by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 14, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Poster girl for the baby boomer generation, Coleen Brennan took up surfing when she was 50. She runs 6 miles every morning and skis or surfs on her breaks from work. Brennan grew up north of Boston but left home shortly after getting married. The couple ended up in...
by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 3, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
If you think you have to be the world’s biggest shyster to lose your real estate license, think again. An innocently placed word in a property marketing piece, a bit of carelessness with money, or an unintentional omission of a material fact about a listing could land...
by Shannon O'Brien | Sep 26, 2013 | Lead Generation & Nurturing
Buying a home is a process, with time-tested and well-defined steps. Good agents counsel their clients on the process, outlining the steps they should take – and in what order – to reach their goal. Don’t surf the Internet for houses, for instance, until you’ve...
by Shannon O'Brien | Sep 23, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Growing up, military brats experience a lot more than seeing the world. The discipline that the military parent learns is passed on to his or her offspring, which has served Renee Helten of Keller Williams in Englewood, Colo. well. “I grew up all throughout the United...
by Shannon O'Brien | Sep 19, 2013 | Websites
Sure, it may sound trite, but it’s nonetheless true: Agents have a love/hate relationship with the national real estate sites. ActiveRain is full of complaints from agents regarding the mistakes commonly found on the sites and about how chasing after these dead-end...