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07/03/2017
If a Buyer is getting an FHA Insured Loan or a VA Insured Loan and the appraisal comes in lower than sale price, what do you do? May the Buyer terminate & get their Earnest Money back? What are the time frames? Watch the video & find out!
06/26/2017
In a multiple offer situation in real estate, may the listing agent reveal to competing offerors specific information about those other offers such as the highest price that has been offered or any other terms of those competing offers in order to work in the best interest of the Seller? What doe...
06/12/2017
When a Buyer terminates a contract within the Due Diligence Period, they will get their Earnest Money back but WHEN??? The answer depends upon a few issues... watch the video to learn what those are!
05/23/2017
How should you effectively present a real estate offer or counter offer to a client for great customer service? Are there any drawbacks to e-sign? Watch the video for some ideas on how to communicate with your clients to enhance customer service and get referral business! 
05/16/2017
The Georgia Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA) - effective in 1994 - requires that a Broker disclose any material relationships in contracts. A Material Relationship shall mean "any actually known personal, familial, or business relationship between the Broker or the...
05/08/2017
When you are on a listing appointment and the person with whom you are dealing is selling the property as an"estate" because the owner has passed away, what are the questions you should ask? Also what questions should you ask the Listing agent if you are representing a Buyer purchasing a home fr...
05/05/2017
The Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) revised the Community Association Exhibit (GAR Form F123) beginning with the title: "PAYMENT of Community Association Fees & Disclosures Exhibit." This form now outlines who pays what, what the various fees are, WHEN they must be disclosed to a Buyer, and...
05/01/2017
The 2017 Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) Purchase & Sale Agreement has a provision that either party may extend the contract unilaterally (i.e. without the other party's agreement) for various specific reasons.  One of those reasons includes if a mortgage lender cannot fulfill his/her dutie...
04/26/2017
Why is it important to disclose the age of the HVAC Systems in ANY state & why did the Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) include this question on the GAR Seller's Disclosure Form in the 2017 GAR Contract Forms? Watch the video to find out! 
04/24/2017
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