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2012 

To anyone that has been an agent for awhile you can tell a flip just be looking at the photographs. They all look exactly the same.  Same paint colors, same new kitchen cabinets and counters.  Just bland and boring.  But with the promise that everything is updated. What I try to tell my buyers is...
05/30/2012
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In a previous blog I spoke about a very nice gentleman I recenlty visited regarding listing his home.  We discussed some minor updates that should be done to freshen up his home to show better and attract a larger group of buyers. This home was built in 1987 with orginal carpet from that time. Ma...
05/29/2012
I could not put this any better myself.  I get asked this question all of the time. Why of course you can be present for a showing, its your house, but you really shouldn't.  I relate it to going furniture shopping and even after you tell the salesman you are just looking he lurks 3 couches back ...
05/29/2012
I recently went on a listing call on an expired listing.  The seller is a very nice gentleman going through a tough time. His home was on the market for quite some time. Although a very nice home, a little dated.  Just some new carpets and some light fixtures would be needed.  As we were discussi...
05/25/2012
I recently wrote a post about House Stalkers and was reminded by my fellow posters of another kind of stalker, I call them the YARD INVADERS Yard invaders are people that not only drive by your house over and over, but when they think you are not home, walk all around your yard.  Now not just in ...
05/24/2012
I have been away from Activerain for about 8 months.  I just couldn't get a feel for blogging and struggled for something to write about.  On all of my marketing materials I list my blog, but alas I have not written a blog for quite some time. I worried what that said about me if someone went to ...
05/23/2012
Some time back I was scanning Activerain for some ideas to help get more listings.  I came across a blog post by our favorite blogger Broker Bryant and he said something that I try to tell myself everyday and that is to pick something, whatever it is, and do it every day.  It may take a week or a...
05/23/2012
  Many times I go to a listing appointment and I have to have the dreaded conversation with the seller regarding repairs that should be made before putting the home on the market.  It can be anything from small cosmetic changes to major repairs.          As you can imagine, this is not always a f...
05/22/2012
Time and time again I receive requests from buyers to get the keys at the final walk through.  Granted, the closing is usually the next morning, but yet, you don't own this property yet.  The owner has every right to still enter and occupy this home until it is closed and they deserve the privacy...
05/21/2012
I read an article today about a Kentucky business man who bought out the remaining inventory of a closing K-Mart store and donated it all to charity. It came to mind that "what a nice gesture, I wish I could do something like that", but alas, I am not a rich business man with money to burn.  But...
05/18/2012
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