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According to Wikipedia, in American football<\/a>, The Hail Mary<\/strong> refers to a now legendary pass by Dallas Cowboys<\/a> Quarterback Roger Staubach<\/a> that resulted in the Cowboys’ last minute upset win in the 1975 NFC Divisional Playoff Game<\/a> between the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> and Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, played on December 28<\/a>, 1975<\/a> at Metropolitan Stadium<\/a> in Bloomington, Minnesota<\/a>. Since this event, any similar last-second desperation pass is now commonly called a “Hail Mary<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Real estate is a lot like football.\u00a0 A strong offense and defense, lots of practice, and good game strategy, and the ability to adjust the plan when needed, put the odds for winning in your favor.<\/p>\n

We’re starting the fourth\u00a0quarter of 2009, and real estate agents are faced with the reality of their goals. Where some are on track despite the market, others struggle to\u00a0score\u00a0by December 31st<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0It’s time to focus on tactics.\u00a0 Here are five\u00a0plays real estate agents can\u00a0make to finish strong.<\/p>\n

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  1. Update CMA’s for current listings, and meet<\/em> with homeowners for price reductions where appropriate.<\/li>\n
  2. Call agents who showed your listings, tell them about the price reduction, and invite them to show the property again.<\/li>\n
  3. Add <\/strong>social media networking to your marketing strategy. Links are the soft touch in this high tech communication and Twitter<\/a> and Facebook <\/a>especially are becoming increasingly popular for this purpose.<\/li>\n
  4. The clock is ticking down on the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit.\u00a0 Call <\/strong>buyer prospects who qualify and encourage them to act now rather than waiting to see if the proposed extension is passed.<\/li>\n
  5. Call every prospect in your database and qualify their readiness to buy or sell. Work with the motivated prospects to close by year end and keep in touch with the other for 2010 business.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Don’t end the year with a Hail Mary. There\u2019s still time.\u00a0 Keep your head in the game,\u00a0stay focused, be prepared and never give up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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