killin some time

Well, I'm sitting in the Odenton office waiting for some minutes to pass before I go to a poker game tonight. Yes...my bankroll was robbed. Fortunately, I have friends who trust my play enough to spot me and I turned $150 into over $700 in a few hours the other day, so I now have a bit of play money again. :) Tonight is another low limit game that should afford me the opportunity to kick back with some good people and enjoy myself.

As far as business, it's been a busy-good, busy-bad few days. From a run-away client (can't really explain more out of respect for agency law), to an offer rejected in a competing situation (most likely because of a listing agent who wasn't comfortable with VA financing), to another client who is no longer sure if they are buying in Maryland, to a minor point of contention that threatens to derail a transaction of mine...well, as Realtor trainer Darryl Davis says, "Real estate can be frustrating from time to time." :) So, that's the busy-bad.

The busy-good is a half dozen new buyer leads, 3 new seller leads, and a business system that has become more automatic than ever when it comes to contact relationship cultivation and follow-up.

I looked at my sent items box (which I need to clear out periodically before I get the angry "your mailbox exceeds...blah...blah...blah" e-mail from Long and Foster), and I sent out well over 1,000 e-mails last month. Sick. As for my cell phone minute usage...well, Sara and I can be glad that we have enough rollover minutes from a slow winter to carry us through (yea, Cingular).

Alright, I actually thought of a couple of things I need to do, so my "killing time" has turned into "racing time" (a little bit). Thanks for reading!

Peace,
Greg