ROBERT SWETZ/ LAS VEGAS - NEVADA

It takes a large amount of time, money and patients to Market for (THE BIG FISH). I have been buying Investment Properties for over 20 years and have been selling Real Estate in Las Vegas for 7 years now. I started in Residential for the first two years and then moved into Commercial, Land and Investment Properties.

I do still sell Residential, but that is mostly to Relatives. On my wife's side there are approximately 250. I would be crazy not too. (THE BIG FISH) is around the corner for me, it has been read in my cards and I can just feel it. Commercial Properties can take a very long time 6-12 months, sometimes longer.

I push out approximately 5,000 business cards per year, some post cards and other mail outs, three different magazines, pens, two newspapers, one in Burmese. Some Brokers and Agents say, Why do you waste all your time and money on all this advertisement? I don't really listen to much any more about what the Brokers and other agents say, I am doing just fine. I have a very large group of Investors with very large portfolios from all my advertisement and it takes a long time to build trust with them. (THE BIG FISH) is coming real soon from getting my name out there.

So in the mean time as I wait for (THE BIG FISH), I never let my line loose and continue to feel for the big jerk and then I will set the hook.

I also have picked up on some of my old talents from so many years ago. I have studied Art, Photography, Writing and Music for over 30 years now. And it looks like I will be Producing, Directing, Acting and Writing for some films in Las Vegas later in the year of 2008. I am also looking for a Commercial Building to convert into a Gallery to display my work and the work of other Artists from around the world.

Sound like a Dreamer? Maybe, maybe not. We will see in the next couple of years.

I forgot, I am also working on a book that will hopefully be complete in the end of 2009. Once complete, this book will help women and children from around the world. And will become so big and controversial that I will have to not have my name on the book. No one, no one knows what my book if about and I have to leave it that way.

Until next time, good health and take care of yourselves

I have been studying Photography, Motion Pictures, Music, Art & Writing for 30 years now and I would like to share some of my ideas and opinions with you.

BLOGS:

1)  It's all about the TITLE, pick a title that is catchy and will strike a interest in the viewers skimming through blogs. Agents and viewers are always searching for ideas for Blogs.

2)  Please keep it SHORT and to the POINT. I read and comment so many Blogs that are to long and full of to much information. The reason I comment it to get up the ranks/ point system. I think that blogs by agents that are to long means they have too much time on their hands, " GO SELL SOME REAL ESTATE "

3)  Put some links in your Blog that ca be clicked on to strike interest.

4)  Put a few pics/ photos, cartoons and illustrations. Viewers get very bored just looking at Blogs with words, thats why I have a couple pics at the bottom of my Blog.

5)  Try to use words of interest:  COMMISSIONS, LEADS, NEW CLIENTS, FORECLOSURES, BANK OWNED, MARKETING, FUTURE PROJECTS, GREEN, Etc.

6)  In your blogs, just try to be yourself. Stop trying to be like everyone else, be a leader, not a follower. I know that it is very difficult with the market the way it is. 

GOOD AGENTS:

1)  " PLAY BY THE RULES " There are so many agents out there that are cutting corners, stealing leads, clients, doing things they should not be doing. We are LICENSED PROFESSIONALS and know when we should not be doing certain things. I am very firm with Agents that cut corners and let them know if they don't fix it, I will turn them into the REAL ESTATE DIVISION.

2)  " GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE "  Market yourself, create a good business card that has very little information on it, please try not to clutter your card, to much information makes it " TO BUSY "

3)  Be very careful of Telephone Book advertisements, certain magazines, etc. I have advertisement in 2 newspapers, 4 magazines, pens, calenders, 1-800 number, and 4 web sites. The ONLY advertisement I do that generates leads are my web sites. For others it may be different, find a good place to put your money. I have spent up to 20 thousand dollars on advertisement in one year when I first started, it's a " MONEY PIT " be careful.

4)  WEB SITES are the one source of getting your name out there and MARKETING. Be very careful of some web designers, they charge to much and will rip you off. Study them well and ask as many questions as possible. Here is one of my new web sites that will be complete in the next three weeks. http://www.jparkcity.com/vegas/aboutme.htm    You want viewers to have a interest in your site and to be able to find different information about the City and State where your licensed.

