Category: Opinion

I said Good-Bye to Cisco Today

Image by reeltor99 via Flickr If we’ve not met, this probably won’t mean anything to you unless you’re a dog lover. If we’re friends, you may know that Cisco is a Black British Lab, who was a service dog for …

Is Your Moral Compass Broken?

I’m in San Francisco for the third ReBarCamp. As a result I got to hang out this weekend with my friend and partner  Ginger Wilcox, and spend time with her children and my friends Todd Carpenter and Andy Kaufman. While…

The More We Talk About Change in Real Estate The More It Seems The Same

Image via Wikipedia In a recent post in RealTown, Mike Bowler wrote a post about change in the real estate industry that ended up being more about his preference of educational choices then it was about real change in the…

Is Your Marketing Relevant?

Image by SAN_DRINO via Flickr I’m a fan of silly things – they usually make me smile , but sometimes I end up just scratching my head and wondering why people do silly things when they don’t intend to. And…

This is Why Brandie Young ROCKS!

Its the middle of a really busy work day, so obviously I need to check out what my friends are doing on Facebook (I am after all an American). And there is the lovely Brandie Young on my live feed…

Why Salespeople Make Me Hate Them

In a recent search, I noticed a post by another brokerage firm about a relationship with RealtyTrac that was promulgated by their national franchise. . It reminded me why I hate salespeople sometimes. This post would indicate to a real…

MisGuided Pride: Facbook and the Holocaust Deniers

Image via Wikipedia I know that this is my platform for writing about the real estate industry, bt today I just want to use this for a quick rant. In his blog TechCrunch, Michael Arrington recently wrote a great post…

To Our Military: Thanks for Your Service

Image via Wikipedia September 11, 2001 – was a world changing day. I remember going to work in my car listening to the Howard Stern show on the radio, when Howard started talking about a plane running into the World…

2009 HAS to be Better

Image by reeltor99 via Flickr 2008 was a tough year. And its not one I’m sorry to see leave. The challenges we face in business are justĀ  part of our business, which is now and has always been cyclical. ButĀ …

What Use is a Real Estate Saleperson?

Image via Wikipedia If you follow me in the world of social media, you know that I am a Twitter person. I listen, I comment, and I enjoy watching the stream This morning someone wrote “If Realtors are really successful,…