a healthy heap of crazy on a sunny Tuesday morning? My friend told me the story, and ...
Words to Avoid in Real Estate
YIKES! This post in UnReal Estate was inspired by a recent conversation with an agent who told me that the house on the hill above was slipping, “but only a little.” I live in earthquake territory, folks. There’s no such thing as “slipping a little.” That’s like being “partially pregnant.” Thus, I asked around and gathered some contributions to the ...
“Nice to meet you!” Oops.
Today I shared some band stories. I stopped in the office to send off an offer and decided to spend the next few minutes in the office before I had to head out again. It was nice catching up with some of the agents as I hadn’t been in the office much lately. As happens when you put a bunch ...
HAM ON WRY
I have collected so many hilarious stories from my colleagues about open house debacles that I have titled this post, “Ham on Wry: It’s NOT a Good Idea To…” If you recognize yourself in any of these tales from the trenches, my advice is to plead the Fifth : It’s Not a Good Idea To: …To ignore the dead parakeet in the cage (Unless you ...
More Poopers, uh “Bloopers”
Back By Popular Demand: More Agent Bloopers You’ll Love! Here’s the list of this week’s best bloopers, which will surely make you all go running to your Spell Czech…uh, I mean Check: You’ll get a great feel when you enter. (Can I get that address again?) Need one moth to close escrow (Moth must produce tiny moth license.) Home of ...
Holy “change in the weather” Batman!
In real estate I find myself searching for sunny days. We all want to go back to the glory days of real estate when transactions were as plentiful as bailouts seem to be these days. I wasn’t around for those days, but like anyone with a license, I’ve heard the stories. Agents, kicked back in their chairs, surrounded by their ...
Can Ethics be Graded?
Who are these people? This morning I was reading “Nurses Shine, Bankers Slump in Ethics Ratings” from Gallup.com. My first thought, at the headline alone, was… well duh! Letting curiosity get the best of me, I read further. Of course, being in the Real Estate Industry I was curious as to where the Real Estate Agents placed. I’ll save you ...
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