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Michele@MicheleMarano.com

If you don’t already know her, you may to consider meeting this woman.  A professional with many titles, Desiree Savory is know as (aka)  “Big Mama” in Technology, Your Virtual Assistant, Your Personal Computer Coach and Your Technography Solutions Specialist.

Not only will her knowledge help you overcome fears of using twitter and other forms of microblogging, but her righteousness helps ease the pain in learning intimidating tech applications.  She truly has a passion for technology and demonstrates the willingness to share her knowledge.  She is capable of teaching any industry segment and has experience in handling a beginner to the novice.  I always come away from a conversation with her in tears of laughter, or with a new-found meaning in technology that I thought I already knew everything about.

She is easy to read, well understood and makes the curve of learning technology a pleasant one.  Believe me, I know.  I have seen her teach a class of about 30 real estate agents.

To contact Michele Marano: Michele@MicheleMarano or Michele@JohnDaugherty.com

To hear Desiree Savory on BlogTalkRadio.com/EverythingRealestate, click here:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf


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The Marano Bag will be one of many items available at Houston’s Highland Village, William Sonoma’s Bridal Registry Show on Aug 25, 2011.  The Bridal Registry show, held annually, is an invitation party from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Aug 25th.

There will be a select number of Marano Bags for this occasion.  So all you Bride-to-Be’s, come on in and bring your bridesmaids!  The Marano Bag is a perfect gift for your wedding party, whether it be a guy or girl.  The bag can go anywhere.

“A lot of my clients are individuals who have a trip planned somewhere around the country, who see the bag and want one to include on their vacation.  It just gives the right feel for a trip, whether it be the beach or somewhere you can tote your personal items along.”

“I wear my bag everywhere I go because I always throwing things inside it.  During the day, I usually carry a pair of flip-flops to change into and a bottle of water.  I love having my bag to toss things in.  Sometimes I carry two, particularly when I am traveling.”

The Marano Bag is a big hit with East Coasters, West Coasters and individuals getting ready to travel the Cape, Palm Springs and Long Island.  I guess it attracts people who see how the bag epitomizes yachts, water, sailing, and New England’s Country Club preppy. Ironically, that is what it’s meant to be!    http://www.themaranobag.com/

To order The Marano Bag

Michele@MicheleMarano.com

or

713-899-8420

The Marano Bag

Large Tote: $85

Medium Bag: $60

Large Bag is $85.00 and medium Bag is $55.00 plus tax.  Monogramming is an additional fee, available upon request.

Michele@MicheleMarano.com  or 713-899-8420

Negotiations result in more than a handshake.   

Donald Trump may be the only person who speaks as often about negotiations. Having worked for years in an environment where negotiations were ingrained in every deal, I was automatically trained from some of the best deal-makers on Wall Street. Thankfully, this is why negotiating is so much a part of each deal I encounter. Now, being involved in a market where negotiations are necessary, I naturally make negotiating a part of each transaction. There is no other way in getting deals to work in today’s unique market.

Most deals don’t get done with out negotiations. Solid deals where both parties are mutually bound by a common denominator, are usually successful ones. Often, I see deals fall apart, all for the lack of negotiations.
Today’s market requires strong negotiating power because people want to feel like they are getting a deal in real estate. Also, buyers feel it is a buyers market and sellers feel they are entitled to their price. It is not unusual for deals to be thousands of dollars apart before negotiations begin.

Some agents are less willing to handle a large spread in price for fear of negotiations.  If both parties are willing to negotiate then deals will most likely work out in the end.  Every deal is a deal. It is just a matter of making deals work and knowing how to do it artfully.

If you receive multiple contracts, negotiations are even more important. If you are the seller, you should end up very close to a price that works for you, through negotiations. If not, you are leaving money on the table.  All deals are capable of working. however, both parties need to know how to reach a result that becomes a winning situation for both parties.

Negotiating is an art. It is taught. It is natural. It cannot be forced. It is the art of every deal. In the end, successful negotiating skills end with done deals.

June 11, 2011:
WWW.BLOGTALKRADIO.COM/EVERYTHINGREALESTATE we will talk about NEGOTIATIONS in a real estate deal and how it works for you.

Michele Marano

John Daugherty Realtors

MicheleMarano.com

713-899-8420

Michele Marano welcomes Miro Dvorscak, DM Photography to Everything Real Estate.

Miro shares his story with the listeners and, from an artist’s point of view, explains his experience behind the lens.  He made his way from Croatia to the US and now photographs interior designs, of all home types, and architectural work for magazines in and around the Houston area.

Miro demonstrates the differences between photography for a magazine and photography for real estate services.  Although similar in many capacities, the subject matter for a magazine takes on a whole different persona.  Real Estate photography, as we all know, is the face to a home that is being sold and the photos of the home are used to captivate viewers.  Magazine photography is meant to create or tell a story, whether it be the home owner, architect or interior designer.  Specific objects in the photo are focused in the shooting and are set to capture a meaning.

