Myra Gouger's Blog

The other day I got several emails from a few of the many title companies that I work with. There is a new scam going around affecting the real estate industry. Here is how it works: You, as the real estate agent, have your email hacked. Once it is hacked, the scammers presumably from China, Russ...

"We saw your property about one month ago and now we want to write an offer." "Thank you very much for your call and your interest, but the property was sold and we closed on it a few days ago." After that, the agent unleased a barrage of nasty language at me in Spanish. I don't even speak Spanis...

The end of the month comes up every 30 days or so. Yet every time when I have a closing at the end of the month, I hear the same excuses "It's the end of the month." The mortgage companies and the title companies use this excuse. What's the big deal? Why can't they all plan their work flow to acc...

Some time ago, I had an agent call me on one of my short sale listings. Her clients had seen the home even though it was already under contract. They wanted to purchase it. I said it was already under contract. The best I could do was to put it as a back-up in first position. She proceeded to que...

Somehow pidgeons seem to know when a home is empty. They start moving in and calling all their friends. Soon there are pidgeons on the roof and pidgeon droppings all over the front walkway and feathers all over the place. This is not only unsanitary, it is downright ugly. Pidgeons can spread dise...

Most realtors concentrate on resales. When a client wants something, they search through the MLS to see what is available. Yet, in many areas, they are missing more than 1/3 to 1/2 of the availables in the area. In response to the home shortage in many areas of the US, builders are back and build...

Probably almost every adult and possibly many school children can recognize the Taj Majal from a picture of the front of the building. But, what about the rear? What does it look like there? Unless you have been there and walked around the building, most of us just don't know. Similarly, I find t...

  It all began around 10 years ago when I moved to Las Vegas. Whenever I traveled away from Las Vegas and traveled back by plane, people would ask me where I was going. "To Las Vegas," I replied. All of a sudden a big grin would come over their faces. Next question would always follow "What hotel...

  What Should We Wear When We Look for a Home?   I thought I really had heard every question about real estate. This one really was a new one. I said just dress casually. Las Vegas, NV is a very casual area. Very few people ever get dressed up over here. I guess attorneys wear suits in their offi...

  This really happened. I got a call about one week ago from clients who had seen my advertising on Trulia. They wanted to know if I could show them some homes that day. Honestly, I never turn anyone down. If I have appointments, I just see them after other appointments. As it turns out, that day...