Well if I have given you any points with BLOGGING and or being a GOOD AGENT,  " Great "  If I haven't sorry for wasting your time.

I will be Producing, Directing, Acting and Writing for some B Movies coming out of LAS VEGAS this Summer, some of them will be going to the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

Here is a pic/ photo of me and my wife Nu Nu at Big Sur CALIFORNIA last June.

" THANKS FOR READING AND YOU WILL BE READING MANY MORE BLOGS IN THE FUTURE "

ROBERT SWETZ

PS: I did a blog about a MOTHER THAT HAS NOT SEEN HER DAUGHTER IN SIX YEARS   " Please read it "

Manu War came to the United States of America from Myanmar (Burma) in the year 2002. It took Manu 5 years to even get a Visa to visit the USA. Before she came to the USA she sang for over ten years to support a family of 8 because her father had died of a heart attack  at age 55. Manu adopted 2 twin boys in Myanmar that were left at the Hospital, adopted another young girl to help with the family and gave birth to a girl named Yumi Tanaka in the year 2000, they call her (Cherry).

Manu's visa expired and she received a extension for another six months to stay in the USA. I met Manu back in Minneapolis Minnesota where she was working for a Sushi Company. We daited  for 5 months and fell in love and were married in a small town in northern Minnesota.

Going through the immigration process was very difficult for us and it took me and Manu almost 2 years before she even received a Green Card. Two different Lawyers had ripped us off for almost $4,000.00 dollars.

We moved to Las Vegas in the year 2003 because Las Vegas was growing so fast and I am a journeyman Glazier (glass installer) and install windows in high-rise buildings. In 2003, I became a licensed Realtor and started selling Real Estate in Las Vegas.

While living in Las Vegas we filed to bring Manu's daughter Cherry here through Immigration (CIS) Homeland Security, Toll Free number (800-375-5283) in the year 2004. Case number WAC-05-153-50696.  Her case was approved May 10th of 2005 and the approval notice was sent to The (NVC) Department of National Visa Center phone number (603) 334-0700. We are giving the case number and contact numbers so people can help us find out what is happening with Cherry's case, if need be.

The Department of National Visa Center sent the approval letter back to Homeland Security (CIS) Immigration to be revued, for what? This in very unusual and very rarely does (NVC) ever send a approval letter back to (CIS). I have contacted (CIS) Immigration over a dozen different times in the last 2 years, phone calls, emails, etc. I even wrote a letter to President George Bush through Congress.org, and also sent a email to Senator Harry Reid in Nevada. Senator Harry Reid's office contacted me and tried to find out what was happening with Cherry's case, (CIS) had no answers. It is 2-26-2008 now and Cherry's case was approved 5-10-2005 and we still don't know what is happening with Cherry's case. Our Attorney wants another $2500.00 dollars to file lawsuit papers against (CIS) Immigration and he mentioned to us that 90% of his Immigration cases he files suit against (CIS).

What is going on here? Is this some type of a scam that the attorney's and (CIS) Immigration have going on here? It has been three years now, this case should not take any longer then 12 months. Manu left her daughter when she was 2 years old to come to America to find a better life than what was offered to her in Myanmar. Cherry is 8 years old now and in October she will be 9 years of age. Manu has not seen her daughter Cherry in 6 years now. Manu spoke with Cherry 6 months ago and Cherry's words were, you promised me that I could  live with you and Daddy in America. Every time Manu calls Cherry, she cries telling her mother that you promised.

Manu has been buying many different businesses in Las Vegas and it is very difficult for us to go visit Cherry in Myanmar, and Manu does not want to visit her unless she can bring her back. I was over in Myanmar 3 years ago when Manu didn't have her Green Card and could not leave the USA. Manu's family is very warm and kind, and Cherry is the sweetest young girl.

There is not much more I can say, I have tried to adopt Cherry, filed all the papers needed to bring her here and nothing, we are still waiting and (CIS) Immigration will not tell us why.

If anyone has any suggestion's on any action that we can take to bring Manu and her daughter Cherry back together, please let us know. (PRAYERS WOULD BE NICE TOO)! Manu has the kindest, biggest heart in the world and there is no reason that she should have to be away from her daughter any longer, six years is long enough. Here are some photos of Cherry that were emailed to us 1 week ago from Myanmar (Burma).