Agent X

Green With Envy

Finally, after all these years CA is writing about an important topic that affects everyone I’ve ever met in the real estate industry: that big green monster known as jealousy. It’s hard to move forward when the Realtor down

Who Cares About Bottoms?

Yeesh, are we still talking about a recovery? Is anyone else tired of all this economic mumbo jumbo or is it just me? Look I’m all for locating a bottom, just a different kind than all those economists are

My Own P’s

Sometimes, it’s useful to be picky, and marketing is a great example. That’s why I’ve created my own “p’s” of marketing, with picky being the first. The rest are pompous, confidence gets you everywhere; perpetuity, look it up; paradise,

The Real Green

All the time people are telling me to think green or go green or whatever, but when I hear the term green I just think of one thing: money! So really, I’m always thinking green. Now, my green thoughts

Homes Here, There and Everywhere

If I were to tell you how many homes I really have you’d hate me. There are scads of people out there that already hate me for plenty of good reasons, so I brag about my numerous homes to

Where’s My Page?

If you ask me, Agent X should have a four-page spread in this issue. With CA highlighting the coolest and most important people in the industry, it pains me to have to hide my identity. Who could be more

Chicago Summers Rule

As sweat drips off of my nose onto my keyboard, I’m reminded that I can again feel my toes and summer is almost here. If you had asked me my favorite neighborhood in the winter, I would’ve told you

Living in Luxury

I can’t imagine living in any lap but the lap of luxury, and I am a big fan of laps. Back in the before time when I was an agent, the luxury clients were my favorites. Either they knew

I Like Things BIG

If you ask me, big is always the way to go. Office, condo, hair, paycheck, car – I like everything to be huge. It might be hard to find a parking spot for my humongous SUV, but when I’m

Keeping it Old School

By Agent X I’m technically not a Boomer, but I like to consider myself an active adult. The powers that be might not let me into a 55-plus community, but if they feel like admitting younger applicants I would

The Networking Guru

By Agent X Finally! We’ve arrived a topic that I know a lot about. In fact, you might call me the guru of networking. My entire job revolves around networking, and boy am I good at it. Maybe I

I’ll Give You a Secret

I had a whole bunch of really clever headlines for my column this week, and all were vetoed. The one you see at the top right now is the only one that my editor decided would not be offensive.

Love is in the Air

I know this issue is about cross-generational selling, but how about some cross-generational loving? Valentine’s day was just last weekend, and when it comes to dating I am open to candidates of all ages. I myself am ageless, so

Let Me Show You the Boom Boom

For all you know, I am a baby boomer myself. I’m not confirming or denying, but I do know that many baby boomers have the best quality you can find in any client: money! You can do all that

The Whiz

Here we are at the Mortgage issue once again. This may come as a shock to some of you, but I am a mortgage whiz. I’ve always really had a knack for numbers. Unfortunately, I discovered that the mortgage

Agentz in the Hood

Some people say that all suburbs look alike, and those same people probably say that all agents look alike; neither statement is true. I will admit that some ‘burbs lack a little personality, but unfortunately I’m not allowed to

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