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Congrats on these exciting changes - I enjoy Joel's writings and can see Kris and Teresa hit the ground running with some great articles (which we all knew they would) - Great choices!! To Jessica - Good luck on your new ventures - enjoyed reading you here. Cyndee Haydon blog: http://www.ClearwaterRealEstateTampaHomes.com blog: http://www.SandbarsToSunsets.com
Kris, I'm with you. Yesterday I went to a Technology event at our board and the halls were lined with the usual fancy magazines, opportunity to sponsor homebuyer seminars (with 800 of your closest realtor friends) etc - no tech stuff. It was funny to see how many "experienced" agents arent' using technology at all - they were oohing and ahhhing over Youtube - OMG. The good news is it is definitely opening up opportunites of others. Everytime I see those park benches, big newspaper ads and more I always wonder about their "profitability" - GCI isn't really the only measure of a top producer in my book either. Cyndee Haydon http://www.ClearwaterRealEstateTampaHomes.com
Teresa, Boy are your comments timely. I just had some buyers I've been working with make and offer and get their feelings hurt when it wasn't accepted and felt used to they took a better offer. I explained to them that not everyone has the stomach for the emotional rollercoaster these short sales, foreclosures and the such can put you through when you are actually buying it as a resident (even if it's a 2nd home for you) versus a hard-core investor (to them it's all business). No matter how much you warn buyers about what the process is like and how it's no guaranteed bargain (Ex. Make an offer and it takes 5 months to close a short sale in a declining market) I can't tell you how many have been seduced by the media - thanks for giving a more accurate picture of things. Cyndee Haydon http://www.ClearwaterRealEstateTampaHomes.com
