Pictures are worth a thousand words

This is an excellent article...especially this time of year with the season changing in so many parts of the country.

http://realtytimes.com/newsfiles/realtimes2.nsf/rtpages5.1/20120907_photossellyourhome.htm

Doug

Excited to start Auction School

Today starts the beginning of Texas Auction Academy in Dallas.This will be a very interesting week!

Training in Panama

Having a great day training with our partners in Panama!  Check out their listings!

http://www.altosdelmaria.com/
http://www.unitedcountry.com/

-- Doug

Real Estate Training

I'm looking forward to a great week at United Country's 5 day training class called United Power. There will be 30 highly motivated and highly skilled real estate professionals from around the world at the United Country headquarters this week.

Should be a blast!

-- Doug

www.unitedcountry.com

Great Leadership From T. Boone Pickes

These are very simple statements but I think it is dead on the money for any Broker in the land business today.

Enjoy this excerpt from Success Magazine!

T. Boone Pickens on Attitude, Leadership and Learning From Mistakes

At 83, billionaire T. Boone Pickens could choose to hang up his hat and bask in the spoils of being one of the most profitable oil men in U.S. history. But get to know T. Boone and you’ll discover he has no interest in slowing down. Here are five ways you can follow Mr. Pickens’ entrepreneurial mindset—even if your bottom line doesn’t include drilling for ‘Texas Tea.’
1. Take a Long View. “To make the big money, I’ve found it’s best to take a long-term view, stay focused and not get spooked by the temporary fluctuations in the market. When I have the odds in my favor, I put my money up and keep it up. If the fundamentals change, I get the hell out of there.”
2. Lead by Example. “You don’t run over your personnel, but you don’t pump them up with false praise, either.”
3. Learn From Mistakes. “It’s all right to get your fingers crushed in the door, but don’t let the same door crush them twice.”
4. Make the Call. “Sometimes the window of opportunity is open only briefly. Waiting is not a decision, although many people think it is. Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”
5. Balance It Out. “Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.”

United Country Extends Costa Rica Franchise!!

Arturo Guzman, Broker\Owner of United Country - Properties in Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica renews franchise for 5 more years! Guzman simultaneously signed a new Marketing Services agreement that will ensure the continued growth of the United Country network throughout Costa Rica and further enhance the very strong buyer lead flow the current offices are experiencing. This is exciting for Arturo and United Country as we all take this next step in providing marketing and technology excellence to the Costa Rican real estate market.

Doug Adams
Director of International Development
United Country Real Estate

New Office Joins United Country In Fort Collins, CO

Frank Coley a 17 veteran of the real estate business has joined United Country Real Estate in Fort Collins, CO. Frank spent his early years in the real estate business, most notably with Keller Williams Real Estate in Denver, CO, where he was acknowledged as a top producer both regionally and nationally 4 years in a row. He left the real estate business to pursue multiple restaraunts throughout central and western Colorado. After building and selling those restaraunts he is now ready to climb to the top of the real estate game again.

Please help me welcome Frank and his wife, Davieanne, to the team!

Frank Coley - 970-424-3333

- Doug

United Country Sponsors Speed Networking Session at National Land Conference

The Speed Networking Session is one of the most popular events at the National Land Conference. It is a great way for Brokers from around the country to share buyer and seller needs to put deals together. United Country was the title sponsor of this year's event.

If you are selling land in the U.S. or internationally, this is an event you really need to be at.

http://www.unitedcountry.com/realestatefranchise/index.htm

- Doug

United Country has big presence at 2012 National Land Conference

United Country Real Estate recently attended the National Land Conference in Denver, Colorado. With the significant growth of United Country over the last few years, it was estimated that UC represented about 15% of the total attendance! This year's convention was a fantastic show with excellent speakers, content, networking and over all vibe of confidence in the market for the year to come!

- Doug

United Country Real Estate Celebrates!

United Country Real Estate recently celebrated 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The annual training and award convention had great momentum from solid growth in 2011 that moved the franchise network from #8 to #6 largest real estate franchise in the world. While in Florida it was announced that in January 2012 United Country posted it's largest web traffic in history with over 1.6 million visitors to http://www.unitedcountry.com/. This does not account for the other 2,300 websites that United Country owns and maintains.

To learn more about the innovative ways United Country is selling real estate please contact me at dadams@unitedcountry.com

- Doug