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Here are two videos showing how easy it is to manipulate PDF documents using a Mac.  In these videos I also showcase the value of electronic signatures and eFaxing.
Video #1: Using PDFs on a Mac
Video #2:  Sending & Receiving electronic faxes
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We’re really excited about a new service we’re about to launch, called TheBestHomeSearchEver Mobile.  It will let you find the properties that are for sale near you, wherever you are.
TheBestHomeSearchEver Mobile runs only on iPhones right now; we’ll be adding Blackberry support within the next […]

Here’s a link on how to take pictures of rooms with big, bright windows that ironically make the room look darker when the picture is taken if not done correctly.
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I’ve written a detailed blog posting about our approach to referral leads. In this post, I’m going to expand on those thoughts.
Our attitude is that REALTORS should be able to focus on what they do best: negotiating transactions and closing deals with buyers & sellers who are ready to conduct business.
There are many […]

Anyone who is even mildly interested in how the real estate bubble, foreclosure crisis, and ensuing credit crisis happened absolutely must listen to this broadcast called “The Giant Pool of Money,” a joint broadcast between NPR and This American Life. It’s the most entertaining, educational 60 minutes you’ll have spent in a long time, […]

We now have an iTunes podcast!  You can find the link here (note - this link will open iTunes on your computer!).
We’ll be dedicating this podcast to publishing most of the audio content we’re also offering on our website.  The podcast is a great way to listen to real estate-related content while you’re on the […]

We find that about 2% of web-based leads usually close within 6 months. That’s 2 out of every 100 leads - pretty dismal. (It goes up to about 3% over a 12 month period, but still very low). For most Realtors, this conversion ratio is too small for them to bother putting much […]

We’ve cracked the “traveling salesman” computational math problem with our new, free-to-use optimal routing tool, www.IdealRoute.com. XKCD wrote a joking post on the issue of finding optimal routes. As the Georgia Institute of Technology writes:
“The Traveling Salesman Problem is one of the most intensively studied problems in computational mathematics. These pages are […]

These are unconfirmed at this point, but I wanted to get them out as quickly as possible because I heard them from a good source.  The new stimulus bill may provide:

 $3,500 tax CREDIT per year for 2 years ($7,000 total) for anyone who buys a foreclosure or new construction property
No pre-payment penalties allowed on future […]

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As I’ve written in previous posts, we’ve been doing a great job getting a high volume of quality leads in the door, mostly through some exceptional Google SEO work. As you can see by the picture at left, we have several hundred leads from a […]