Brian Gibbons's (bj_gibbons) Blog

This post is really helpful to non mortgage people. MBA creates good and bad products. Senate Banking Committee allows them. These are the reasons why we have problems now. ARMs should be outlawed unless you do not need the money. Not to John and Jane Q. Public. Brian Gibbons, http://REISkills.co...

There will always be fraud, but corporate fraud will always be much larger than small business fraud (Enron, World Com, CountryWide, Merrill Lynch). Free Enterprise is under attack for Real Estate Investors. To buy and resell a car or a boat for whatever prices is the entrepreneur's business cho...

I love this post!!! Short Sales are NOT for the meek! SS AGENTS should hire COMBAT VETERANS! :) Brian Coach to Real Estate Entrepreneurs http://REISkills.com  As an investor in short sale properties, I work with agents and brokers every day and I get a lot of questions about my criteria is for a ...

Awesome FB Fan Page Info!Five Ways to Upgrade and Put the "Bam" in Your Real Estate Facebook Fan Page (Part I) If you're a fan of Emeril Lagasse then you know that everytime he knocks down a great recipe in front of a live audience he adds a little spice, a little kick, a little something extra a...

Man that is good. It's not ETHICS, it's WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR TIME? Are you listening to the sales prospect? Are you creative in solutions? I think the biggest challenge here this spring and summer is- Finding Bank Qualified Pre-Approved Buyers Sellers I think are going to have less qualif...

This is an important issue,  please read.   BrianThe National Association of Realtors issued a call to action today to contact your Senators and Congressmen about extending the deadline on the $8,000 home buyer tax credit.  Click the link above and you can see NAR's video on this subject.   While...

I'm Self-Employed, and I like this "update" on Self-Employment Mortgage Qualification very much!One of the biggest casualties of the current tightening of mortgage guidelines has been Self-Employed Borrowers.  This month, I've had two applications that I've had to turn down for lack of income eve...

You nailed it! Integrity in real estate agent and life insurance agent agency business behaviors means you tell the accurate picture of what you know intimately. If you are weak in an area, why not interview an expert? There's no doubt in my mind that one of the most overused words in the world t...

Ken, Agents that improperly advise sellers about legal choices should be held accountable.  Most sellers are truly frustrated and scared. I like the quote: I feel the agent abrogated their fiduciary duties and violated article 11 of the code of ethics by giving advice outside of their area of exp...

Man, I'd hate this to happen to my home sale! So you've decided to sell your house and you are well aware of the fact that homes for sale in your community have involved foreclosed properties. All those homes that sold in the past 6 months were bank owned and they weren't sold by an individual, b...