Miro also talks about his favorite works and what means most to him in capturing images.  To hear the entire show:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate/2011/06/02/dm-photography

Michele Marano is with John Daugherty Realtors

Michele@MicheleMarano.com

713-899-8420

To contact Miro Dvorscak: http://www.dmglphotography.com/

The Bags are making a big splash for the summer.   Medium Bags $55 and Large totes $85 plus tax.

Michele Marano’s latest show on www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate featured guest speaker Stephanie Reese, Sales and Leasing Manager of Mosaic on Herman Park.

The show opens with an interesting come back story of one of Houston’s newest high-rises, the Mosaic.  After a few topsy-turvy years for high rises, loan defaults and diminished values of similar property types, the Mosaic now sits pretty and is getting a lot of traffic, buyers and confidence from prospective owners wanting to be close in proximity to one of the most traveled medical centers in the world and the gateway to Houston’s energy corridor.

Stephanie discusses the story of the new ownership and how a whole new facade of integrity, attractive pricing and a stylish blend of LA, New York and Miami is attracting new buyers.  Not to mention the almost limitless number of amenities in the building, the deliverance of supreme luxury enables the Mosaic to set itself apart from other high-rises in Houston.

For the entire show go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate/2011/05/26/the-mosaic-high-rise-in-houston-texas

Michele Marano welcomes Scott Ickes, Sr Energy Trader on www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate.  Both Michele and Scott come from the New York Mercantile Exchange and they share their views, backgrounds and experiences working in a highly competitive, fast-moving and dynamic marketplace.  Not only are you forced to move and think fast, but you are put in a position to make accurate decisions on the fly.  While you are answering calls, submitting orders, executing trades and communicating back to your clients, you have to do things carefully and articulately or there can be some costly mistakes.  Not to mention, you are consistently on the phone with 2 clients at the same time.  The floor is a compelling place to work.  You either make it or you don’t.  If you are not cut out for multitasking and speed learning, your job will not last long.

In addition, you are learning from some of the sharpest and largest traders in the world, while manuevering from one energy market to the next.  All pits are positioned closely so that when a trade requires a “spread” transaction, you have to be able to grasp both markets and conduct business in multiple pits.

As the market is flying, in either direction, it is the responsibility of the floor broker and trader to be able to interpret what is happening.  With the assistance of floor rumors and a ticker-tape flashing the latest news, you have to be alert with what is happening and better have good, accurate, reliable commentary of the market.  The job’s requirements are to understand changing markets and be able to articulate why the market is reacting to news, whether it be technical data or fundamental news.

Both Michele and Scott point out that there may not be any other job in the world that compares to this.  Not only do you exit the floor being tired and stressed, but you know what is happening around the globe within the energy sector.  Learning the importance of risk and being exposed to high dollar positions forces you to learn and appreciate the cost of making competent decisions.  When you walk away at the end of the day, you may need to take a big breath and a deep sigh, but you know that you have just acquired another day of essential learning skills that will translate to working in any other industry segment.

To hear the show:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate/2011/05/12/the-relationship-between-oil-and-real-estate-markets

Michele Marano, host of www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate and Sales Associate at John Daugherty welcomes Michelle Sandlin, Director of Global Relocation at John Daugherty, Realtors to her show.  Together, they discuss the importance of relocation to all companies transferring employees in and out of the Houston area.

Houston, being a transit city and a global destination to the energy sector, one of the largest medical centers in the world and a city flourishing above most other cities in a time of economic downturn, has a number of individuals in need of real estate assistance when relocating.

Some companies have a relocation program in place and some do not.  The show covers a lot of questions some may ask if they do not have a relocation package at their corporation. “I moved to and from Houston 3 times when I worked as a broker in the energy commodity market.  My company paid for the move but they didn’t offer any assistance or guidance when I moved.” says Michele Marano.  The question posed to Michelle Sandlin was, “Can John Daugherty, Realtors assist companies and individuals in this situation with relocation?  Of course the answer was, yes.

John Daugherty, Realtors has a long outstanding reputation in Houston’s Real Estate market and understands the needs of individuals moving in and out of the city, whether they are buying, selling or leasing.  Moving is a big step and with it carries stress, hard work and lots of time in finding a place to live.  The relocation department at John Daugherty is familiar and positioned to assist those individuals who are moving to Houston and need guidance.  Our company is knowledgeable in the Houston market.  We are also positioned with affiliations around the globe, which allows us to reach out and know who to go to when a client is coming from overseas or moving out of the state or country.

Question about moving and getting settled in Houston?  Contact Michele Marano at John Daugherty, Realtors, 713-899-8420 or MicheleM@JohnDaugherty.com

To hear the show go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/everythingrealestate/2011/05/05/relocation-is-the-name-of-the-game-in-houston