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To Listing Agents: How To Win Friends and Influence Appraisers

Mike Lefebvre is an “uncommon agent” with Hallmark Sotheby’s in the Boston area. He’s also a big Boston Red Sox fan which makes him alright as far as I’m concerned. He has the unique perspective of being both an appraiser and a Realtor. We’re happy to have him as our guest here on Real Estate Radio [...]

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It’s All About the Net!

I have a soft spot for FSBO’s. Before I was selling real estate, and I was simply appraising it, my wife and I sold our very first home all by ourselves in West Roxbury, MA. The buyer who ended up purchasing the home told us she had an agent representing her. But considering she found [...]

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Real Estate Recruiting in a 2.0 World

I recently got a promotion that started on Twitter. Most of you who know me, know I am still fairly new on the sales side of the business (my background is in real estate appraisal). In fact, on June 4th, 2008, I wasn’t even one full year into the business when an anonymous tweet came [...]

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Oh, By The Way…I Liberated Myself Today

When I signed up with my broker just about one year ago, it was mandatory to enroll in Brian Bufinni’s “100 Days to Greatness” training. First day on the job, I was throwing down an extra $400-something in the hopes of obtaining “greatness” in 3 months or so.

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The Battle For Transparency

“Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.” -Harry S Truman Apparently, I have roused the ire of the old guard. My forward-thinking marketing tactics have stirred up a certain level of disgust in some colleagues across the nation who [...]

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An Appraiser Bites Back!

  I’ve never met Jennifer Allan, but I like Jennifer Allan. I like her website. She left me some constructive, well thought-out comments on a recent post of mine, which I really appreciated. I like her writing.

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How To Stalk a Keynote Speaker

David Meerman Scott will be keynoting the NAR convention this November in Orlando, FL.

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100 Words To Greatness

Once they sign on, my brokerage requires that all new agents enroll in a very popular real estate training program. It’s a fairly hefty charge on your credit card right out of the blocks amongst all the other initial investments a new agent must make embarking upon this career.

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YouTube Meets Pop-Up Video

How cool is YouTube’s new annotation feature? Answer: Very cool.

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What Your House is NOT Worth.

Being both a licensed real estate agent AND a certified residential real estate appraiser, I’m often the “go-to guy” for all questions of valuation from my colleagues in the office, my buddies at poker night and the lady bagging my groceries.

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