Once a month I meet with a group of friends and we play Bunco. Some of us live in Hoover, Alabama, and others are spread throughout the Birmingham area. It's not so much about the game of bunco as it is that we get together to have fun and play. We have been meeting monthly at each other's homes for over 10 years now. We've been through marriages, moves to new houses, birth of children and grandchildren, sickness, death of loved ones, lay-offs and jobs changes and much, much more.
Our members basically come from three professions: teachers, computer programmers and realtors. When our group began, all the realtors worked in the same office. But over time, for various reasons we have moved to different companies. When we get together though we all use this time to promote our listings, talk about things happening in real estate in different parts of the city and to pick each others brain to help find the best piece of property for one of our buyer clients. This just comes natural as part of our conversations. 
I am reminded of the National Association of Realtors statistic; 38% of buyers find their home with the help of a realtor. There are a lot of ways to find houses; the internet - which I love - really helps a lot in the home search because you can see so much before you go to look in person, but interaction and networking with other professionals is still a great way to find that property.
I see these flowers both on the plant stand and in the garden. They are all different - but the garden looks better with a variety of flowers than it does with one alone.
I have been selling real estate in the greater Birmingham area for over 10 years and have a great network of friends in the business. If you would like help finding a home, I'd be happy to help, just contact me at http://www.tonibird.com/.
