Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2009
I couldn't stay put! Thos of you that are getting to know me well realize my love for the open road! So my husband and I found 5 days in common and took off. My 13-year old even jumped in the back seat without any grimace. We drove yesterday for the majority of the day from Southern California to...
08/27/2009
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We are the face of the deal....to the buyers, to the sellers. We are credited when things go well and villainized when things go poorly. The trick is not to allow our emotions to cloud things further. It's only human to want to respond when we believe we are being unfairly criticized, or vent on...
08/24/2009
Since the government can just print money when it needs to....here are a few other programs I think the should consider. 1) Cash for Cats......We have an abundance of stray cats with noone to adopt them 2) Cash for Coffee....Starbucks is having a hard time selling a bitter cup of coffee for $3 3)...
08/24/2009
This is going to be a short list of why we blog and comment.....or at least why we should. Good Reasons: 1) To give solid information to potential clients 2) To showcase our work ethics and our personality 3) To add to the conversation about Real Estate....to bring up topics for discussion 4) To ...
08/23/2009
Last Saturday afternoon I set up an appointment with some buyers to see a few homes. As we were finishing a viewing, I noticed across the street was a listing that must have been brand new. There were clearly agents and buyers moving in and out. So I assumed (incorrectly) that it was an Open Hous...
08/22/2009
Don't you love an amusement park? The fun house? the roller-coasters? Then why not enjoy the ups and downs and thrills of a short sale? I love short sales.... I love meeting with sellers in distress and being able to tell them "I have no idea if this will go through, and I have no idea how long i...
08/21/2009
1) I don't call with questions which can be answered by READING the listing 2) I call before I send an offer and follow-up to make sure it was received 3) I use a Transaction Coordinator to create an organized file and to help keep things on track 4) I show up for inspections, appraisals and walk...
08/20/2009
I'm not talking about how we treat clients....but how we treat listing agents. They are the "lions at the gate." Remember when the format for submitting an offer was: 1) show the home 2) run the comps 3) call the listing agent and talk about the situation 4) submit the offer 5) call to make sure ...
08/19/2009
Do you feel like you speak one language and your buyers and sellers speak another? Worse yet...they hear in another language? I do! So I spent some time learning this "Client Speak" and would like to share my discoveries. Buyers....What they say "My friend is doing my mortgage," "I'm very handy...
08/18/2009
100,000 points!! That's a big number! It represents a great deal of time, energy and thought. I began blogging on Active Rain last December and didn't know how it would impact my real estate career....and my life. Over the last 9 months.....the benefits have been huge, like the points number. Con...
08/17/2009
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