Deana Smedlund's Blog

I wanted to share how I got into real estate in the first place. I was unhappy at my current job and car pooled with my husband to work everyday. One day out of the blue my husband says to me "hey you would be good at selling real estate, I would by a house from you". Well isn't he sweet! I thoug...

   This is a quote that is well known and recently adopted by my broker.  She started to share this quote with us in meetings. If you really think about this quote you can apply to all areas of your life not just with real estate.  If we stop and wait or if we run and hide what are we really acco...

Not all sellers are aware of how short sales and foreclosures can and do affect your credit score.  The bad news is that whether you are going through a short sale or foreclosure your credit will be affected in the same way. For example if you have a credit score of 680 before a short sale or for...