I don’t try to be a party-hopping, schmoozing, agent in the biz. That’s just the card I was dealt. I can’t help that I’m fun. I can’t help that people invite me places, or that people want to give

It’s my favorite time of year, where I collect awards and accolades every time I turn around! Chicago Agent had the big top producers event at Trump this year, and my pals at the mag tell me they had

One of my favorite things about being a top producer is that I get to brag about it every time I’m meeting a new potential client – and then who could resist me? But I won’t be able to

Okay, I’ve been a veteran of Chicago, so I know what winter here is all

Ugh. As if Chicago wasn’t depressing enough with the dreary Chicago days and freezing Chicago nights, I just lost a listing to a Packers fan!  I have had it with those cheeseheads and I don’t care how many referrals

I know everyone wants me to talk about the New Year and 2011 and all that jazz, but that’s what everyone is doing this time of year and I am not everyone. Instead, I’d like to point out that

That’s right folks, this is the last issue of CA for the entire year. Finally!! It’s not easy coming up with just enough gossip to make people laugh while still avoiding the stuff that will make people mad. You

I was a managing broker once. Don’t look so surprised, it’s clear I have a way with people and so I decided to give running an office a try. A week later, I realized that I actually have to

I’m an old school kind of Agent X. I like my Wu Tang Clan, Bob Dylan and my standard sales transactions. I resisted all that new fangled stuff like short sales and REOs for as long as I could.

Once again, I was shut out of the Agents’ Choice Awards. Neither Agent X nor my true identity were chosen as nominees. I tried to flood the system to win the MVP, but then I was informed that CA

Let’s be honest, the lending side of the industry is pretty much a snooze. However, I must say that lenders know how to party! Every time I go to an event I know that at least three or four

The powers that be insisted that I have a website and Facebook page. Here’s the thing, I already have both! I’m a high-profile agent in Northern Illinois, of COURSE I’m online everywhere, I just can’t show them to you

There is no mystery to my life philosophy: rules were meant to be broken – just be sure not to get caught. One rule I do abide by is Fair Housing. You know why? Because there is no way

I know what you’re wondering, and yes, I took the survey. Why wouldn’t I spend five minutes on a survey that increases the possibility of money coming my way for nothing? All I saw was something about an AMEX

One of the most important things about being a leader is knowing when to cut the fat off of your team. You’ll find a million stories about teams and how great they are, etc., but no one wants to

Doing it Alone I’m sure you’ve already guessed that I work on my own for no one but myself and I have no agents under me either, at least not working under me that is. I am a lone