General Musings

“It’s a dry heat” is a ubiquitous phrase in Phoenix every summer. Like most stereotypes, it’s ever present because it’s true. To a point. “It’s a dry heat” works for me personally up to about 103 or 104. After that, it just feels hot no matter what, and my stock reply to “dry heat” is [...]

Today I’m attending an MLS sponsored real estate technology fair, and running into a lot of colleagues I haven’t seen in a while, as you usually do at these industry seminars. One Jonathan Dalton jokingly told me I’ve sounded waaaay too negative here on The Phoenix Agents lately.  It was meant as a joke and [...]

Recently I’ve had some interactions on the phone with a prospective client who wanted a bargain on Scottsdale condo. After the end of the final phone conversation with this person, I was left screaming obscenities, whipping towels at the bathroom counters, cursing myself for not being firmer from the get-go, and generally scaring my cat. [...]

We’ve all made mistakes.  goofed up.  dropped the ball. The real difference is what happens next. Some people make excuses, blame others, become argumentative, and fall back on "company policy". These people are short-sighted, and are usually underachievers. Other people readily admit their mistakes and jump through hoops to fix the error.  They might even [...]