Remodeling & Home Repairs

I just read this article from Bloomberg.com that was just depressing. Every paragraph painted such a grim outlook, explaining how things are so bad and why they are getting worse. The title was "U.S. Economy: Home Resales in U.S. Decline, Inventories Climb". Sounds bad, right? It is. They quote e...

I had frustrating experience last week with some wonderful clients of mine.  They made a very nice offer on a home before it even hit the MLS.  They were doing FHA and the Seller woudn't even consider it!What?!!?  Money is money, right?I'm not sure what the Seller's issues with it were since his ...

I just unsubscribed to yet another email campaign that arrived in my inbox.  I do this several times a day.  As a Realtor, I know that I'm a target for many kinds of services and advertisements. But seriously, I've had enough emails about waterfront properties in South America!!I have to be caref...

I was sad to see a new listing pop up this week.  It was one of my previous listings that had since been foreclosed on and was now for sale by the bank.  The sad part is that the bank foreclosed even though I had sent them a legitimate offer as part of a short sale.It was the classic case of gett...

I was rereading parts of Gary Keller's book, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor (MREI) last night. What an incredible book.What always strikes me is Gary's description of the Investor mindset and how it differs from the Consumer mindset. He says, "Do you work for money, or does money work for y...