Ken Brand - Kens411

Thanks From A Job Well Done

AS we receive these letters from your "Appreciative Clients" we'll post them in "Our Clients Speak" photo album.

It located on the right hand side of this page...just scroll down a bit.

If you have a note or letter from an "Appreciative Client", share it with me and I'll post it.

Our collective dedication to doing a freeeekkkkkinnnng ammmmaaazzzziinnnng job is what will

keep up us all on top of the Real Estate Services Game. Let's get out there and make contact, have conversations, make a connection and discover how we can help and serve.

Monthly Market REports

Our monthly Market Reports should drop at our office the first of next week.   The market is really "frothy".  Let's get out and find someone who needs help.

No Excuse

When the Spanish explorer Cortez landed at Veracruz, the first thing he did was burn his ships. Then he told his men: "You can either fight or you can die." Burning his ships removed a third alternative: giving up and returning to Spain. Sometimes it takes more creativity to get rid of excuses than it does to come up with the idea. What three factors will make it difficult to reach your objective? How can you get rid of these excuses? What's the biggest excuse holding you back?

Check it out:   Link: Creative Think.

Going UP, UP, UP!

Our real estate market is boiling over with opportunities.  As I posted previously, sales are exploding...well positioned listing inventory is being gobbled up...yea!  If ever there was a time to really redouble our efforts to take new listings..the time is now.   Equally critical...taking advantage of this "frenzy" to insure our sellers get their properties SOLD for Top Dollar...right now.

According to MLS stats, current listing inventory in The Woodlands is 1,000 properties.  The Average Number of Days On The Market  for an active listing  is 99 Days.  The Average Number of Days On the Market for Listings that have Pended/Sold this year is 90 Days On The Market. 

What does this mean to you/us/our sellers?

If we/you have an active listing(s) that has been on the market for more than 99 days...it's wise to reevaluate the situation and take immediate action to reposition your listing.  In an obviously  hot market like this...with your expertise and our collective marketing dominance...our/your listings should sell faster than our competitors and the MLS average (2004 results show we outperformed  every competitor in this category).

I've run an MLS Listing Inventory  report which includes the Number Of Days On Market for each of our/your active listings...I'll put this report in your in-box...take a look.  If your inventory is fresh...awesome...run out and get some more.  If your inventory  needs refreshing...click here for  Strategy and click here for a "Check List"...then develop a plan to reposition your listing.  If you'd like,  I would be happy to visit and help you brain storm, strategize and plot your success. If you're name does not appear on our Listing Inventory List...RUN don't Walk...make contact and find someone to help.

Thanks for all you do...I wish you growing success.

P.S. David Knox has a couple of great DVDs that you may want to share with your sellers - Pricing Your Home To Sell and Preparing Your Home To Sell.

It all starts with "Contact"

It's just one big circle....pretty simple really.  Just go out and meet people, be curious, be helpful...everything else will take care of itself.  It all starts with "CONTACT". 

Jump UP...get out and about!

_ _ _ _ _ _ Anyway.

Kirsten, who has some insightful savvy, shared this with me...I'll share it with you.

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.
~Mother Teresa

Zilch = Yummy

Check this out...our very own Marcy Johnson has created a tasty answer to your Margarita prayers.  Tastes Great...Guilt Free.

Click here for the story.

Click here to try some.

Can you feel it?

A quick MLS Study
The Woodlands - Single Family - Listings Pended

Holy Cow!  According to MLS...the number of listings pended in February 2005 are projected to vaporize the sales results from February 2004.

We are talking about a Gaudy, Humongous, Go Rent An Armored Car to transport your CASH, Eye Popping...35%+ Improvement!

That's right, this month, listings pended in our market place are up 35% compared to last year.  If you are not experiencing the same POWERFUL SURGE in your business....please, please, please...CLICK HERE.

You're the best...you deserve success...make it so!

 

When?

Being the incredibly successful, service oriented, high flying, Top Performer that you are...keeping on top of all our team/office opportunities, commitments and events can be daunting to say the least.  Wouldn't it be great if there was a simple, time saving, available anywhere, 24/7, ONE CLICK way to find out the dates of times of all the stuff going on in the office and the company?

Walllaaaaaahhhhh....our new on-line calendar. Just CLICK HERE.   Also, you'll find the same link on the right hand side of this web page...under "Schedules...When Is?

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions...just leave me comment.

Welcome Aboard - Ruthann McGee

Say hello to our new team member, Ruthann McGee.  Ruthann was born and raised in Conroe and has lived in The Woodlands for a total of 10 years.

Ruthann, her husband Don and their three kids ( Carl -16, Reagan - 11 and Haley - 9) live in Peaceful Canyon with their dog Max and Sally the cat.

The McGee family attends Stone Bridge Church, love to travel and are avid Skiers.  Ruthann enjoys running, great music and socializing with friends.

Welcome aboard Ruthann and congratulations on your first of hundreds of new listings.