Jimmy Hutchinson's (jimmyhutch) Blog

One of the many things I really like about this site is the positivity of everyone. It feels good to be able to read, write and comment on blogs that dont make you feel bad or ones that you wish you never read to begin with. I'm not feeling down because of the market. I'm not in a bad mood becaus...

I like to help people both in my personal and profession life. Its one of the reasons I've been in real estate for 8 years. Sometimes there are situations in your life in which someone you truly care about is hurting, but you aren't sure if the help you want to offer is really going to cheer them...

Folks, It's getting very ugly out there in the "real" world of real estate. Today, I saw something that I wasn't ready for. Yesterday I joined a forum group on another website. This forum is intended completely for Real Estate Agents and Brokers. When I submitted my profile to get in, I thought i...

I'm a true believer in Karma!!!! I've always been a nice person, very non-confrontational. I've always liked helping others when ever I could, just because, I'm a nice guy. The other day, I did the simplest thing. In the middle of the afternoon, while out doing some prospecting, I needed to mail ...

I'm in Los Angeles, and its like a jungle out here. But what's going on around the country in other major cities in real estate??? Is the problem with banks not responding very fast on offers on REO's just in LA??? Is the percentage of people in your state that are qualified to buy a median price...

What are homes worth today? In areas near me like Greater Los Angeles, and its surrounding cities, there are so many foreclosures and short sales that they make up the market today. So what is a home that is not a short sale or foreclosure worth? So many banks too such huge losses that they are t...

There has been a lot of talk and comments on submitting what's considered a "lowball" offer. Typically, from what I've seen and heard, most agents feel that it's wrong to submit or refuse to submit these types of offers. I don't understand why submitting an offer below asking price is so bad. I d...