Kieran and Cecelia's Blog

Hi Anyone I just had a major breakthrough in my points on Active Rain. I broke the 12000 barrier. I think the one ahead of me is 70,000. Talk about the old fat turtle and the hare. I went to a meeting Wednesday led by a young lady that told me why our company is the best. I knew it, but I have my...

We brought a full price offer to a seller of ours. He told us what he wanted for his home. We told him it was doable. We listed it and we also gifted him with a home warranty both seller and new buyer. Sidetrack His toilet broke and he got a new one worth $300 within 2 days of getting the home wa...

Hi! Yesterday we closed our 2nd short sale. A title company and an attorney were involved and it was another great life learning experience for me. The sellers wanted their own title company and attorney overseeing the deal. We both had LOAs and it turned out well. I am a relationship seller and ...

Hi I was minding my business this morning, reading blogs on AR and making comments. I am short of a break point on The Localism Land rush so there will be no bonus minutes head start for me. I noticed a very helpful comment from Stephen Wolfe and I wanted to thank him. I went to his website and s...

Realtors and Owners in Heron Creek --This is a reminder: Homes closing after 12/31/07 Resale purchasers must must pay the Working Capital Contribution of one quarter of the annual Neighborhood Assessment at closing. If the seller does not inform the agent of this fact, and the agent unknowingly d...

Hi! Our Broker had a sales meeting several weeks ago and one of the presenters was Bill Pennington from Tru Decor Home Staging Co. I liked the presentation and wanted to add him to our network in the community we live in. We spoke on the phone and e-mailed Bill and his partner Kim Greenough and a...

Having mastered short sales, we got one both sides. We're close on another-negotiator has accepted it and is presenting it to his investor. A 3rd is in the works, making progress , 3 are gone and 3 we're waiting for offers on. I don't know that means I've mastered it. I just wanted to learn to do...

I went to a friend's funeral service. His daughter gave the eulogy and mentioned her father liked to measure twice and cut once. I started to think of my life and was immediately brought back in time to the moment I decided to fix a leaky garden house connection. It was outside a basement window ...

We have been working a short sale with CW for sometime. We have received a form 8821 that the client filled out, enabling us to speak with the IRS on our sellers' behalf. We have an offer in place for approximately 70 days. We had a counter offer from CW. Our Buyer didn't go for it. Our seller pa...

Lennar Builds nice homes here. They are attractive and show well.. Their sales staff is great and they go out of their way to be helpful. Mike Barbalato is one of the great cookie makers of all time and a great closer. Joy and Marni are always helpful. Resales in Heron Creek have been slow and ma...