From the desk of ….Becky Repess

The conversation around our office is what can we do to jump start our business in a down market. It's amazing how many people just sit and wait for that blasted phone to ring rather than initiating the call. We have "opportunity time" in our office like so many others. It is a very small boutiqu...

First of all, appraisers don't get mad at me but I have some comments to make. Why do appraisers need a copy of the contract? Is this to establish value? Recently, we had a contract where we listed and had the buyer for the home. The buyer had their own mortgage company (a very reputable company)...

A good friend of mine in our real estate office has recently had a major problem with a client who just happens to be a friend's daughter too. Their relationship goes way back. The young couple went on contract three different times and each contract had something happen that it fell through. The...

Finger prints are a great idea in my opinion but why can't we use the ones we have through the DPS? It costs much less, doesn't it? I really am for the fingerprints because in the past when we got our license there was a question on the form like "Do you have a felony record?" Well hello, is a fe...

Okay, everyone has such great posts. There is so much creativity. I am still fairly new and not a computer whiz. How do you get the artwork on the pages? I love the ones that are so creative pictures, videos, etc. Help! Give me some ideas or direction as to where to go for instructions. I promise...

I have noticed several posts on the funniest stories in Real Estate. In fact, there is one on the current blogs. I know everytime I see one of these posts then I remember a new story that happened to me. Have any of your ever written a book or considered writing a book? I think it would be a best...

This statement has always been a joke in the real estate community but how many realtors and I mean seasoned realtors have you heard of lately who are out looking for the "real job". It is amazing. The "real job" is a reality now. Although, I thought we had always had a real job with long hours a...

The real estate business really has it's ups and downs especially with the market the way it is today. We tend to get really excited because we have a transaction ready to close. This would be one that shouldn't have any problems...a slam dunk. I have been in the real estate business for more tha...

Okay, I know this is not new but how do you all handle this kind of behavior...My daughters who are both realtors were showing a client this weekend while I was out of town. My older daughter who is in her 30's went to school with this guy. I might add this is a married man with a family. He flir...

The whole world seems to believe it is a buyer's market except the sellers. The one thing we all know is that if it is not priced right, staged, good location, and absolutely clean...it's not going to sell. Several times lately we have writtne contracts only to find out there are multiple offers....