{"id":428,"date":"2006-09-26T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-26T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=428"},"modified":"2006-09-30T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2006-09-30T21:40:52","slug":"blogoff-post-51-ask-the-broker-do-you-drive-a-big-obnoxious-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/428\/blogoff-post-51-ask-the-broker-do-you-drive-a-big-obnoxious-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogoff Post #51: Ask the Broker: Do you drive a big obnoxious car . . . ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This came up in a comment from a bubble head a few weeks ago. In truth, it&#8217;s nobody&#8217;s damned business, but it is a matter of concern around here:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What kind of car do you drive?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I drive a Hyundai Elantra Wagon:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/mycar.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Her name is Beatrice, after the gorgeous Weimaraner in <i>Best In Show.<\/i> &#8220;BHND-01&#8221; is our brokerage code in the MLS, so &#8220;BHND ME&#8221; is me, the broker.<\/p>\n<p>I have a problem with Realtors who drive big, obnoxious cars. This job pays very well, if you do it right, but I think it&#8217;s both a poor use of money and poor salesmanship to drive around in an Escalade or a Hummer. Each man to his own saints, but my Beatrice is the best girl for this job, in my opinion.<br \/>\n<!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/arizona\" rel=\"tag\">arizona<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/arizona real estate\" rel=\"tag\">arizona real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/phoenix\" rel=\"tag\">phoenix<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/phoenix real estate\" rel=\"tag\">phoenix real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/sellsius 101\" rel=\"tag\">sellsius 101<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate\" rel=\"tag\">real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This came up in a comment from a bubble head a few weeks ago. In truth, it&#8217;s nobody&#8217;s damned business, but it is a matter of concern around here: What kind of car do you drive? I drive a Hyundai Elantra Wagon: Her name is Beatrice, after the gorgeous Weimaraner in Best In Show. &#8220;BHND-01&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-ask-the-broker","7":"category-marketing","8":"category-real-estate","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":448,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/448\/blogoff-post-71-ask-the-broker-so-what-about-the-swanky-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":428,"position":0},"title":"Blogoff Post #71: Ask the Broker: So what about the big, swanky Realtor&#8217;s house . . . ?","author":"Greg Swann","date":"September 26, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"This is me, confessing:So you drive a crappy little car. Your real secret is that you live in a McMansion, right?Wrong. Our home would be described as modest -- if only it were bigger. We bought it for the dogs, more than anyone. 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For,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask the Broker&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ask the Broker","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/ask-the-broker\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":418,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/418\/blogoff-post-41-ask-the-broker-what-will-it-take-to-make-phoenix-a-true-city\/","url_meta":{"origin":428,"position":2},"title":"Blogoff Post #41: Ask the Broker: What will it take to make Phoenix a true city . . . ?","author":"Greg Swann","date":"September 26, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"The is another one of Cathy's questions:What will it take to make Phoenix a true city?It's actually pretty simple. All Phoenix really needs, to become a true city in the way that people think of New York City or Chicago, is... Cooler weather. What makes other cities look and feel\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask the Broker&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ask the Broker","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/ask-the-broker\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":453,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/453\/blogoff-post-76-ask-the-broker-is-it-too-early-for-anthem\/","url_meta":{"origin":428,"position":3},"title":"Blogoff Post #76: Ask the Broker: Is it too early for Anthem . . . ?","author":"Greg Swann","date":"September 26, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"A local question with broad implications:In 2004 I fell in love with Anthem, and was actually thinking of moving there. Last year the housing market went so crazy that I decided to wait. And the way things are looking today, I'm afraid now to move there. I still love the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask the Broker&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ask the Broker","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/ask-the-broker\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1052,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1052\/ask-the-broker-what-makes-property-values-rise\/","url_meta":{"origin":428,"position":4},"title":"Ask the Broker: What makes property values rise?","author":"Greg Swann","date":"February 18, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a Phoenix-local question in its original form, but I intend to answer it from a broader perspective.What is the forecast for home prices along the light rail route once the route is completed? 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