Beth's Blog

I thought I would post a response regarding the blog Subprime Bailout Rant by Amy Bergquist.  For the most part I do understand where people would like to blame, the lenders, underwriter (who where just doing their job), agents and borrowers.  However being a mortgage broker back in 2004 I feel ...

Waging war on Real Estate’s Discounters, How to unlock the door to a full commission: by Bernice L. Ross               First don’t let the name fool you, the book is more about how to get full commission than discount brokers.  This book is full of good ways to get your full commission and how t...

Yes they are still out there, agents who do not use technology.  A while back my title rep came in and told me about a local agent who refuses to use fax machines, and does not have a cell phone.              Not long after that, my partner was trying to get a hold of an agent and their contact ...

I love to read blogs, Real Estate is my passion, and I love to see what other agents and mortgage professionals have to say about our profession.  I must admit I don’t love writing blogs.  Now and again I will have an idea for a blog, but I just can’t get it on “paper”.    So I went looking to t...

            So what do you get when you put together and experienced loan officer, and an experienced Realtor?  One person who can find you the perfect home, and find you the perfect loan?  One person who you can call at all times of the day with any real estate question. Does this kind of perso...

I am proud to present this 2261 square foot, four bed room two and half bath tri-level home.  This home offers a formal living room,  family room, built in pool and a large master bedroom.You can walk toa nearby park, or a golf course.  This home has everything to offer a growing family.      Thi...

            The one thing that draws my family together is baseball, not just baseball, but Angels Baseball.  I went to my first Angels game when I was about 6 weeks old.  Each of my children went to games in there first year of life.  Baseball is such a way of life in my family my father tried ...

I was reading Mary Pope-Handy's post How did you choose your brokerage?  I thought I would through my 2-cents in.  As the co-owner of Exit Family Realty, I thought I would chime in on what we look for in an agent.  At Exit we do not hire everybody who wants to sign up, we invest a lot of time and...

The 40 year fix   I am sure you have heard the media talk about the 40 year fix.  The 40 year fix is a new mortgage option, so I thought I would give you some information in this loan.   The 40 year fix has a .25 higher rate than your traditional 30 year fixes.  Even with the higher rate you can...

"SHORT SALE" TRANSACTION PROCEDURES   In the current Real Estate Market we are seeing more and more listings subject to a "Short Sale".  This is a property sale wherein the amount owed the Lender(s) exceeds the current market value plus the costs of sale (Escrow, Title, Commissions and etc).  In...