By Brooke Wolford I was recently working in my office and got to thinking as I look around at all the other practitioners. All but a few had a relative who was able to mentor them. Then I look at myself… I am flying solo here. I was lucky enough to start out in the closing end of the business …
Learning Valuable Lessons, Part II
By Brooke Wolford Back in January, I wrote a blog post about a recent dispute I had with another practitioner. At the time, the incident had just happened and it hadn’t been completely resolved. Things are finally getting pieced together. The whole situation was a hard thing for me to go through. My fellow co-workers had always given me respect …
Whoa! Unexpected Moments Showing Homes
By Brooke Wolford Random things are bound to happen when you show homes. There are always the typical things… the pictures online do not match the house, they didn’t show the dead squirrels hanging on the wall, they didn’t say that people smoke in the house, etc. Recently, in one day I had the most abnormal things happen with one …
I am Sold on My YPN Group
By Brooke Wolford I was recently invited to attend my first YPN group in Minneapolis by fellow Lounge blogger Nobu Hata. As many of you know, the Minneapolis YoPros were just named Chapter of the Year — I now understand why. I went in not knowing what to expect. I have attended other local networking groups in the past and …
Learning Valuable Lessons
By Brooke Wolford So I recently had an issue in my office. My first ever dispute with another REALTOR®. I couldn’t believe that it would ever happen to me. So here’s the story. A client came into the office and ended up meeting with another practitioner. A couple of days later, I ran into him (we went to high school …
2010…It’s Waiting For You!
By Brooke Wolford It’s a new year, a new decade. As I look back at the past year, I reflect on all of the hard times. As REALTORS®, we faced some of the most difficult challenges in 2009. The bad media coverage, constantly having to defend ourselves, and insults on TV shows like “Cougar Town” and “Modern Family.” (These shows …
Being Business Effective via Social Networking
By Brooke Wolford Social networking to many is extremely confusing and some think is a complete waste of time. But it is there to help you brand yourself. There are so many sites and you must be active on all of them for it to be effective. Here are some ways to simplify the process and to get noticed: 1. …