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PropBot.com, a free real estate property listing service, announces their website statistics for the year 2006.

The most popular PropBot.com real estate search terms for 2006 were:

1. 3bd

2. 16-100 units

3. 10

4. 78704

5. 3 bed

6. 2 bth

7. 1462 TOYON DR

8. 2 bed florida home palm beach gardens

9. 2bdr

10. 3918 badger forest

The most expensive Residential property listed this year on PropBot.com was: http://www.propbot.com/14EGVXW which was listed at $25 million. The cheapest home that was listed this year was $9,000.

Calling home sellers can be a scary idea—or it can be a lot of fun. I have a question for you…When you have got a prospective seller's phone number and you're picking up the phone to call and "test the waters" for a first contact or to present a verbal offer, does it sometimes bother you? Do you get freaked out? Try this…

I have surfed in my life. Yes, quite a few years ago and believe it or not, sometimes people tell me I look like a old surfer. I surfed not really knowing what I was doing, but I did it for fun in Florida with my friends. The true art of Surfing fascinates me to no end. It was about eighteen years ago that I was standing at the water's edge with a good friend. He was a surfer who had competed professionally and had hosted a surfing show on TV. We were watching surfers and I was asking questions about waves, boards, techniques, etc.

This tip is so simple, that many people we've talked with never bother using it, but it is highly effective. Prepare a 30 second verbal commercial about what your business offers. This should be 50 words or less, and practice saying it until it becomes second nature. End it with phrases such as "I'd love to have you as a client" or "I'd like to do business with you".

For example, my 30 second commercial goes like this: "Hi, my name is Chuck DeFiore and I'm a lease purchase consultant. I can help sellers move their property in 30 days or less, and help buyers get into a home today that they can buy tomorrow. I'd love to help you with your real estate problem."

It's the end of Summer. The kids have been home for awhile and you realize that you've lost a good amount of time this Summer from your business. How do you avoid this happening next year or during the various school year breaks? Read on!

Let's say it's the middle of June and depending upon the area of the country you are in, the kids are now out of school. You still have a business to run, and now the added chore of watching and keeping the children entertained. If you are really lucky, you take these months off. Yeah, right – dream on is the response from our many readers.

One of the first things we do with our Partnering For Your Success students is to have them plan out how many hours they can spend on lease purchasing.

We know that many of you are working and want to start part-time. Well the best way to do this is to take a calendar and to put in the times you will work your lease purchasing business, or whatever business you want to get started.

Another major complaint that most business owners have is all the reading they need to do to keep abreast of what is happening in their business area. Again time management and organization can be a tremendous help.

Be sure to put your reading times in your daily schedule. Schedule a half hour in the morning to read at least one article in a magazine.

While having lunch, read updates or small bulletins.

The media (newspaper, radio, television) can be of enormous help to the small and home based business. So, it is very important that you develop a relationship with them.

When you first start your business, inform your local newspaper by using a press release that you are starting a new business. Almost all newspapers have a section which announces new businesses. So check out that section, call the newspaper and ask who you would send your release to and in what format they want the information.

This month we will deal with the issue, Where Can I Get Clients From? The following tips have come from a wide variety of sources; some from other successful businesses we know, some from our Home-Based and Small Business Support Group meetings and some we've developed by trial and error.

How do you make a friend of the media? A press package can go a long way in helping you deal with the media. It allows you to have everything you need handy.

Many individuals in the media will ask you to send yourpress package to them, so it is very important to be sure to make one up and to keep it up to date.

What does a press package contain?

1. Your biography
2. Your picture
3. Information on Your Company
4. Press Releases
5. Any articles written about you