Mom Was Right!Posted: December 09, 2010 at 12:32 PM by Jonathan FeistWe all grew up with our mothers telling us certain little ditties that have become as familiar as Shakespeare quotes. Much of what we were told as children has great application for how we conduct ourselves as real estate professionals. A great example I heard the other day was “If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you?” and I thought, you mean like if every other real estate agent took overpriced listings, why shouldn’t I? Taking overpriced listings is not good for anyone. read more |
YouTube Can Help you Sell Your Homewww.youtube.comPosted: November 24, 2010 at 11:55 AM by Jonathan FeistYoutube.com: for many people it’s the place you go to see crazy videos of cats or of people falling and singing off-key. But increasingly, it is becoming a place for people to do business. And one of the ways that people are using it for business is by showing off real estate.For instance, the site Realestate.com offers a youtube channel for all of its listings. The videos show pictures of the home and provide many of the relevant details that buyers would be interested in. The benefit is that t read more |
Understanding What You Already KnowPosted: November 24, 2010 at 11:30 AM by Jonathan Feist Reality TV has “The Worst Handy Man” and I suspect that other “Worst of” TV programs might be possible too! Experience shows that “DIY” (Do it Yourself) disasters happen because people underestimate the work done by others.I have been studying Real Estate for a few years now and in addition to my training for legal contracts, building concepts, marketing methods, Government requirements and negotiating principals there are some important aspects of applied read more |
Open Houses - Pertinent in This Day and Age?Posted: November 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM by Jonathan FeistA lot of the old-school methods of selling real estate in Mississauga are starting to go by the proverbial wayside. Bench advertising, although good for branding, does nothing to sell a home. Newspaper advertising still gets you a lot of dead leads, but the good ones are getting fewer and farther between. Even the more-recent method of keeping a database of agent email addresses and then sending each and every one of them a “Just Listed” EXCLUSIVE email… even this ploy has seen muc read more |
Winter Driving Safety TipsPrevent problems before they occurPosted: November 18, 2010 at 5:09 PM by Jonathan FeistIt is that time of year again in the northern hemisphere, the snow and temperature are falling and the roads are getting icy. I can think of three ways we can live with this: 1. Do nothing and hope for the best 2. Buy a snow blower and start driving south, when you meet someone that asks what that thing is, you know you can stop. 3. Prepare your vehicle and yourself for the coming months of winter wonderland. If we could all afford to go fo read more |
