Hi guys,

Some of you have already detected some errors and ommissions in Neil’s article but heck, Neil would never let a few extra facts get in the way of a good marketing strategy that helps position him as the RE Knight in Shining Armour!

That aside, I did think this particular line was a real “cracker”….
If that fails, the third step is…[Read more]

Hi guys,

Seeing as you’re all chatting about Uncle Neil J, here’s something you might find amusing… well I have anyway.

Yesterday I was banned from one of his “accredited offices!

Seems to me they just didn’t like the fact that I wouldn’t submit a “plain vanilla” offer – the main concern was that I wouldn’t put 20% deposit down with the…[Read more]

So far Muppett on page three has my vote! [:p]

Here’s some;

“Take your dog to obedience school, you’ll both learn something”

“Always wave at kids on the bus”

“Better an empty house than a bad tennent” (use after you burp!)

“Better to die on your feet, than live on your knees” ( I can hear Peter singing this )

“If you don’t believe in…[Read more]

Is wrapping good or bad? From the comments on here there appears to be two angles the response come from;

1) The actual system of wrapping
2) The person doing it (wrapper)

Don’t confuse the two as they are seperate.

The wrapping system is very fluid and despite the perceptions of some, there are no rigid rules on things like margins, markups…[Read more]

Too much is just enough!

Benson,

what conclusions did you draw from the article? []

Hi Ken,

This IS the land of opportunity. Believe me, for those who want to do it, there’s plenty on offer.

Now that doesn’t mean it’s easy for all or that everyone has the same opportunity.

Take any group of people, indigenous Australians, single white males, left handers, tall people etc and I’m sure you can come up with evidence how that…[Read more]

Celivia,

At risk of setting off a huge debate on this… I’ll say this.

The Russians wanted to get to the moon first and were “watching the skies”.

I would have thought they would have blown the whistle to say, heay, there’s no spaceship up there!

Maybe they were in on the joke too! []

paulpaul,

Neil is a real pro when it comes to marketing.

Some of what he has to say is very good and some of it is, in my opinion, sheer junk that simply appeals to the “easy thinkers” like many of our “current affairs” shows do.

It’s good that he pushes for better quality / standards within the RE industry. There are still plenty of agents who…[Read more]

Ken,

Welcome to the best country I’ve ever lived in and by far the best country in the world.

What you are expressing are the same thoughts and feeling as generations of new comers to this country have.

I’m sure if you asked the members of this forum for some “migrant success stories”, ones that start like this… “my mother and father came to…[Read more]

Aafreen

My guess is that you really dont want to know where everyone else got started in as much as you want to know where YOU should get started.

Most people dream of a better lifestyle but do nothing, so you have actually started by beginning your search. Congratulate yourself on taking some action.

You can read countless books, you can…[Read more]

toystory;

Some good tips in there and here’s something more to think on.

Asking price and market price are two completely different things. Add to this, vendor’s lowest sell price and you have quite a mixuture in there.

The trick is not to boast about how much you negotiated the vendor down (almost anybody can get a few % off!), but how much…[Read more]