Jim’s Blog
Here’s the Scariest Real Estate Tax I’ve Ever Seen
Imagine selling your property, and now being required to pay a tax of more than $1,000,000.00 in order to transfer the title to the buyer...
Designing Your Broker Game Plan for Success in 2023
With the Holidays now upon us, you've got several weeks right now to design your game plan for success for the New Year, if you haven't already done so. Otherwise things are going to be heating up for you once again right after the New Year very quickly, getting you right back into your same old routine from 2022, if you don't take the time to focus on making the necessary changes right now...
“Call Me After the First of the Year”
Now that we’re getting into the Holiday Season, we’re transitioning into a kind of broker time warp. Nothing is as it seems, time feels like it’s beginning to slow down, and our world seems to be transitioning into slow motion…
Here’s a Broker Who’s Truly Making a Difference in the World
With Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season now having arrived, I thought this would be the perfect time to write an article about a commercial real estate broker who I believe is truly doing something outstanding within our world...
Here’s What Commercial Real Estate Experts Are Now Predicting
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the SoCal CRE Market Trends event hosted by AIR CRE, featuring top experts in commercial real estate brokerage, construction, and shipping and transportation, all telling us what they're now experiencing, and predicting for the months ahead...
How to Still Get Paid a Commission on a First Right of Refusal
So when you encounter an owner who is interested in selling, but they tell you that the tenant has the first right of refusal to purchase the building, I recommend that you say something like the following to the owner...
Here’s How to Close Deals During an Economic Downturn
Years ago I interviewed a woman who is a member of CCIM, and she told me what she had been doing during the last economic downturn that generated such tremendous income for her...


