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Never Be Too Busy for Your CustomersPart of the reason that we are a Colorado Springs real estate TEAM, is because when we are busy the LAST thing we want to appear as is too busy for our customers and clients. I bring this up because we just had a $100+ dinner at a local restaurant and although the food was as wonderful as it ALWAYS is, the service was awful. We waited for over 10 minutes AFTER we were sat before anyone even approached us. Once the server DID approach us, he made it abundantly clear that he was slammed and proceeded to treat us as though we were wasting his time each time he visited our table. He never asked us if we needed refills of our drinks, just (eventually) removed the empty glasses from our table. He never recommended ANYTHING from the menu, just said, "What do you want?" He rushed in and out of our sightline so quickly, I quickly realized that I had better sevice at the McDonalds drive through window. Sad. Eventually the manager on duty made her rounds and asked how everything was. We explained that if this was our first time at her restaurant, it would have been our LAST. (However, lucky for her, we have eaten there on multiple other occassions and knew that this was odd ... but awful nonetheless.) She did her best to remedy it, comp'ing the dessert and apologizing and our waiter received a tip a fraction of what we normally tip. How could this have been better?
And even if he could not do ANY of those things, he should have been 100% OUR waiter when he was with us, and not a flurried mess chomping at the bit to run from table to table. How does this apply to OUR Colorado Springs real estate team?Well, we believe that our clients deserve all the attention that they need. Yes, there are times where we are "slammed busy" and may not be able to give each client the attention that they deserve. (And the "shifting market" has only made us busier...) This is why we have built (and are building) a team. Our team is designed to act as an extension of us - able to accommodate our clients' and customers' needs at anytime, regardless of how busy we are. We fully understand that we DO NOT HAVE a business without people looking to buy or sell homes, and so we make sure that we are never too busy for our clients and customers.
Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Wagner iTeam "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ~ Mahatma Ghandi Posted on Fri Jul 18, 2008 @ 7:19 pm by Mariana.Wagner
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Study Proves That Photos Sell Homes for Sale in Colorado Springs ... and Everywhere Else.A recent study from Point2 Technologies (one of the nations most comprehensive real estate data sources) found that: "Compared to listings with only one photo, those with 21 or more photos generated more than triple the number of Detailed Views, more than double the amount of Interest ... . Compared to listings with no photos, those with 21 or more photos generated more than fifty-five times the number of Detailed Views, nearly twenty-seven times the amount of Interest ... ." We ( the Wagner iTeam and Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection ) have always promoted the use of as many photos as possible in marketing the homes that we have for sale in Colorado Springs, Monument and Fountain. I even wrote a post about it last November: Selling Your Colorado Springs Home: The Importance of Multiple Photos This recent study just confirmed it! The more photos that are used in advertising your home for sale ... the more people will look at it online and the better opportunity you will have - as a homeowner - to get your home sold! So, when you hire a competent Realtor® in Colorado Springs to sell your home, make sure that they TAKE and ADVERTISE as many pictures of your home as possible.
Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Wagner iTeam "If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves." - Douglas Adams Posted on Tue Jul 15, 2008 @ 7:49 am by Mariana.Wagner
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African Lion on the Loose in El Paso County - Just East of Colorado SpringsYes. A real, live African lion is roaming around Eastern El Paso County today. No. It is not a mountain lion, but a real African Lion. It was originally believed that it was an escaped lion from the Big Cats of Serenity Springs, also located in Eastern El Paso County, but was later confirmed NOT to be a lion from that facility. If you live out east, bring in your pets and monitor your livestock until you get the confirmation call that the lion has been contained. (You should get a reverse 9-1-1 call for confirmation.) If you see the lion, do NOT approach it. Call 9-1-1 immediately. Thank you, Bob Schenkenberger of Get Home Denver for this link: African Lion Loose In Eastern El Paso County According to the recent article in the Gazette: "As the search wore on into early afternoon, some residents were taking the danger seriously enough to have strapped on revolvers, while others searched on horseback with lassos at the ready." Welcome to the Wild, Wild West of Colorado. Posted on Mon Jul 14, 2008 @ 12:28 pm by Mariana.Wagner
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El Paso County CO Real Estate Market Report for June 2008The El Paso County real estate market for June 2008 includes the southern Colorado cities of Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Fountain, Falcon and Monument. El Paso County CO Real Estate Market - June 2008Single Family Homes in El Paso County CO
Townhomes and Condos in El Paso County CO
"Based on information from the Pikes Peak REALTOR Services Corp. ("RSC"), for the period June 1-30, 2008. RSC does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by RSC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market."
Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Wagner iTeam Posted on Mon Jul 14, 2008 @ 8:51 am by Mariana.Wagner
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Manitou Springs Real Estate Market Report for June 2008The Manitou Springs real estate market for June 2008 includes the all areas of Manitou Springs which is located west of Colorado Springs in the Rocky Mountain foothills.
Manitou Springs Real Estate Market - June 2008Single Family Homes in Manitou Springs
Lofts, Townhomes and Condos in Manitou Springs
"Based on information from the Pikes Peak REALTOR Services Corp. ("RSC"), for the period June 1-30, 2008. RSC does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by RSC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market."
Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Wagner iTeam Posted on Sun Jul 13, 2008 @ 6:21 pm by Mariana.Wagner
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