Doug Wolfe

WOW, I am at #REBCVB in Virginia Beach, this is brand new to me and it looks like it's new to just about everyone in the room. Lots of discussion on the uses of social networking and the usage of Facebook and Twitter. The biggest discussion so far is about personalizing your blog and discussions versus making it too much about a service you might be trying to sell. There is a guy here they call the realestate zebra. He has on an interesting jacket and seems to be the go to guy. Tina Merrit is here running the show and as always she is awesome. Some other people here are in there 70's,,,good for them! I will let you know at the end of the day what I got out of this camp.

We just finished tackling a bathroom remodel in our home. It didnt sound to tough when my wife and I talked about it, that's funny. We contracted with a plumber and a Tile Contractor, I can do the demo with my 12 year old son, how hard can it be? Oh my Lord! At first its not bad you kind of carefully take it apart and then quickly realize that it was built in the 60's and was not designed to come apart. Just tear it all out, walls, floor, its all got to go. We quickly realized the floor damage that was next to the iron bathtub, pull up all the floor, down to the beams. When the house was originally built it had a floor furnace, this means chimney, and it's in this bathroom. Tear out the wall and start removing the bricks. Our plumber came in and did all his plumbing stuff, then the tile guy came in, or should I say 2 of his workers did, they finished the job but the man I hired wasn't satisfied with the work and gutted it and started over again,,,you don't here that very often. Pull up the floor tile, the shower tile ,the pan, all the Duroc, its gutted! He did all the work himself, it is awesome. Advice: it will cost more then you plan for, the floor will be damaged more then likely, it is cheaper then a new house, and I'm a Realtor.

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I recently had an interesting discussion with my MAPS (Mega Agent Productivity Systems) Coach. He started the coaching call with the same question he always asks "Tell me something great since our last call?" I hesitated and said something, and he replied with "what's on your mind", I suppose by the tone in my voice and the lack of excitement in my response to his question he could tell I needed to share some thoughts with him. This being the first reason why you need a coach. I explained to him that I had taught a class earlier that day and the turnout was lower then I had wanted. He Replied " How many students did you want, what was your goal?", and he added " Don't say as many as possible!" I replied "I didn't have a specific number", he said "then I guess you hit it". WOW, I've been in real estate for 15 years and a manager for 7 of those years, the light bulb lit up! How could I be disappointed in hitting a target if I didn't have one? The second reason why you need a coach, he asks questions that make you think. This discussion continued into "What did you do to assure that you would meet your goal, if you had one?", "is the fault of agents not coming to your class yours or theirs?",,,It sounds like a leadership issue! This being the third reason why you need a coach,, he tells you things you don't want to hear! If your not using a coach,,,ask yourself Why?, if its about money, how serious are you in succeeding in your career? Tough Question.

Power Broker Report

The 2009 Power Broker Report is out from Rismedia. The most amazing thing about this report is how many times you see the name Keller Williams. Be sure to check out 2009 Companies to watch!

Check out this link for the report: http://tinyurl.com/dxsv6j

Go KW!