Luxury Clues

You've Never Seen a Flash Drive Like This!

The people who run Pricy-Spicy catalogue a wealth of high-priced luxury products. For those of us who travel frequently or who never seem to have a flash drive when they need it, there's a new product that is priced between $22.00-$35.00 (depending on how many gigs on the flash drive) that also does double duty as a fashion accessory. It looks pricy, but it's not. This is the first flash drive I've ever seen that I would actually consider wearing. (It's a lot more attractive than the one in this blog photo!)

Posted by Bernice Ross, author of the #1 Best Selling Book at NAR 2008, Real Estate Dough, Your Recipe for Real Estate Success.  

New Japanese Device Translates Your Dog's Emotions into Words

The Japanese have taken the lead in the area of robotics, but they are also leading the way in other creative inventions as well. Anyone who has been in the real estate industry knows that sometimes people's pets are more important than their human friends and family. 

For those dog owners who want to stay in tune with their pooch's every emotion, there's a new device called the Bowlingual Voice that transforms barks and woofs into words telling you the emotions your pet is experiencing. The gadget retails for 129 pounds or about $215.00 U.S. It can also monitor your dog's emotion while you are away from home.

What's next--woof messages on your cell?

Posted By Bernice Ross, CEO RealEstateCoach.com, the place you go to make Real Estate Dough!

A Sure Fire Sign the Market is about to Get Better

For years, people have  noted the correlation between the length of women's skirts and the stock market. The shorter the skirts, the bigger the boom. Long skirts signal a depression. At the fashion show previewing the new Armani fall collection the skirts were not just short, they were minis. Let's hope that this is one time the correlation holds true. Mini skirts = great stock market and hopefully an even better real estate market.

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Would You Pay $10K for a Pair of Jeans? How about $250K?

Here are photos of two of the most expensive pairs of jeans in the world. One sells for $10,000 and the other one sells for a whopping $250,000. To learn which is which, visit expensive jeans-1 to see which ones cost $10,000 and expensive jeans-2 to see which pair costs $250,000. 

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Tequila as an Art Form

As someone who lives in Texas where the state drink is probably the margarita, tequila is an important part of the party lifestyle, especially at any of the Mexican restaurants in town such as Chuy's. Today, one of the popular drinks here in Austin is the Mexican Martini made with a top shelf tequila, a little orange juice, Grand Marnier, cointreau, and dirty (i.e. with some olive juice) shaken and served straight up like a martini.

If you have someone who is a true tequila aficianado, here's a very special gift. It's also a great gift for someone who wants something unique--a bottle that is an art form that is unlike no one else's in the world. If either of these fit someone on your gift list, check out the custom tequila bottles at Essential 1800 Artists. This tequila is to be savored and enjoyed, much like a fine brandy, single malt scotch, or cognac.

For me, pass the chips, the guacamole, and the Mexican Martini.

Posted by Bernice Ross, Just Released! Real Estate Dough (TM)--Your Recipe for Real Estate Success. If you want the best of the tried and true strategies that work plus the latest information for incorporating Web 2.0 into your business, don't wait--order today!  www.RealEstateDough.com

Overheard at NAR—Wisdom, Fun, and Dinosaurs in the Making

In case you didn't make the National Association of Realtors Conference, here are some of the funnier (and not so funny) moments from the conference.

Understatement of the day: Goes to Frances Flynn Thorsen, the community director at Trulia. We were joining her for dinner with fellow coach Joeann Fossland. They were staying about 1.5 miles from our hotel. Fran used Google to create a map that would guide our cab driver to the hotel. When Byron printed up the map, there was water--no land. He then expanded the map several times--Google had landed us West of Madagascar (off the coast of Africa.) Fran's comment--"Well sometimes they're off a little bit."

The elephant in the room: agents and brokers dumping long time company affiliations to cut overhead and survive the tough market conditions.

Amen brother! Gary Keller told it the way it is--"Many agents are cutting corners on their education to save money. This is the poorest decision that you can make. This is the time when you need education more than ever." Another owner of a major franchise said that they went against the conventional wisdom and placed even more resources in training--their business has almost doubled.

Dinosaur in the making: This internet stuff is a waste of time. Agents just need to get on the phone and get face-to-face with more clients.

Dumb move in front of 400 people: guess who forgot to plug in her power cord all the way and had her computer shut down 3/4 of the way through her presentation? (me)

Bernice Ross, www.RealEstateCoach.com Your resource for the best real estate training, real estate coaching, and real estate consulting in the world

The Cure for Sneezes and Hiccups

Have you ever been at a party or business meeting and you were stopped mid-sentence with an urge to sneeze or worse yet, hiccup? Try the following technique to stop a sneeze or the hiccups: When you feel a sneeze or hiccups coming on, touch the very back of the roof of your mouth with the tip of your tongue for five to ten seconds.(It really works!)

Posted by Bernice Ross, Just Released! Real Estate Dough (TM)--Your Recipe for Real Estate Success. If you want the best of the tried and true strategies that work plus the latest information for incorporating Web 2.0 into your business, don't wait--order today!  www.RealEstateDough.com

Photo by Zenilorac

Happy Halloween--Funny Pumpkins

Since Halloween is this week, here are my entries for some of the funniest, as well as the most interesting pumpkins on the web. In case you missed the ones in two of my preceding post, here's the most irreverent one as well as what happens the morning after.

Here are four more!

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The "black night" pumpkin (photo by Abdullah Al-Nasr)

   Super-super scary pumpkin (photo by pixability)

Killer pumpkin (photo by El Scorcho)

                                Terror on the Tracks (photo by Welovethedark)

Funny Pumpkin

This blog is being done in front of a live audience at the California Association of Realtors. We want to see your funniest Halloween pictures. Let's have some fun!

Posted by Bernice Ross, www.RealEstateCoach.com

The Dog Smell Cure that Relieves Mosquito Bites

A few days ago our General Manager at RealEstateCoach.com was at a conference where she was bitten badly by mosquitos. One of her friends suggested using a small amount of coconut oil on the bite to relieve it. Shane was skeptical, but it worked. Her friend also said a very small amount (1/4 tsp for small dogs), supposedly eliminates the dog smell that can ruin even the most attractive listing. The websites on this product were quite interesting. It sounds as if you use it daily in small amounts that it will improve your skin, make your hair beautiful, and help to ward off disease. Then of course, you can't believe everything on the web. Check with your vet before giving this to any animal to make sure you don't have an interaction with their food or other medication.

Posted by Bernice Ross, www.RealEstateCoach.com, the home of the best real estate sales training, real estate consulting and coaching in the industry. Visit our library of Listen and Learn Real Estate audio broadcasts--only $29.95 per month for over 100 audio broadcasts that will make your business soar!