About Denton County, TX

Often overlooked in the increasing number of people looking to just "rent a place for awhile" is the use of a Realtor. Many turn to signs in the front yard, Craigslist, some of the Rental web sites, classified ads, Apartment Finders, etc.

It is true that since Realtors work off commission they would represent a client in those properties that are listed or in some manner would pay a fee for bringing a new tenant to sign a lease. But

REALTORS Assist Tenants With Rental Homes Too

They can perform showings, work through contract paperwork, narrow searches down by property type like townhome/condo, home, duplex, triplex, fourplex. Zeroing in on special needs like school district, or size or maximum rent payment makes them invaluable.

And lest you think some Realtors turn their nose up about smaller commissions compared to listing and selling expensive homes, many repeat customers later on down the road come from the rental market.

Feel free as a consumer to find a hard working Realtor to make your search and your move in date a lot faster than without using them. Like a buyer, most typically the commission is paid by the owner of the property so what a deal!!

If you were to grade yourself in several areas of your life would you get an A+??

Professional skills, how you are doing with your relationships, your finances, your exercise, your personal development, on track with your goals? What grade?

In reality it irks me personally when I don't get that A+. We are truly in competition mainly in life with ourselves in most instances although everyone thinks they are competing with others. Not as often the case as you may think.

For example in taking a real estate exam someone says you need a 70 to pass. I want a 100 and when I get a 97, I want to know which questions I missed.

Excellence in all its forms in life is not hard to achieve if we do our best with what we are gifted with. In all areas of our life will we hit the high mark? Well, not at first. But we can be the BEST in all those different areas if we keep trying. We have to WANT IT!!! BAD. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. Don't confuse excellence with PERFECTION. Strive to be the best but don't become an obsessive person.

People will notice your excellence in whatever areas you achieve it in. Why? Because so many just settle for mediocrity. Or worse, sub-par or laziness in thinking and achievement.

So when you are hitting on all cylinders, what then? Cruise and brag to everyone how great you are? Absolutely not. First off, you will have to stay sharp and practice and continue to learn to stay in top form. But secondly, and more importantly being excellent allows you to be of great service to others. Imparting your knowledge, being strong with an assist to the weaker, a huge smile to the downtrodden, a bit of wise counsel to the forlorn. Always strive to be the very best YOU. It is what the world so very much needs to witness.

It was what you were designed to be.

Chemistry definitely has a role in selecting a real estate agent. It even starts with the presentation to the public from their web site to a profile description of what they say they specialize in. A younger person may want a younger agent. An individual that wants personal attention might completely steer clear of a team or large group type of agent because they feel they are too impersonal. A shy person may run away from a high ego TOP PRODUCER. Someone wanting to buy farm and ranch properties would shun the residential specialist.

Even marketing yourself with years and years in the business may be a turn off to someone who perceives you don't have the marketing prowess to use the latest tools for the greatest effect for Internet exposure in selling your property.

I have asked clients why they "didn't" chose a particularly well qualified Realtor. Well, some said, it looked like all they did was have listings and lost touch with showing homes and working with buyers. On and on it goes. Many agents with longer careers in the business get dulled to fresh eyes looking at what their materials actually say they are targeting, not realizing that if they do work with buyers but their materials don't say that, they are losing business.

So have another person with neutral eyes review your materials from time to time and tell you what THEY think you are trying to attract into your life and business as your "ideal client." People don't have to work with any agent out there. And Realtors should know who their ideal client is. Some like vanilla, some like chocolate ice cream. It is not a right or wrong, but just trying to get a good match out there for everyone with the business.

My good friend, Realtor and Active Rainer Susan Mangigian reminded me the other day about the interchangeable spelling between God and Dog. We need to

Be The Loving Reflective Mirror People Need In Their Lives.

All of us have good in us. Sometimes it takes another with a tremendous amount of unconditional love given to you for you to feel good about yourself again.

Dogs are masters at this. God is too.

But for the rest of us flawed human beings we need to work at this. Just think of an image of a dog and you'll have your loving mirror self down. Touch people this way. You'll change individuals, one person at a time. And you'll make a real difference in the world.

All we need is love!!