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I have never completely understood this phenomenom. People painfully look at several other homes, just to reassure them selves that one is "the one!"  I know, they know, everyone knows which house they want, so why waste our time, when we could be buying the house you really want? Check out Gabri...

VA loans are a great avenue for not only the military and veterans but normal people too!  Especially for Investors!   In the Barksdale AFB area we saw a slight rise in homes values when the Global Strike Command moved in.  Now that they are almost all here we have seen prices begin to drop in th...

I like it!  Buying a home is not a game, and if you truly want a property why not make an offer like you want to buy it?  Andrea made some good points with her post below.  If you are going to play games with a seller, at least let them know you are serious.  Show you are capable of buying (pre-q...

When I have clients moving to the area they always ask what they should definitely do when while in Shreveport-Bossier City.  Locals have a long list of things they recommend, but it is hard to recommend them until I experience them personally.  One thing I have found being a military spouse is ...

Where has the time gone?  It is already October 1st and I just realized I never posted the Absorption Rates from August!  Here they are, so we can move on to September's!   The Absorption Rate is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the houses for sale in a given amount ...

Check out these great tips for preparing your home to sell from a Home Staging professional.  Remember that by the time a buyer gets to your property it has already met the majority of their requirements (price, location, size, etc), so it is up to you to show them this is the home for them!Prepa...

I thought this was a great video and had to share it with my friends.  It is amazing how all the cows follow the RC car.  Would the car be (1) or (2)???What defines a “leader”? lead·erNoun/ˈlēdər/ 1. The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. 2. A person followed by other...

  So often we are told by our brokers and coaches that… “when you’re  #1” or “when you’re the top agent,” but what if you don’t aspire to be #1, or #2 or even #3 for that matter?  Most might ask what you are doing in this business if you are not aspiring to be the best?  Well to me, being #1 and ...

I am working with a buyer whose home is currently listed (regretfully) for sale by another local agent.  It is a divorce situation and I am working with the wife.  Last night while showing her homes, she tells me she met her Realtor for the first time.  This agent asks her what she plans to do a...

I can definitely relate to this.  I m sure many of my colleagues can as well.  Except my adage has been "third times a charm."  I had to repost.  Enjoy.List it once, sell it twice.  Once upon a time a statement like that would have no context whatsoever. But unfortunately it probably rings true f...