Comments on: Pre-game, Pre-game, Pre-game!

By: Just Win/Win, Baby | The Real Estate Zebra

Just Win/Win, Baby | The Real Estate Zebra — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:57:20 +0000

[...] Working towards a win/win also highlights the need for a good pre-game plan. The only way to get what you want is to know what you want beforehand. You should also decide which things you are willing to live without, if need be. This way, you know going into the transaction the things that you are willing to concede in order to get what you truly want. Doing this type of pre-game inventory of the things that are important and not-so-important will help you work towards a win/win transaction. [...]

By: What the Heck is a Blarge? and How To Avoid It | The Real Estate Zebra

What the Heck is a Blarge? and How To Avoid It | The Real Estate Zebra — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:56:37 +0000

[...] The blarge can be avoided by clearly establishing up front what the responsibilities of each party are going to be, and how they are going to communicate with one another. Officials cover this type of thing in a pre-game, but REALTORS and their clients should constantly communicate this. The REALTOR should not assume that just because there is a signed Buyer’s Agreement, the buyer is completely aware of her responsibilities all the time. The client must also understand that if things change, she should tell her REALTOR immediately, so that he can adjust accordingly. The same applies to listing clients. Constant, open communication between REALTOR and client can help avoid the blarge. [...]

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:57:49 +0000

Daniel:

As I was “surfing the web” for a good pre-game agenda for officials, I stumbled upon yours.
WOW!! The information that you have given us is something that we take for granted until we read it. I have developed what I think is a complete pre game meeting.
Being a “veteran” official of 18 years, and just being added to an assignors group of officials, I can appreciate a good pre-game meeting.
Thanks for the info.

By: Maybe REALTORS Should Scrimmage | The Real Estate Zebra

Maybe REALTORS Should Scrimmage | The Real Estate Zebra — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:12:35 +0000

[...] Such was not the case, however, at Longwood University. My partners and I went through a very thorough pre-game, so we were very aware as to the rule change situations. While you can never be sure about the players, we were pleasantly surprised. For very early in the scrimmage, a situation arose in which one of my partners enforced a new rule. I won’t bore you with the details; but the rule change is pretty significant, as it took away the ability of players to call a time-out in a situation that previously had been allowed. The interesting thing about this situation was that as soon as my partner enforced the rule, one of the players turned and said, “Yeah, that’s right. You can’t do that anymore. They told us that over the summer.” To my amazement, everyone on the team was not only aware of the rule change, but they had already incorporated it into their game. To the credit of the coach, he stopped the scrimmage and gathered all the players together to listen to an explanation of the rule in order to ensure that everyone knew exactly what was going on. He did this on subsequent occasions as well. [...]

By: erin

erin — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:44:21 +0000

Great post — being focused on the same goal is essential for a winning team, whether it be in sports or a Realtor and a client.

By: Daniel Rothamel

Daniel Rothamel — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:39:56 +0000

David,

Thanks for the compliment. That is why we are here. Anything that helps is fine by me.

By: David Losh

David Losh — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:49:19 +0000

Of all the blogs that I’m looking at today this was the most helpful observation I’ve stumbled across.