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Need a New Year's Resolution? Commit to growing your database
Just taking a guess, you are probably like most real estate agents. You know people from the YMCA, your children's school, church or your neighborhood. In fact, you probably have contact information for many of them. On your desk is probably a collection of names, addresses and phone numbers on stacks of scrap paper, business cards and envelopes.
All those people you know and scrap pieces of paper on your desk have the power to change your business.
If you do not keep contact information for people you know in the community and past clients in an easily manageable format, you are selling your business short. It could be organized in a large Excel spreadsheet, o...
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Feeling cold? Try weatherizing your home
Winter may not always mean freezing weather along Alabama's Gulf Coast, but January and February still typically bring us our chilliest temperatures. Because we could have a winter weekend in the 70s and the next in the 40s, ensuring your home is energy efficient is a must at the beginning of the new year. What better way to start off the year than saving money, after all?
Improving your home's weather-related energy efficiency, known as weatherization, can mean anything from replacing old windows to installing solar panels. The scope of the weatherization process depends on how comfortable your home currently is, how long you plan to stay in your home, and how much money is heading straight out the window each month. At its most basic, weatherization entails sealing air leaks and improving ins...
