Q: “Denise, I have been working with some buyers for a few months now in a highly-competitive market. We have written a few offers and have not been anywhere near the top of the pile of offers that have come in. Despite this, they aren’t understanding the reality of the situation. Just today they wanted […]
Posted in Ask Denise, Buyers 
Tags: difficult clients, homebuying, Market, market conditions 
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Q: “Denise, I caught your Denise Live this week about how recognizing someone’s personality can help you communicate better and I am looking forward to your four-part series on this! I am a promoter and have a senior seller who worked as an engineer all his life. Although he appreciates the work I am doing […]
Q: “Denise, I am trying to target sellers in the upcoming year like you suggested, but my challenge is creating an actual list of targeted sellers. I am a classic car hobbyist and I work with other classic car hobbyists to find properties with very large garages or a separate shop. Ideally, I would like […]
Q: “Denise, I made a decision! I am tired of being in limbo with COVID and wondering when things are going to get back to normal. I have decided to assume that nothing is going to go back to normal until the end of the year and if it does before then, I will be […]
Posted in Ask Denise Tags: client care, covid business, covid-19, current events, expectations, new normal, stress management No Comments »
Q: “Denise, I work in a rural area that has a fair trickle of vacation home traffic this time of year, but I am shocked at the pace of this market. It seems like as soon as something comes on the market, it is under contract in a crazy short number of days. I thought […]
Q: “Denise, I have had a strong business for many years now and I am looking for a way to streamline my time. Not working with buyer leads seems like a great way to do that. I am looking for a buyer agent, but I am not sure what I should be looking for. I […]
Q: “Denise, I am five years away from retirement and I am trying to decide how much I want to ramp up my business before retiring. I am on track for a comfortable retirement, so I don’t need to ramp up for the money, but I do think I need to go out with a […]
Q: “Denise, I thought by now I would be spending more time at my actual office than my home office but it looks like we are going to continue like this for a while longer. For years my office has been a catch-all for things that don’t have a home in other parts of the […]
Q: “Denise, I am ready to establish a brand for myself and my business, but I am at a brokerage who “highly discourages” this and wants us to use the company brand. They even offer staff to help with things like creating flyers and marketing materials, but it all has to be in the company […]
Posted in Ask Denise, Branding & Design Tags: branding, brokerage branding, discouraged, office, office dynamics, personal brand, personal branding, rules No Comments »
Q: “Denise, I am currently cleaning up my database and I have a number of past client sellers who have moved out of the area. I am about to begin a mailing campaign to everyone in my database, but am not sure I should include people who no longer live here. What do you think?” […]
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