Check out the interviews from YPN’s “Reception on the Rooftop” at San Diego’s Hotel Solamar during the NAR Annual Conference and Expo, Nov. 13, 2009. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the next Annual Conference in New Orleans, Nov. 5-8. 2010!
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
By Laura Rubinchuk Has anyone told you recently that you may sell real estate, but you’re actually in the lead generation business? Yeah, it struck a chord with me too. Your next closing could be, and ideally would come from, your next lead. So how are you generating leads? I like to the think of it as a big circle …
Hocus Pocus Focus: Use Caution in Your Business
By Jeremy Williams After receiving a multitude of sales calls this week from various vendors across the nation, I came up with the new phrase “hocus pocus focus.” Normally I would hang up the phone with one of these sales representatives after politely saying that I am not interested at this time. But this week I listened to their pitches. …
Mark Your Calendars and Be There, Ya’ll
By Maura Neill Sure – the economy’s tanked, your market stinks, and money’s tight. I get it. But pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get on down South, ya’ll, for two of the best events you’ll attend all year. If you’re like me, you’re carefully planning where and when to spend not only your money but also your time. …
Don’t be Avril Lavigne
By Nobu Hata I got stuck watching the Olympic Closing Ceremony and the highlight – for me – was watching how uncomfortable Avril Lavigne looked singing her hit opus “Girlfriend.” It was painful watching the once married, now divorced, 26-year-old post-tweenage pop punk princess singing an ode to adolescent high school girlfriend jealousy, while looking – literally – like she …
Why I Wanted To Blog for the YPN Lounge
By Laura Rubinchuk I ran headfirst into my way into my real estate career. Back then, things like Facebook were used to stay in touch with friends and family, not to subtly remind people that you’re in a referral-based business. Twitter was a new concept many people viewed as a waste of time and way for people to know what …
Google Buzz…Not Killing Anything Except My Time & Patience
By Stefanie Hahn I am a Google Gal to the core. I love *most* things Google. Needless to say, I was excited when I heard about the possibilities of Google Buzz, the new micro-blogging tool to come from Google HQ. In the weeks leading up to its launch the rumor on the street was that Google Buzz could kill Facebook …
How Not To Sell a House
By Dan Iampieri 10.) Price it higher than what your agent recommends. 9.) Make your home unavailable for showings. 8.) Sell it yourself. 7.) Display family pictures and religious items (Also, consider leaving delinquent IRS statements on coffee table). 6.) Leave your barking dog in a crate in the kitchen. 5.) Leave the toilet seats up. 4.) Smoke in the …
Market Does Not Matter
By Jeremy Williams I encourage you today to fit in your schedule a time to drive to a parking lot of one of the most trafficked places in your community. Park your car. Turn off your cell phone. Clear your mind from your daily activities. This is an activity where the requirements are simple. Open your eyes and watch. What …
Whoa! Unexpected Moments Showing Homes
By Brooke Wolford Random things are bound to happen when you show homes. There are always the typical things… the pictures online do not match the house, they didn’t show the dead squirrels hanging on the wall, they didn’t say that people smoke in the house, etc. Recently, in one day I had the most abnormal things happen with one …