This article is part of an ongoing series that highlights and celebrates the women and real estate professionals of LabCoat Agents. Thank you for all you do! Someone asked what my background was before Real Estate. In light of Women’s History Month, a month-long celebration of the contributions women have had on the world, I […]
Thomas Edison said, “Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning, ”Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind” and Zig Ziglar said “Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set of goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.” My team and I have been doing […]
If you’re like me, you had that talk with yourself about how much more money you want to make this year. So, if I am to stretch those numbers and my paycheck into the stratosphere, how do I get my mind, body, and spirit to catch up? In November I work on my Growth Plan […]
Don’t you just hate it when you can hear your Mom in your inner voice saying, “Don’t forget to write your thank you notes.” My Mom has been dead for 17 years and it’s as if she never left the planet for all the “do this” and “don’t do that’s” that still go on in my 60-year-old head. Thank you notes are some of those […]
It’s August, and there are technically five more months to this year. In Real Estate, however, there are, in actuality, only three more months to generate revenue for your business in this calendar year. Real estate contracts written in November and December will typically close at the beginning of the new year. In addition, these last two months are […]
Do otherwise sane people you know and love turn into Reagan, the little girl from The Exorcist, when it comes time to sell their house? Do you wonder, “Did I say something that set them off?” Or in extreme cases, “Is Mercury in retrograde again” because all of your clients are acting unrealistic at the same time? As a new […]
Because I love any reason to throw a party, after I read Michael Maher’s The 7 Levels of Communication my first thought was, what a brilliant idea it is to host a housewarming party for your buyer. Growing up in Central Florida in the 1960’s we moved around a lot as my dad was changing careers from […]
No matter what your beginnings, where you grew up or your journey to where you are now, there have been lessons you’ve internalized along the way. Unconscious lessons that, when drawn upon, can be a bit of a surprise. In the beginning of my Real Estate career seven years ago, I never thought I’d be in a position to sell […]
Inevitably, when meeting with my clients, the question comes up: “Should I sell ‘as is’ or should I remodel?” Having lived through a number of renovations myself, I audibly or inaudibly quip, “What is your tolerance for pain?” Everyone laughs and we move on to the discussion of what would the return on investment for improvements be versus doing nothing but decluttering. Because it is still a seller’s market—for now—in certain […]