Michael Barbera- Real Estate, Business, Life

01/23/2020

“It’s not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It’s the customer who pays the wages.”

Henry Ford

11/21/2019

"It is best to learn from the mistakes of others. Unfortunately, most of us are others." -unattributed

11/06/2019

“Never confuse motion with action.” -Benjamin Franklin

Motion and action are two, very different things. It is easy to fill a day with motion. Motion is posting on social media, perusing MLS for listings that are interesting, running errands, fulfilling family obligations; these things make you busy. BUT, without a goal and honest assessment of advancement of that goal, busy will not bear fruit.

Action is the strategic and methodical advancement of attaining your goals. Action is traveling with a map while motion is wondering about at a high rate of speed. Action results in attainment. Action increases efficiency. Action achieves goals and affords the opportunity to rest at the end of the day with the positive injunction that your energy was invested in your future and your happiness, not squandered. Value and respect your time and your energy, always.

Set Goals. Take Action!

11/01/2019

If you are engaged in real estate brokerage, or B to C business in any sector, carve out an hour of time and check out this video. Allan Dalton, current CEO of Real Living and former CEO of Realtor.com, expounds upon the difference between traditional, transactional real estate sales approaches and a carefully curating client relationships that last a lifetime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1J4z-BjDMw

Did you know that the type of language you’re using is de-motivating your customers to not hire you to be their agent? Are you de-motivating your clients wit...

10/31/2019

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago..... The second best time is now.
-Chinese Proverb

10/09/2018

Housing market rebalance? Realtor.com explains the latest shifts in the national housing market.

After years of soaring price hikes, bidding wars, and a dearth of homes for sale, is the housing market beginning to shift toward a buyer's market?