There many steps one must take when getting ready to rent your home. Many of us have experienced it first hand. Below is a fantastic info graphic I stumbled across and wanted to share. It serves as a great “quick overview” on the things you should remember when planning in renting your home.
What are your thoughts? Can you think of any other important things to consider when planning on renting your home?

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With the latest spikes and drops in the stock market, speculation in stock investment has gained a lot of media attention lately. So is it a wise decision? Which stocks should you invest in? Well, I am not a financial advisor so I am not about to go into depth, however one area many individuals decide to focus on in a growing stock market is penny stocks. On that note I recently stumbled across a great infographic which helps explains those who are not fully aware of what penny stocks …

A time of change can also be one of opportunity, but it sometimes takes real work to capitalize on opportunities when they arise. A season of fluctuating interest rates is one opportunity that can make a real difference for consumers, and it is a time when real estate agents can do their customers a real service.
Why Agents Are in the Right Place
Savvy consumers, whether they are homeowners or home buyers, tend to keep an eye on the state of the mortgage market. After all, interest rates are one of the …

Success in real estate is very much like cooking. You start with basic principles that always work (the recipe), add some personality and a variety of new ingredients, add to that your core motivating values and a coach that can help you make necessary adjustments along the way, and you’ll be headed in the right direction.

Addressing how your NEEDS effect your life and business.
I will be honest. I have an issue with not being in control… this shift in the real estate industry sent me in a tailspin and made it very challenging to earn the living I was used to over the past 6 years… as it did for many of you.  I have been in a funk the past few months.  That is the best way I can explain it.  I was stubbornly resisting the fact that I needed to revamp myself… which isn’t fun at my age, …

The new business fable Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business & Life is the foundation of a new fascinating 90-minute talk titled “Safari of Self Discovery.”
A distracted couple embarks on a three-day visit to Africa. While the husband bemoans the lack of cell phone coverage and is consumed with worry about his business thousands of miles away, his wife becomes immediately immersed in life in the East African plains. Slowly they gain wisdom from the wild animals they encounter and they find themselves revisiting many perspectives they …

 I am not talking about in listings or client’s homes (you should probably take your shoes off anyway.)   I am talking about taking them off at your own home before you even enter.  Not for the dirt or cleanliness of it…but for the warmth and relaxation of it.  I went through 20 years of hearing my husband’s shoes across the wood floors… for some reason this drove me mad.  Not that I didn’t love him, but here was the sound of work again.  His shoes reminded me of work while I was …