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I have a good memory and I often reflect to where I started so I never forget where I came from. It is fun and educational to reflect on our own personal growth and education through the years with Dean. When I was in corporate America, Dean appeared late night on television like so many others had first saw him. I had a great job and a great career and made very good money but I felt as though I had reached the pinnacle of my career in Accounting but I still hungered for something more.

Hey guys....I just posted my first ghost ads on craigslist.org a few minutes ago. I didn't post any pictures when I posted the ghost ads. Is this how everybody else normally does it or do you put photos in the ghost ads? Do you let the ad stay posted for the full 45 days or do you take them down beforehand? Any feedback on these matters is greatly appreciated in advance.

It’s a Mixed Bag for Housing
The housing market’s health is very dependent on where you live or who else lives there. Here are the Boom, Bust and So-So markets:
• Booming: Areas with growing tech communities, oil industry areas, and buyers over the age of 45 are creating boom markets.
• Busting: Over-correcting markets after the market crash. Areas like Phoenix, Las Vegas, and some areas of California are in this group.
• So-So: Areas in this group include those that came late to the bust and the recovery, areas already past the over-correction phase, and areas that pretty much stayed out of the major whiplash of the crash and recovery.

Office Leases Increasing

Stand Out In The Crowd

From the files of Bob Proctor:

Many years ago a young lady who was attending a seminar shared an interesting story with me. Apparently she and two or three of her girlfriends went and tried out for a place in a stage play. She got the starring role while her girlfriends were not even picked for the supporting cast. Opening night she said she was really excited but afterwards became very disappointed when her girlfriends never came out and supported her. She was explaining the situation to an elderly friend of her fathers named Hap. He wrote her a letter and she gave me a copy with her permission to share it with others. Read it carefully and think.

Dear Ann,

Hello DG Family!

I know there has been a lot of buzz and questions about what happened to the Send Me Away contest for the past year.

Not to worry, it will still take place. We should hear about the contest more in weeks to come; but this year, Dean didn't want the EDGE and Send Me Away to be combined. Deans team is growing and wants everything to be in place before announcing the finalists.

~Tammy
Kicking major RE butt right here in Los Angeles!

So after over 10 years and all of my adulthood of working in the financial industry, I FIRED MY BOSS!!!! My last day was 04/04/2014...one that I will never forget!

One of the most important steps to get moving in your business is to know where you want to go.
• What is your destination?
• What has to happen to get you to your destination?
• When are you going to start?
• How long will it take to get there?
• What kind of obstacles might get in the way?
• How are you going to overcome them?
• How important is it to you to get there?
Lots of questions; ALL extremely important to your business and what you want to achieve.
Here are 5 very important questions to ask yourself:

For several years now cash buyers have represented around 30% or more of all home purchases. These were mostly investors of course. Now a new report from RealtyTrac states that during the first three months of 2014, cash sales made up 43% of all sales, up 19% from a year earlier. The two main contributing factors are reported to be tough mortgage rules and intense buyer competition.

Hi everybody! Does anyone in NYC deals with a title company that offers low rates and a law firm that gets their percentage after the closing? Thank you.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the DG Moms a VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! I hope your day is/was filled with family, friends and loved ones.

Andy Sager
DG's AndyS