Kevin Warmath's (liveinalpharetta) Blog

Lisa Dunn wrote earlier this week in AR that things were different on "her planet".  She was closing a lot of businees and was a little chagrined at all the negativity in the general media.I appreciated this little pep talk from Lisa.  All the "woe is me" water cooler talk can take its toll.  Pra...

Stumbled upon mybloglog.com while reading the most recent Carnival of Real Estate.  I signed up, but notice that it is only a three day trial and then $25/year.  Three days isn't that long to evaluate, so i thought that I'd bounce it off the AR community and see what the experience of others has ...

There are a few realtors in town who run these "guaranteed home sales" campaigns.  I'm confident that i'll sell a client's house, but don't necessarily want to buy it if it doesn't sell for some reason ;->What is the catch with this program?  I know that the fine print reads "at and acceptable pr...

Tenants are getting kicked out of houses in the Atlanta market not because they aren't paying their rent, but because the landlords are not paying the mortgage.  I've seen it over and over again in the last 5-6 months.With interest rates going up many landlords are being squeezed on their payment...

I take all my own photos when listing a house.  I have a 28mm-50mm zoom lens on my digital camera, but it is still hard to get decent shots of smaller rooms with the 28mm lens.  I recently compared photos i'd taken of a house with those of another agent and hers were better because i think she wa...

How do other agents handle the situation where an unrepresented buyer asks/demands/threatens for a 3% price reduction right off the top?The conversation goes somthing like this:  "I like this house.  I want to make an offer.  I don't have an agent.  I want you to reduce your commission to 3% to m...

If you're a realtor and you're using a TREO, which i recommend, at least in Atlanta becuase the Supra Key will run on your fon, you MUST get a copy of google maps for the TREO.  Do not go to bed tonight without getting it.  Open a browser on your fon and goto www.google.com/gmm.It will connect to...

In Gary William's Millionaire Real Estate Agent book, they tell the story about a study of school children given the task of making clay pots.  One group of students was told to make one pot as perfectly as they could.  The other group was told to make as many pots as they could no matter the qua...

Recently, I've had three negotiations that have come to screetching halts...actaully they never really got started.  Three times now (on homes that are resonably priced), I've had buyers make offers and then essentially refuse to negotiate off their initial offer.  I realize that most people thin...

I recently listed a home that needed a real "pick me up."  It is an 11 year old house with furnishings much older than that.  As part of my marketing package I offer a staging consultation.  Angel Walker, an Atlanta-based stager went in and made a real improvement, but most importantly, she was a...