Scott Hayes is such a straight up guy and I admire him for fessing up to the fact that in all of his years in real estate, he has, for the first time (2011) written a business plan. But if you follow Scott like I do, you can imagine how well put together that plan is.You owe it to yourself, you o
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12/31/2010
Lola is a veteran ActiveRain member and although she does not post as often as she used to, when she does post something, I always find it to be compelling. Her post below is not of the ordinary variety, but I thought it well worth acknowledging as she takes on this new role for the new year. C
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12/30/2010
Do You Take Section 8? Yes But.................. As a property manager, this is a question that I get quite frequently. Just recently I was contacted by a Section 8 client regarding one of my rental homes and she wanted to know if I accepted Section 8 and I informed her that "yes" some of our ow
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12/30/2010
With the exception of kicking the puppy, Alan has called us all out on the carpet. If you are an agent that is the epitome of perfection then stand up and be called a _______________________. How would you fill in the blank?My long-suffering wife has slowly and carefully explained the rules to
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12/30/2010
NASQT: Prospective Tenant Asked - Why Do You Care Whether or Not I Can Pay My Utilities? As part of the screening process, I have them complete a preliminary application and then follow up with a phone call or email to satisfy some unanswered questions or to seek clarification on some items on t
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12/29/2010
Well I'll Be BDAMB. BDAMB is Now AMB from Bham. Thanks to the AR staff and Bob Stewart for the note informing me that I've earned another star: The coveted AMBASSADOR star. Yes folks, apparently I've come of age. Suddenly I hear the sounds of the organ playing "The doors to the church are ope
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12/28/2010
Dollar General May Be Putting More Food on 650 More Tables Last week Dollar General announced plans to build a distribution center in Bessemer, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama). Along with the distribution center will come 650 jobs. That's good news in any economy but especially in an e
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12/28/2010
DBAMB from Bham Spotlights A Newbie I'm spotlighting AR Newbie Kathleen Moriarty based on her post titled Is a transition from a corporate job to Real Estate really doable? You've just got to read it. I would have re-blogged it but is a Member's Only post. Kathleen asks an honest question, but
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12/28/2010
Stated Commission Does Not Belong in the Offer to Purchase or Sales Contract I am of the opinion that unless otherwise noted in an agreement between buyers, sellers and their agents, the sales commission is between the seller, the listing agent and the selling agent (if different from the listing
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12/28/2010
On This Day In 1959......... On this day in 1959, an angel was born and her loving parents, Lucious and Ellen Jean Hughley named her Charita Happy Birthday to Me. R.I.P. Ivory Soul Sistah Teena Marie Dies at age 54, Sunday December 26, 2010. Another one gone too soon.
12/27/2010
