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These days, I mostly make my living by listing and selling bank-owned properties.  There is no listing that can ever compete with the bank-owned listing in terms of work put in by the listing agent.  Once we reveive a listing letter, we are required to visit the property within 24 hours to determ...
11/13/2010
I have a dilema here...Can a tenant occupying a Fannie Mae-owned property accept a cash for keys relocation package (i.e. take the money and run), and later, when the property is listed, come back and purchase it? I have this dilema happening to me on two different properties right now and was ho...
09/13/2010
The first couple of years I was a Realtor, I never asked anyone to sign a Buyer's Brokerage Agreement for fear of sending them running to the hills!  However, the more I have educated myself on the document, the more I realize it is a dual sided benefit.  The buyers who choose to become clients o...
09/02/2010
Call 811 Before You Dig! I saw a billboard with this while I was riding down the road the other day, and it got me thinking about how many times we've used post hole diggers to put up our bid 4x4 and 4x8 signs.  I wonder how many of us "Call before we dig"? We need to keep in mind that water, cab...
09/01/2010
I will never forget the first time I was late for an appointment.  I can't believe I didn't get a speeding ticket on the way, probably trimmed a year off the life of my brakes, and definitely raised my blood pressure exponentially!  When I squealed into the parking lot 2 minutes late, I felt sure...
08/31/2010
Let's just take a moment to pretend that realtors ceased to exist, and in their place were door-to-door vaccuum cleaner salespeople.  To make this easy, we will sell Kirbys.  This story is about Lauren, the friendly Kirby saleslady and her customers, the Jones family.  For a little background, La...
08/30/2010
I remember my first convention well.  I went to a few classes, ate a few meals, and hid in my room the rest of the time.  I knew almost no one, and it was just so hard to put myself out there! Flash forward several years and many conventions later...  I now take full advantage of everything the c...
08/26/2010
I have never reblogged, but this is such critical information and maybe a wake-up call.  I find myself fighting the urge to pick up that vibrating phone, but remind myself of the dangers to myself and others. If you are a news scanner, like I am, you probably saw that Dr. Frank Ryan (Plastic Surg...
08/20/2010
          You know you are working too much (or maybe addicted to "contact") when you feel the need to take your Blackberry onto the lawnmower with you.  It's not logical since you obviously couldn't hear it ring, and it would be hard to read an email while bumping along.  However, this is exact...
08/05/2010
       In today's fast-paced world, one of the biggest problems I and others seem to encounter is not following through with good intentions.  I am often guilty of this myself when it comes to technology.                                                                 For example, I own a wireles...
07/22/2010
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