Selling Tips, Staying On Top

I am not a huge basketball fan, but while watching the NBA all-star game with my husband, I noticed Blake Griffin was a powerful dunker—by far the best on the court. He would dunk, and then the other team’s stars would do the same but look weak by comparison. I asked my husband why Griffin made it look so easy, and he explained that Griffin is strong and can jump so high. I asked if someone could get to the NBA by just being good at one thing, specializing, and …

Staying On Top, Valuable Technology

As a realtor, you have a lot of small things that you do all the time—open lock boxes, measure rooms and furniture, consider mortgage costs, and more. Each of these things requires some time and often an additional tool. What if you could consolidate the tools required into your one ultimate piece of equipment—your smartphone? We’ve rounded up a few free and cheap apps that will help you have all the tools you need in one convenient place.
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We’re sure you have been there, dealing with a difficult lock box after …

Realtor Events and Offers, Staying On Top

We love when you bring clients to visit new homes at Highland Woods. First visits are always sweet, since home shoppers fall in love with the community, the beautiful new move-in ready homes available, as well as the variety of homebuilders available to build your client’s dream home. And we want to help make your visit even sweeter. This month, show your clients a new Highland Woods home, and we will give both you and your clients a sweet little gift to thank you for your visit.
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Staying On Top, Valuable Technology

They say “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but sometimes you have even more to say about homes for sale than what an image alone will show. Imagine being able to call out special features of a home that might not be obvious from a picture by itself, such as finishes, room sizes, ceiling heights, appliance brands—features that aren’t easy to display in a picture. We recently found a free web tool called “Thinglink” that allows you to add hotspots to any image so users can click to find …

Realtor Events and Offers

Our Overstreet Designer Home at Highland Woods in Elgin is so stunning, we wanted to invite all realtors to take a tour. Join us Monday, February 4 from 11 am-2 pm to check out the 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 3-car garage home available now for $419,900. Located in the Graystone neighborhood of Highland Woods in Elgin, IL, part of Burlington’s Central School District 301, the Richmond is perfect for families, and formal or informal entertaining! As a thank you for your visit, every realtor who registers at the open house …