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Some of my recent posts have focused on the Phoenix Short Sale "wannabe" listing agents that blatantly lie about their Phoenix Short Sale track record - presumably in the hopes of getting unsuspecting consumers to list with them. I can see a Phoenix homeowner facing foreclosure being swayed by cl...
08/22/2010
Ask my kids and they will tell you this is one of my favorite sayings. Originally shared with them when discussing appropriate dressing in the early teen years (think short-shorts--or booty shorts as they call them), I continue to use  this to discuss the idea that just because you have the abili...
08/22/2010
Is the buyer's agent who works "out of area" really out of his mind?. What about an agent working "out of her comfort zone"? Most buyers first pick an area and than pick a house while relying on their buyer's agent to help them learn about their different choices. What role does the listing agent...
08/22/2010
I Got My Listing Under Contract Because I Answered My Phone                             I was about to go into a class, when low and behold...my cell phone rang and I decided to pick it up!  On the other end was another Realtor asking me about my listing.  First, she said, is your listing still a...
08/22/2010
Since when did Active Rain become the new matchmaking website?  See, this girl's in love with me.  She wants to have a relationship with me, either she likes older women or likes older men since both Nestor and I are in the profile photo.  This hacker is pretty good because the email posted above...
08/17/2010
As the housing market continues to struggle, with taxpayers carrying much of the burden for defaulting mortgages, many are asking: Is there a future for Fannie and Freddie? And eighteen months after their takeover by the government, Treasury has yet to propose an answer.   When the housing market...
08/15/2010
originally posted on Real Estate Brokerages The following is a true story that happened here in Charleston, SC --- if this can happen in Charleston, SC, it can happen anywhere: There was a FSBO (for sale by Owner) sign on an ocean front lot on the Isle of Palms.  Potential purchasers (we will cal...
08/15/2010
I was involved in a Tragic Journey from a Short Sale to Foreclosure. I represented the buyer and another agent represented the seller. The seller had an Attorney, who had a successful track record of negotiating short sales. The history:  We have written at least eight or ten FHA Offers, without ...
08/15/2010
So my buyers are expected to put earnest money down on your short sale listing and if they back out within 90 days, your sellers get to keep the EMD. So what about the sellers? Las Vegas Short Sale Sellers and their agents are expecting buyers to have a little more “skin in the game” in the last...
08/15/2010
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No Photo Available Really? In today's technology savvy age how can a listing not have photos? We have cameras on our phones, cameras that fit in our pocket, camera's built in to our video cameras, cameras on our computers. We do not have to take our film to be developed. HOW HARD IS IT? Working w...
08/15/2010
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