Blog – Page 6 – Brokering Different

Time Is Of The Essence

By MatthewApril 23, 2020Real Estate

Let’s face it, being a real estate agent comes with its own unique set of challenges; finding new buyers and sellers, negotiating repairs, advising a party what is best for them as far as Repair Procedure or Due Diligence, and time itself just to name a few!Clearly there are many more challenges that we face […]

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Homeless After Tennessee Tornado

By MatthewMarch 11, 2020Community

While in Nashville, TN this past weekend for the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices annual convention, Kim and I had the privilege of eating at Tazza, located at 510 Church Street in downtown. Tazza is not one of those restaurants that seems to be extremely well known or sought after, but it was right across the street […]

Are The Right Tools in Your Toolbox?

By MatthewFebruary 6, 2020Real Estate

I grew up with a NAVY Trained airline mechanic, father. After the military, he decided to join a commercial airline company to work on their airplanes and specifically became an expert on the Boeing 727. He moved up in his career and was known as a crew chief, where he had about 15 men on […]

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For The Love Of The Game…Commit! Don’t Quit!

By MatthewJanuary 23, 2020Real Estate

When I was in Elementary school in south Florida I had an interest in playing baseball. I remember the very first time my father took me to my very first practice. It was on the baseball diamond at my school so there was a comfort level there. There was this black rubber stand on home […]

The Significance of a Blender and a Brokerage

By MatthewJanuary 11, 2020Real Estate

A few years back I purchased a Ninja blender from Costco. It was extremely expensive for a blender, but how often do you buy a one right? It had all sorts of settings and it could juice anything! I swear I think that thing could have juiced an old sneaker. But just like everything that […]

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait…But How You Wait Matters!

By MatthewJanuary 5, 2020Real Estate

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait…But How You Wait Matters! Kim and I were married on October 11, 1997. I was 23 years old and Kim was…(Nope, I won’t tell you her age – Happy Wife, Happy Life). Prior to our engagement Kim and I had an understanding that we wanted to raise 2 […]

Are You Riding The Real Estate Elevator Or Climbing The Stairs?

By MatthewJanuary 2, 2020Real Estate

I know that we just entered into the year 2020, but come back with me for a few moments to 1985. Picture yourself in a movie theater watching the fourth episode in the Rocky series. Do you remember it? Can you picture Rocky Balboa training in the Soviet Union in the middle of winter at […]

My Life Is Easier Because of Amazon! So Why Inhibit Change?

By MatthewDecember 29, 2019Real Estate

I remember years ago when I first saw Amazon online, my initial thought was this; why would I buy book online when I can simply drive to the local book store and buy a book? That is of course if I was a reader (Which I am not, but I am a very attuned listener). […]

Man Plans and God Laughs

By MatthewDecember 8, 2019Real Estate

It has come to the time of year where I ask each agent to tell me their goals for the upcoming year. For example, what sales volume are you striving for? How many units would you like to sell? What would you like your take-home salary to be this year? This year I asked a […]

The Law Of Receptivity

By MatthewNovember 29, 2019Real Estate

THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE GIVING IS TO STAY OPEN TO RECEIVING. Let me let you in on a little secret…this law that we will discuss today is the most difficult for me to grasp and put into words. It is the most difficult one for me to put into practice in my own life, and […]