I have a beef with the California Association of Realtors. I wish they would allow agents to add in a deadline for the request for repairs. With the hit list of repairs getting longer and longer, I find it frustrating when agents submit repair requests the day the inspection contingency is due.
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11/14/2007
I wanted to include this comment I made to another AR member on my blog because I think the concept here is important!Real estate is an EMOTIONAL business. You know that list of top 10 most stressful things in a persons life? One of them is MOVING! For most folks the biggest investment of their l
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11/13/2007
I teach real estate professionals about working as a team. Here's an example of how to solve problems.I received a call yesterday from a bank requesting a HUD1 on a pending sale NOW! Oh, you know this type of phone call. One that could have been made to me days ago to give me more time to respond
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11/09/2007
Here's an excellent example of creating a win-win short sale transaction for the seller, buyer and bank! Seller has 3 loans on a property. An offer comes in for less than the total loan amounts. The seller has great credit and has continued to pay mortgage payments on time, but must move due to c
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11/09/2007
Come on People!After being in the real estate business for nearly 23 years with my husband, I've been through crappy markets, gloom and doom forecasts, etc. Let me share the advise I give agents and officers in my office. When the market is down, get educated and look for opportunities to use you
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10/30/2007
I just received an angry message from another team member on a sales transaction. She had emailed a disclosure for our client to sign several times during the course of the sale and we never followed through! She assumed we were ignoring her requests, when in reality, we never received the reques
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10/30/2007
Many of us in the real estate industry read pest inspection reports by checking out the back (bid) page for the total amount of Section 1 items that were called. We all want to know what's the dollar amount required for certification!However, knowing the dollar amount does not necessarily indicat
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10/29/2007
In Northern California, Transaction Coordinators are hired by brokerage offices to help agents coordinate their sales transactions. Coordinators manage paperwork, remind team members of upcoming events and help solve problems. I have had the opportunity to work with other real estate professional
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10/22/2007
As a Transaction Coordinator, I review a lot of contracts before applying them to my systems. I've noticed lately buyers and sellers are negotiating more and agents are using a number of addendums to counter terms. Remember to be consistent wih numbering or lettering! I've had addendums with no n
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10/19/2007
