Pay Dirt - Linda Cullen's Real Estate Blog

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I've mentioned before that when any house under $100,000 comes up in my immediate area, I immediately go and see it - that way I can find the diamonds in the mess of the foreclosures and short sales to recommend quickly to buyers. I've been doing this for one month - and taking stock today, I lea...
05/10/2009
I have a listing. Selling agent has an FHA buyer. Contract signed. All okay. Loan in process.  I get an e-mail....... ....from the loan processor to the selling agent who forwarded to ME ---- they want a copy of MY driver's license so that they can ascertain that I AM NOT ON THE FHA WATCH LIST! T...
05/08/2009
This morning's Palm Beach Post released sales figures for Palm Beach County, Florida as being up 134% in the past month (from March 2009 to April 2009). A lot of this increase can be attributed to bank-owned properties and short sales - but first time homebuyers are taking advantage of the well p...
05/07/2009
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It's hard to focus on the positive things that happened during the day.  EVERYTHING can't be negative.  If we focus on the negative, we defeat our own stamina. Trust me, there IS something positive in every day.  Take a deep breath; it will come to you.  Capture that postive and tuck it into bed ...
05/05/2009
My broker is fond of saying that Real Estate is a contact sport - you've got to make contact(s).  How right she is.  And there are the old common denominators for contact: post cards to past clients, wearing your office name badge, being involved in your church/community/schools. But here's a tip...
05/03/2009
I know we're all different, but having information at our fingertips is OOH so important.  Yes, you say, I HAVE THAT - it's called the Internet!  Well, yes and no. The Internet is fine if you're trying to research something of a global nature.  But what about the fact that all REAL ESTATE IS LOCA...
04/28/2009
I'm convinced that 45% of real estate is like being a teacher; 45% therepist.  But that leftover 10% has just GOT to be filled with FUN.  Learn to ask questions that get your customers talking about themselves.  Find common ground through those conversations.  Folks want to deal with real estate ...
04/27/2009
I'm amazed, now more than ever, about agents who go on a listing appointment and do NOT go through a mathematical scenario if their house sold for $xxx or $xxx.  This is the most important tool that a lister can have.  What is the check I will receive?  What is the check I need to come to closing...
04/24/2009
Yeah, I know - I avoided it like the plague - until the stars and planets were aligned and an old high school friend talked me into it last summer.  I had such a unbeLIEVable time.  I laughed and danced ..... and danced ..... and saw high school compatriots I'd long forgotten - but we had such a ...
04/23/2009
Now isn't THIS just special.  I went to show a corporate/bank-owned property this morning and the lockbox is already open with the keys missing! There are 4 agents in my office who do nothing but list foreclosed properties. They tell this unfortunate story:  Another agent has a buyer for the fore...
04/22/2009
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