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A Cautionary Tale of Visionaries, Influencers & the Community

A Cautionary Tale of Visionaries, Influencers & the Community

The World Around Us As the twilight of the past decade draws upon us and gives way to the new; I’m giving a great deal of thought to the future.  I’m putting the final touches to my business plan and researching what is working for those who have found success in our business.  Strangely, this peering into the success of ...

Matthew Rathbun | 2010/01/01  | 22 Comments Real Estate

The First Step In Building Is The Foundation

The First Step In Building Is The Foundation

I’ve been working on building an empire. It’s still in the very early stages, in fact it’s still a long way off from an empire. Right now, it’s more like a small hut in the middle of the wide open plains inhabited by a nomad that’s still trying to figure out fire. I’m still a caveman and I’ve got a ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/03/25  | 18 Comments Highlights

Being known as the expert.

Being known as the expert.

As an agent, we’re expected to be the experts. Trust in an agent requires a certain belief that no matter what the situation, you, the agent, will have the expertise to guide the client through whatever comes along. We need to know our local markets, the national markets, home prices, contracts, title issues, mortgages – you can add whatever you ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/03/11  | 8 Comments How to

Curing the new agent RE.net jitters.

Curing the new agent RE.net jitters.

First a disclaimer: Although this article is all about ActiveRain, I in no way am attempting to advertise for them directly. I encourage all agents (myself included) to research what works for them. This post is just about what I’ve learned as I experimented with ActiveRain. Although the post will remain ActiveRain specific, that in no way is meant to ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/02/25  | 16 Comments How to