Jim Lord's (jimlordaz) Blog

I recently read an article about a new company, Purple Bricks. Purple Bricks is a flat fee brokerage that performed well in Europe and recently opened an office in L.A. The title of the article was "Say goodbye to 6% commissions". Obviously, the article predicted Purple Brick and others like it w...

So I consult on a projectWhich buys homes and sells them at a discount for investors who are purchasing rental property. The company buys "flips" and then sells them to other investors to make them rentals, while they are in the construction process. This requires my staff a lot of phone calls to...

Zillow and other instant value websites are rarely accurate. If you read my next article you will understand my desire to look up my home on Zillow yesterday and get a free Zestimate. Don't get me wrong, I am not a Zillow hater, I think they found a niche and are doing well from it. I too offer i...