If you are like me you have many profiles on the net…and yes some sites can and will share your information online.  I don’t know…I’m splattered all over the net from my real estate business license to personal information that other sites accumulate…I didn’t give them permission…the info is available and they helped themselves.  Trust me they are doing it to you too!

Type Your Name in the Browser and SEE who helps Themselves to your personal info. ..you might be surprised!

Let’s get real if I really wanted to be private I guess I wouldn’t be on the net or I wouldn’t expose myself the way that I have throughout the years.

Today nothing is private and if you have lots of friends online there is a chance they may be sharing your personal information and you might not be aware of it.  Doesn’t bother me…but it may bother my friends…

For All of My Private Friends – I Made Adjustments To FACEBOOK!

There is an awesome tool available called reclaimprivacy.org if these things matter to you.  Its very simple to use and will let you know the adjustments you need to make if you want to be “private”

Follow the simple instructions below but while you do it…make sure you are logged into facebook.

1. Drag this link to your web browser bookmarks bar: Scan for Privacy
2. Log in to facebook.com and then click that bookmark
3. You will see a series of privacy scans that inspect your privacy settings and warn you about settings that might be unexpectedly public.

Adjust your setting as you see fit…don’t worry…my friends info..is just between friends!

Are you a Miami Club or Bar owner?  We want you…No not to buy your bar…but we would like to use your bar for a daytime event…one that represents Miami in its truest form…Where possibly 200 Real Estate Industry professionals…can learn during the day and party the night away in true Miami fashion!

I’m Attending are you?

I’m talking RE BarCamp…Miami…

If you are a bar or club owner…and are looking for…

• Free P.R.
• Lots of world wide web exposure in blog articles, facebook, twitter and photos over the course of the next few months.  This event will take place September 14th, 2009.
• These events have many many after parties which means people spending $$$$.

We are looking for a facility that we can use during the day..for FREE or at a nominal cost.  An atmosphere that represents Miami..you know hot … hot ..hot…

Caliente!

If you are interested please contact Ines at Miamism dot com or visit the RE BarCamp/Miami site for additional details.   If you are reading this and know someone who owns a bar or nightclub in Miami we would love to hear from you too!

About The Author: Midori Miller is a Real Estate Trainer and writes and trains Real Estate Training and assists sellers in short sale situations. Midori is a Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker , License # BK645709 and a member of the Daytona Area Association of REALTORS. Contact midorimiller@yahoo.com or (386)453-3236.

Almost new home 3/2  in good condition features a living/dining room combo with open floor plan. Concrete block construction with 2 car garage. Split plan bedrooms and big back yard. Fridge, washer, dryer & alarm hardware does not convey. A must see asking $140,000.00

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Contributing Writer: Midori Miller is a Real Estate Trainer and writes and trains Real Estate Training and assists sellers in short sale situations.  Midori is a Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker , License # BK645709 at CENTURY 21 Sundance Realty and a member of the Daytona Area Association of REALTORS.

Today I spoke with a potential seller..an interesting conversation and quite typical.  Meaning two parties who want to sell a piece of property..but they do not agree on many things.

Now this property was not a high end property..in fact… the value is in the land…the problem with this property more than likely it would end up expired..it would be difficult to finance…and also to insure.

The property was rented and owned free and clear.  Imagine to my surprise  it was not a short sale but a property I didn’t think I could sell! 

Usually I ask a few questions…and then call back…I need to look at numbers..I need to look at all the numbers in the entire MLS.  I also need to be brutally honest with myself...so I can report back to the potential seller.

These days price reductions = Lost Property Value…price it right from the get go otherwise you lose the window!

Next I ask myself a few questions…Can I sell this property? and is it worth my time?  Will the seller cooperate and is it sometimes better to wait meaning the seller should continue to rent it out rather than attempt to liquidate if they expect x amount of dollars?

Sometime waiting can cost them more..I present the facts…all of them..from placing it on the market now vs. waiting…guess what NO GUARANTEES!

With selling…with property value… and with closing!

I also think about the inventory on the market…do they have a shot?

When I call back…I sounded negative…but in truth all I did was tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth..I am brutally honest!

No I didn’t think I could sell the property for what they wanted to sell it for…heck there was a property that was on the market for 988 days.

It wasn’t worth my time if the seller wouldn’t offer seller financing..more than likely we might get a contract…but without a cash buyer…it would never make it closing.

While they were in the ball park of their pricing..it would not be enough.  Especially since there were 264 other properties competing…yes all active the difference was most of the 264 properties were single family homes…yes they had a mobile home on a piece of land.

As I ended the conversation..I had to tell it like it was…I am more than happy to take a look at the property on Monday…please  talk to your family and consider holding a mortgage if not..you might have to find another agent.

Before I hung up the phone..I explained…that anyone can list a property….and you want to sell right and not just list it?  Of course!    Well I am in the business of selling and if I don’t think I can take it to closing…I’m not the person for you!

I apologized for sounding so negative.   Being brutally honest in real estate can save everyone time, money and energy!

Funny thing I explained I was not available over the weekend to look at the property..their final words, Can I call you sometime this weekend to just let you know what my family says?

If I took every listing that every seller offered I would have a huge inventory and not very many closings.

I won’t hesitate to be brutally honest and if the shoe were on the other foot…I would expect the same!

Contributing Writer: Midori Miller is a Real Estate Trainer and writes and trains Real Estate Training and assists sellers in short sale situations.  Midori is a Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker , License # BK645709 at CENTURY 21 Sundance Realty and a member of the Daytona Area Association of REALTORS.

It’s pretty easy when you enjoy it..when you fully understand it and reaped the benefits over and over again.  People ask me all the time,  how do you find the time?

Here are a few tips to keep the momentum going!

1.  Carry a pad in your pocket and if a topic, thought or idea comes to mind…write it down and take a few notes.  Sometimes those thoughts are forgotten because of everyday life.

2.  Once you have some free time and you want to get a jump start..put these thoughts into draft.  Edit at your leisure or when you have some time and post them.  I have about 12 posts in draft that are half way complete and if I have blog fog…I use one of those posts.  Trust me it happens so don’t waste good thoughts.

3.  Set up a blogging schedule…I like to post 2x’s a day if I can….once in the morning and once in the evening…or have a minimum number of visits works very well for me.  That means if my goals are to have 800  readers in a day between all of my blogs,  I might have to get  out a few extra posts.   Yes if you are blogging for business set some goals.

4.  Blog posts do not have to be just words, they can be a video or picture.   I like to post a wide variety so readers do not get bored!  I want them to stay. 

The more you do..the better you become…the more habit forming it becomes and the blogging habit becomes a part of your work day.

Yes I sometimes have a very long work day but I know the rewards will be splattered all over net FOREVER!  Cached on the Web!

And you have to ask?  How do you find time to blog?

Well just like anything else in business its a juggling act….a juggling act that is scheduled!