Crystal Saves The Deal

Today was such a wonderful day I got to spend the morning with my 3 year old daughter, take her to school, reenact our favorite story the kissing hand and then head off for another wonderful day at the office. As I drove to the office i realized I had a luncheon to attend and it's times like this I'm always questioning what's the best use of my time..Should i got to the office and do "work" or go to an event someone took the time to invite me to. Well I attended the luncheon and had a wonderful meal filled with enlightening conversation and good humor. This was another affirmation of the importance of building relationships and the personal contact. As Realtors we are  constantly battling what's the best way to stay in business. We go out of our way (and out pocketbooks) to pay for nice websites ( http://www.westlawrencehomes.com/ ) , go on top real estate websites and battle out with our collegues to own the most shares of leads and spend even more money o...

I am so excited to see all the real estate activity going on right now in Lawrence, Ks. I was in the office in the midst of a snow storm and wasn't alone while several agents were turning in earnest money and submitting contracts to their respective buyer/sellers. What these clients have working for them is they have a team of people working to assist them in selling their home! When you decide to list your home for sale by owner most people are motivated by the desire to save money and believe that since they have already bought or sold a home they can handle the intriciate nature of a real estate transaction. There are many benefits to working with an agent and I can't say 100% that every seller needs to list with an agent but in most cases working with an agent to sell your home will net you more money and sell your home faster than going alone. Here are the top 5 reasons to list with an agent Working with an agent allows you to utilize a trained professional expert ad...

Are you ready for 2011? What are you going to do different in 2011 to make it a better year than 2010? Most of us set goals to lose weight, make more money and most importantantly make more memories with those we love! For me i'm so blessed to be in an industry that I can help people with their biggest decision whether it is time to buy or sell a new home. Not that all my blogs have to be about Real Estate but since that is such a big part of what I do it seems to stray that way...LOL.. But my goals for 2011 are as follows: Work out at least 4x a week, healthy body creates a healthy mind... and so on Spend as much time with my little ones as possible and be a positive role model for my 3 beautiful daughters Find a way to whisk my husband away for a romantic getaway sometime this year Enough about the personal side of me, here's my real estate goals for 2011 I am going to help 30 homebuyer's or sellers in their quest to finding a new home in 2011 I will personally ...