Real Estate Views from St Pete

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Mini Tripod

Yesterday at the CRS Sellabration I attended a panel on Technology Tools that Pay for Themselves, moderated by Mark Porter, with panelists Sam Miller, Doug Divitre and Pat Wattam. One of them held up a mini tripod, that looks like it was rubber. Since then, searching on the internet, I found this Mini Tripod by Vanguard. It sells for $1.73 and weighs .12 ounce - at that price you can get one for all your camera friends. I've never dealt with CyberGiftCenter.com which is offering this - has anyone else?
DocuPen RC800
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One of the agents sitting at my lunch table yesterday had a DocuPen scanner that was pretty slick. It looks like an oversized pen, sweeps down an 8. 5 x 11 page with one sweep, and can store over 100 pages before being transferred to your computer… more
Lots of Inventory doesn't mean you can play games
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Patricia Kennedy recently posted an article about You Snooze You Lose returning to the D. C. area. We're still in a Buyers Market in the Tampa Bay area, but that doesn't mean a buyer should go around making lowball offers and extend… more
Help in a down market
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When you're in a down market, it's often hard to feel up and optimistic. It's a great time to set up your systems and a great time to take courses to improve your education and give your new ideas. To maximize that - Take a class in an… more
Poke
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One of my favorite dishes is Ahi Poke (raw tuna with limu seaweed, onions, and who knows what else) and the best I've found it at a "hold-in-the-wall" restaurant in Waimanalo, Kimo'Z, on the island of Hawaii. The key is very fresh… more
It's nice to be away and have clients properly taken care of
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It's nice that clients think so well of you that they want you to handle things for them again, but sometimes it makes them reluctant to work with your team when you're away Clients were ready to look, but suggested waiting til I returned… more
Office Layouts
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So many brokers The Having a few or a handful of people sharing a space can also lead to good camaraderie and support, especially if the groups can self-choose who shares the space. When I first started with Merrill Lynch Realty in the mid 1980s, I… more
Where have Ethics Gone?
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Some friends of ours, who have been vacationing in the St Petersburg area, first renting for a month, and this year renting for a season, have decided that they want to buy a property here. They think they want a condo, but might take a home, and… more
Another Voice on Florida's Proposed Tax Amendment
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Jackie Colson-Smith posted her view on this I voted No by absentee ballot before I headed to Hawaii to teach this CLHMS class and attend Sellabration. I started writing a comment but as it got longer and longer, felt it was due a separate post. I&… more
You never know where you'll find the WOW in customer service
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Today I flew from Oakland to Honolulu on Aloha Airlines Most of the process was pretty typical, though I appreciated that the flight attendants were always smiling, cheerful and helpful. Also nice was that the CEO had a short video to say Welcome… more