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http://www.impactfactory.com/p/motivation_skills_training_development/fr...

Here's a simple truth: “There may not be any simple truths.”

Yet whether you’re selling ideas, your vision, yourself or your products or services, persuasion is often a matter of supplying shorthand ways of thinking about complicated problems, allowing people to quickly evaluate a complex situation and come to a decision.
That's why stories, analogies, and metaphors work so well.

As former General Electric CEO Jack Welsh said, "Simple messages travel faster, simple designs reach the market faster, and elimination of clutter allows faster decision making."

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http://www.motivational-talk.com/

Visualisation

This is the technque of seeing yourself in peak performance in your mind, creating a mental image of how you want to feel and perform in an upcoming performance. That performance can be anything from a job interview, sports event, speech, presentation. Any event where you have doubts about your performance and Where negative feelings tend to take over and consume you.

How to stop this visualisation. Put a picture in your head of the perfect performance and your most positive feeling at that time.

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only those who think and see big can grow big.

Here's the deal. A new Investor presented a deal to me that she put under contract. She ask me to not share her name because she feels really bad about how this deal has been going so far. She does allow me to share the info below, so here's her reply:

"First of all thank you! I know most of the people on here are great. Unfortunately I got one that wasn't. Here is the info and if you need anything else let me know. 821 Lincoln Green Bay, WI 54303 Contract for $37,000 ARV $92,000 Needs about $10,000 in repairs. I would like to close the earliest possible because the title co. is waiting on me to close!

I am looking for anyone who can help me with information on bird dogging? need to know about the .50 cents on the dollar after rehab? can anyone Help. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I already know how to do the comps/ locations/ costs of repair and other stuff, just don't understand the .50 on the dollar after rehab? PLEASE HELP.
Thank you
Nancy

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http://www.jimrankin.com/pdf_pages/Is_Your_Buyer_Qualified.pdf

Unless the buyer who makes an offer on your home has the resources to qualify for a mortgage, you may not really have a sale. If possible, try to determine a buyer’s financial status before signing the contract. Ask the following:

1. Has the buyer been prequalified or preapproved (even better) for a mortgage? Such buyers will be in a much better position to obtain a mortgage promptly.

2. Does the buyer have enough money to make a downpayment and cover closing costs? Ideally, a buyer should have 20 percent of the home’s price as a downpayment and between 2 and 7 percent of the price to cover closing costs.

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http://www.c21village.com/consumerA02.html

1. How long have you been in residential real estate sales? Is it your full-time job? While experience is no guarantee of skill, real estate — like many other professions — is mostly learned on the job.

2. What designations do you hold? Designations such as GRI and CRS® — which require that agents take additional, specialized real estate training — are held by only about one-quarter of real estate practitioners.

3. How many homes did you and your real estate brokerage sell last year? By asking this question, you’ll get a good idea of how much experience the practitioner has.

4. How many days did it take you to sell the average home? How did that compare to the overall market?

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http://www.kensingtonrealestatebrokerage.com/blog/low-cost-ways-to-spruc...

Make your home more appealing for yourself and potential buyers with these quick and easy tips:

1. Trim bushes so they don’t block windows or architectural details.

2. Mow your lawn, and turn on the sprinklers for 30 minutes before the showing to make the lawn sparkle.

3. Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.

4. Install new doorknobs on your front door.

5. Repair any cracks in the driveway.

6. Edge the grass around walkways and trees.

7. Keep your garden tools and hoses out of sight.

8. Clear toys from the lawn.

9. Buy a new mailbox.

10. Upgrade your outside lighting.

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http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20101028_staging.htm

Staging is a way for your home to stand out from the competition. It's a way for a buyer to see the true potential of your home.

1. Curb Appeal: A first impression happens only once! Prune overgrown plants and remove unnecessary clutter from your yard. For a finishing touch, consider painting your front door an attention grabbing color, like dark blue, red, or green.

2. Remove Clutter: Knickknacks, doodads, and bric-a-brac must go. When you put your home on the market, a showing could be scheduled at any point. So, for now, take a box and go from room to room collecting the extra "stuff." These baubles distract homeowners from seeing the actual room and space.

This article can be found at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230333950457556684230789066...

For the vast majority of homeowners, new questions about the state of foreclosures appear to be irrelevant. Few people seem to have been wrongly thrown out of their homes, and those who have been are generally months or years behind on their mortgage payments.

But the fallout from the crisis is beginning to be felt in real-estate markets across the country, particularly in places dominated by vacation homes and investment properties. Some of the worst-hit areas could be Western ski towns, because fall is the busiest time of the year for sales.