Brian's Blog

Does anyone else seem to have problems with the amount of time it takes for the bank's to sign off to sell  bank owned property? In two bank-owned transactions this month, acting as the buyer's agent, I have noticed the bank turnaround time to be excessive. One transaction took 5 days to get pape...

My website is up and running, but I'm not sure about what URL is best to generate hits. Right now it is www.briansolinsky.com  - but someone told me using my name is not the best way to go. Not only that, my name is not the easiest to spell. So, I was going to go with www.bigbrisellshomes.com Can...

With so many short sales and bank owned properties available, it is hard to find reason not to invest in real estate right now. For my investors, I've set up a search for all short sale and bank owned properties on the market in Pierce County, Washington. A few times a week I personally search th...

People have told me to stay away from short sales and not to bother with them as a buyer's agent. Well, I've never been one to take advice without trying it first for myself. It's a wonder I've made it this far in life with that attitude, but more times than not my attempts to try the unattemptab...

This is amazing! What a great way to stay on top of the real estate market in the Puget Sound area. At www.SolinskyRealty.com you can click on the map and start a search for listings on the MLS just like an agent does. You can even set up your own criteria and have email sent to you when a new li...

Just a year ago, I was teaching junior high PE and coaching football, wrestling, and basketball. Then, Wham! out of nowhere I was presented with the idea of becoming a real estate agent and life has never been the same. As soon as the school year ended, I took vacation time with my family, then d...