Just a few short months ago, I have memory of reading here in the rain of how people who defaulted have no morals or character. I understood both sides of the argument being in the business for over 33 years years. When I was a landlord, I was pro their position. When I started renting, I had a m
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08/31/2011
If you want the facts, you know truth based information that really makes sense of Real Estate reality, then you have to read my good friend John Mulkey's post. It is a reminder of how too big can become really bad and people can drop like flies when they corporate entities do not answer to anyon
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08/31/2011
I am helping people to sell their underwater homes and walk a way so that one day they may come back. Part of what I do is not to let my client feel that they have not failed or done anything wrong. Far from it. Here is a borrower that couldn't keep up. They are not criminals but casualties of a
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08/31/2011
Remember when Short Sales were first introduced to the Real Estate public at large. As an agent, I knew I had to get involved. I looked at it as another thing to learn that was necessary for doing business. More and more of my clients needed help and I had to become knowledgeable about it. MUST
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08/31/2011
I enjoyed a movie called The Help. I usually read up on things but not too much as I want to have a full experience. I had this down for a possible and when my wife signaled me it was movie time, this was playing. It started out just a little slow when all of a sudden, it had wings and never came
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08/30/2011
It is a question to stimulate conversation to the more mature. To the young listening in, it can be come very interesting to partake in. Just add you own dynamics to the answer to make it mean something. Less is more. I will go first. IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN I WOULD: ask more questions.
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08/29/2011
You were not put here to fail. There are no guarantees and we have the ability to rise to any occasion if we will it so. As a person thinks, so it will be. Good or bad, right or wrong, leave the assessments out of the picture and all you will have left is problem/solution. Here is where the huma
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08/29/2011
The owning system to secure something for your exclusive use I understand. But to believe that you actually own anything needs to be seen for what it is. Let's take Real Estate for instance. In Europe, it is customary to own Real Estate and just hand it down from generation to generation. If taxe
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08/29/2011
I spoke with an lady who was in the business of foreclosing on people. She dealt with defaults, loan mods, trustees sales, evictions and all the rest of it. It finally took a toll on her. You see you start out by looking at paperwork and numbers. It isn't until you start talking with the people a
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08/29/2011
We have had 17 previous Real Estate cycles that tell us things. If someone is to buy a home, a huge investment for their future, they should at least be informed on the subject in a general and responsible way. I lost a small fortune many years ago because I was not aware of buying and selling cy
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08/29/2011
