Charlotte Property Management Weekly: Rent-To-Own- A Great Lead Generator for Traditional Brokerage!
During the webinar, the host asked the presenters what percentage of their company’s revenues came from lease options. The other presenter quickly answered, “100%.” I thought about it and said “15-20%”; afterwards, I felt like a fraud. Why was I asked to participate as a “lease option expert” when 80-85% of my company’s revenues derived from elsewhere?
Learn MoreCharlotte Property Management Weekly: “Cash for Clunkers” Predicts a Cloudy 2010 Housing Market
“Can’t Believe You Still Have a Job” Award of 2009: Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” sales forecasting team. As they projected a total 7-week program amount of $1B, they ran out of money before the first week was out and had to go begging Congress for $2B more.
If “prognosticatin’” is your game, and you’re off by that much, you probably need to find a new job- you just ain’t that good at it.
Learn MoreCharlotte Property Management Weekly: Thankful for an Awful Year: Top 2 Business Takeaways from 2009 (Part 1)
“Oh… Deck the halls with boughs of holly (picked for free from the yard), fa la la la la, la la, la, la… ‘Tis the season to (fake) be(ing) jolly, fa la la la la, la la, la, la… (“Unthankful” Charlotte Business Owner)
“…give thanks in all circumstances…” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
“Left a good job in the city
Learn MoreCharlotte Property Management Weekly: How Rudy Giuliani Gained Market Share during 9/11
“I just spoke to that guy last week; he was going to look at houses with me. Now he won’t take my calls and has reportedly been cavorting with a member of another realty firm. Scandalous!” (Unhappy Charlotte Realtor who just lost a client)
When the September 11th tragedy happened, everyone was shocked. I was living in New York City at the time and was up in Stamford (CT) that morning on a sales appointment. It was surreal.
Learn MoreCharlotte Property Management Weekly: Controlling the Public’s Thoughts About You: The Michael Bloomberg Way
“I am the best Realtor in town! Why can’t anyone figure it out?” (frustrated Charlotte Realtor)
Michael Bloomberg, the current Mayor of New York City, came to fame as the founder of Bloomberg, LP. His company builds and maintains data terminals for members of the financial community who need access to real-time financial data. He built this from nothing to a $10B+ company in around 20 years.
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