Billy's Blog

It is my "Guesstimation" that 80 percent of real estate professionals are affiliation-oriented. They join organizations, specifically a real estate organization, and expect the affliations to obtain rewards for them.  Their happiness, money, fringe benefits, and parties are all gotten for them in...

Short Sales The biggest problem withshort sale negotiations has little to do with the buyer's agent and everything to do with the listing agent. If the listing agent is incompetent and misleads on pricing the home, coupled with weak short-sale negotiation skills, nothing short of a miracle is goi...

If you or someone you know is thinking about selling, I really believe I can help you.  If I didn't think that I could help you, than I wouldn't ask you to hire me!  If you are thinking about selling and are hesitant to pick up the phone and give me a call, it's usually because of price.  You mig...

I was excited!  A new lead!  Wow!  An email from a potential client that found my contact information through ActiveRain.  The email read:"Greetings. My name is Mrs. Jane Doe. I represent the ABC Construction Company in Pensacola, Florida. My employer has expressed an interest in locating and pur...

One of the biggest decisions that you have to make when you are looking for prospects is, "Where do I market?"  Most of us will think about the nice subdivision where all the wealthy people live, the new subdivision being developed, or the nice quiet subdivision on the outskirts of the city.  One...

In addition to being a REALTOR, I am also a Loan Originator.  Being new to AR, I wanted to post some information that would benefit my fellow LO's in the AR community.  Alot of lenders have closed recently and others have changed guidelines, so I put together a list to give you more options for y...

McLean, Va. - November 15, 2007 - The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) today applauded the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 3915, the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 and lauded the preservation of mortgage originator compensation through the Yield S...