Journal

Home Inspection before listing? Sure!

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:23:57 +0000

I wrote a little ad piece for the Cary News this week, in the “Consult a Specialist” Q&A section.

Paperless? No. Less Paper? Yes!

Mike — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:45:00 +0000

I have this great client, Mark. We worked together to get him a renovation project, and succeeded in finding a dandy. (more…)

No photos or bad photos in listings?

Mike — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:48:04 +0000

Too often, homes go up on the MLS with no photos, or with really bad photos. I wonder why? (more…)

705 N Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Mike — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:18:14 +0000

We just reduced the price to $365,000 for this lovely home. (more…)

Land Ho! Selling Dirt…

Mike — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:45:39 +0000

Some agents avoid land and lot sales. They don’t understand it.

Some agents pursue land and lot sales, because they think it should be “easier.” Dangerous thinking. It isn’t “easier.” (more…)

Business and Best Affordable Suburbs

Mike — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:01:54 +0000

It’s hard to beat.

Forbe’s ranking of the Raleigh/Cary metro area as #1 in the USA for Business and Careers was just the ticket. It comes on the heels of last May’s BusinessWeek.com mention of Cary as one of the Best Affordable Suburbs in the South. (more…)

Raleigh/Cary Metro Area #1!

Mike — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:35:09 +0000

That’s what Forbes magazine says.

We are #1 in the USA in Best Places for Business and Careers. (more…)

A year in photos with Flickr.

Mike — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:04:46 +0000

With over 3,000 photos posted, and over 8,000 views of photos, I have to say I really have enjoyed my first year using Flickr. I have the Flickr Pro account, that offers me unlimited monthly photo posting for only $24.95/year. A bargain, I think.

Flickr has served me many ways: (more…)

Because I was asked…

Mike — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:06:08 +0000

A great client asked me where he could offer a testimonial for my services. Gratefully, I figured I should accommodate him. So here we are. Hoping I am worthy…

I sure hope he remembers Claire Hanes, my great closing coordinator.

Real estate isn’t war. I don’t “Capture” folks. Clients are not prisoners.

Mike — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:10:10 +0000

People are increasingly wary of web sites that require registration, particularly real estate sites that want their personal information as the ticket to searching for homes.

That wariness is warranted. Agents are taught to “capture” visitors; that it is good business to “capture” them to be able to stalk them for business. (more…)