Kirk Mulhearn's (kirkmulhearn) Blog

 ASPIRING AND AMBITIOUS ASCENT  "A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his lastachievement.  In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration."     Kurt LewinAspiring:   Latin: aspirare, literally, to breath upon.  Why do you think God chose to...

AMAZING ALLIANCES IN ACTION.  "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes:  chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire."  AristotleAmazing:    To make a strong impression, to surprise.  Astound and bewilder the client with your performance.  Explain to them the p...

AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND AWARENESS."You can't build a reputation on things that you are going to do."  Henry Ford"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small parts."   Henry Ford                                                                            Automatic:    Build as man...

Kirk Mulhearn, Long Beach Ca.  Mortgage Broker, offers FREE classes to agents on how to Originate LoansWhat: Let's be honest, the new real estate market dynamic is changing the way we market ourselves and approach our client base.  Learning to adapt to the changing times is absolutely critical an...

The media will tell you how bad the economy is, how this is the worst real estate market since 1989 and that the prices are in a free fall.  That this it the time to hold off on buying property and that it is better basically to rent rather then invest into real estate.  I say hob-wash!  Look at ...

Our office has just landed several REO listing contracts and this is a really big deal.  You see, every asset manager will ask you two questions:1.  How long have you been selling real estate?  Apparantly, they will not be interested in giving you an account if you have only had a license for 90 ...

Wow, another month has gone by and what a month it has been for real estate.  Wherein  some major lenders have gone out of business, including SCME mortgage and Indy Mac bank and Countrywide have announced mass cut backs.  Nevertheless, we can't crawl under a rock and die.  Here are some ideas on...

Have you ever been told that you had better "get your offer in" because there was another offer coming in by the listing agent and, geez, you really need to move fast because; well, we only have a 24 month supply of housing and the way things are going....we might have a 36 month supply.  Yes, of...

Recently my office listed a property that was previously a foreclosure for $575000 in Long Beach Ca. this last April.   At the time of the listing it was priced approximate 5-7% below market value, I would say we listed the property 4 hours before the market collapsed!!!!   It simply would not se...

Real Estate Activity Observed:  One of my associates recently listed a property in Buena Park, California.  He started at $500,000.00 which was approximately $30,000.00  below any other home available on the market......two weeks go by and there is no activity so he convinces the seller to lower ...